Exponential Synchronization of Complex Dynamic Networks with Time Delay and Uncertainty via Adaptive Event-Triggered Control

Abstract In this paper, exponential synchronization problem of uncertain complex dynamic networks with time delay is studied via adaptive event-triggered control. Considering the influence of external environment, a new dynamic event-triggered mechanism is proposed, in order to reduce the transmission signal among nodes and reduce the consumption of communication resources. Moreover, in the proposed control mechanism, the controller is adaptive, that is, it only works when the triggering conditions are satisfied. Then, according to the designed adaptive event-triggered control strategy, the sufficient conditions for exponential synchronization are obtained by using Lyapunov functions and inequality technique. In addition, it is proved that the system can avoid Zeno behavior. At last, using two examples to verify the feasibility of the results.