Adaptive exponential lag synchronization for neural networks with mixed delays via intermittent control

Abstract In this paper, the problem of exponential lag synchronization for a class of neural networks with mixed delays including discrete and distributed delays is investigated via adaptive intermittent control. Based on piecewise analytic method, some sufficient conditions for globally exponential lag synchronization are established through constructing a piecewise continuous auxiliary function. It is noted that both the control periods and the control widths in our adaptive intermittent control strategy are allowed to be nonidentical, which extends the scope of application of periodically intermittent control with fixed both control period and control width employed widely in previous works. Moreover, it is shown that the derived globally exponential lag synchronization criteria are related to the control rates rather than the control periods, which facilitates the choice of the control periods for practical problems. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the correctness of the obtained theoretical results