Adaptive synchronization of uncertain coupled stochastic complex networks

In this paper, the problem of adaptive synchronization of uncertain coupled complex networks is investigated. Some controllers and adaptive laws are designed to ensure achieving synchronization of a general complex network model. In particular, synchronization of coupled stochastic networks subject to random perturbations is studied, with a referenced node introduced as the target node for synchronization. An example is simulated on delayed neural networks coupled in a small-world network topology, which demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed adaptive control method. © 2010 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society.