Modified function projective synchronization between two different complex networks with delayed couplings and delayed nodes of different dimensions

Abstract

In this paper, to deal with the problem of modified function projective synchronization (MFPS) between two different networks with delayed couplings and delayed nodes of different dimensions, a hybrid control scheme combining adaptive control and nonlinear control is proposed. First, a more realistic drive-response complex network model is constructed by introducing double delays. Then, we design hybrid feedback controllers to synchronize up the drive and response networks of different dimensions to a scaling function matrix. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and the linear matrix inequality (LMI), we rigorously prove that the MFPS between the proposed drive-response networks can be achieved and meanwhile some sufficient conditions are derived by adopting an appropriate Lyapunov–Krasovskii energy function. Noteably, many existing synchronization settings can be regarded as special cases of the present synchronization framework. Numerical simulation experiments are employed to verify the correctness and the effectiveness of the proposed method.