Robustness analysis of global exponential stability of recurrent neural networks in the presence of time delays and random disturbances

In recent years, the global stability of recurrent neural networks (RNNs) has been investigated extensively. It is well known that time delays and external disturbances can derail the stability of RNNs. In this paper, we analyze the robustness of global stability of RNNs subject to time delays and random disturbances. Given a globally exponentially stable neural network, the problem to be addressed here is how much time delay and noise the RNN can withstand to be globally exponentially stable in the presence of delay and noise. The upper bounds of the time delay and noise intensity are characterized by using transcendental equations for the RNNs to sustain global exponential stability. Moreover, we prove theoretically that, for any globally exponentially stable RNNs, if additive noises and time delays are smaller than the derived lower bounds arrived at here, then the perturbed RNNs are guaranteed to also be globally exponentially stable. Three numerical examples are provided to substantiate the theoretical results.

Multiobjective algebraic synthesis of neural control systems by implicit model following

The advantages brought about by using classical linear control theory in conjunction with neural approximators have long been recognized in the literature. In particular, using linear controllers to obtain the starting neural control design has been shown to be a key step for the successful development and implementation of adaptive-critic neural controllers. Despite their adaptive capabilities, neural controllers are often criticized for not providing the same performance and stability guarantees as classical linear designs. Therefore, this paper develops an algebraic synthesis procedure for designing dynamic output-feedback neural controllers that are closed-loop stable and meet the same performance objectives as any classical linear design. The performance synthesis problem is addressed by deriving implicit model-following algebraic relationships between model matrices, obtained from the classical design, and the neural control parameters. Additional linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) conditions for closed-loop exponential stability of the neural controller are derived using existing integral quadratic constraints (IQCs) for operators with repeated slope-restricted nonlinearities. The approach is demonstrated by designing a recurrent neural network controller for a highly maneuverable tailfin-controlled missile that meets multiple design objectives, including pole placement for transient tuning, H(infinity) and H(2) performance in the presence of parameter uncertainty, and command-input tracking.

Global dissipativity analysis on uncertain neural networks with mixed time-varying delays

In this paper, the problems of global dissipativity and global exponential dissipativity are investigated for uncertain neural networks with discrete time-varying delay and distributed time-varying delay as well as general activation functions. By constructing appropriate Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals and employing Newton-Leibniz formulation and linear matrix inequality (LMI) technique, several new criteria for checking the global dissipativity and global exponential dissipativity of the addressed neural networks are established in terms of LMI, which can be checked numerically using the effective LMI toolbox in MATLAB. Illustrated examples are given to show the effectiveness and decreased conservatism of the proposed criteria in comparison with some existing results. It is noteworthy that the traditional assumptions on the differentiability of the time-varying delays and the boundedness of its derivative are removed.