Exponential stability for cellular neural networks: an LMI approach

A new sufficient conditions for the global exponential stability of the equilibrium point for delayed cellular neural networks （DCNNs） is presented. It is shown that the use of a more general type of Lyapunov-Krasovskii function enables the derivation of new results for an exponential stability of the equilibrium point for DCNNs. The results establish a relation between the delay time and the parameters of the network. The results are also compared with one of the most recent results derived in the literature.

Stochastic asymptotical synchronization of chaotic Markovian jumping fuzzy cellular neural networks with mixed delays and the Wiener process based on sampled-data control

We investigate the stochastic asymptotical synchronization of chaotic Markovian jumping fuzzy cellular neural networks （MJFCNNs） with discrete, unbounded distributed delays, and the Wiener process based on sampled-data control using the linear matrix inequality （LMI） approach. The Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional combined with the input delay approach as well as the free-weighting matrix approach is employed to derive several sufficient criteria in terms of LMIs to ensure that the delayed MJFCNNs with the Wiener process is stochastic asymptotical synchronous. Restrictions （e.g., time derivative is smaller than one） are removed to obtain a proposed sampled-data controller. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the reliability of the derived results.

Anti-windup compensation design for a class of distributed time-delayed cellular neural networks

Both time-delays and anti-windup(AW)problems are conventional problems in system design,which are scarcely discussed in cellular neural networks(CNNs).This paper discusses stabilization for a class of distributed time-delayed CNNs with input saturation.Based on the Lyapunov theory and the Schur complement principle,a bilinear matrix inequality(BMI)criterion is designed to stabilize the system with input saturation.By matrix congruent transformation,the BMI control criterion can be changed into linear matrix inequality(LMI)criterion,then it can be easily solved by the computer.It is a one-step AW strategy that the feedback compensator and the AW compensator can be determined simultaneously.The attraction domain and its optimization are also discussed.The structure of CNNs with both constant timedelays and distribute time-delays is more general.This method is simple and systematic,allowing dealing with a large class of such systems whose excitation satisfies the Lipschitz condition.The simulation results verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method.

Global exponential stability for delayed cellular neural networks and estimate of exponential convergence rate

Some sufficient conditions for the global exponential stability and lower bounds on the rate of exponential convergence of the cellular neural networks with delay (DCNNs) are obtained by means of a method based on delay differential inequality. The method, which does not make use of any Lyapunov functional, is simple and valid for the stability analysis of neural networks with delay. Some previously established results in this paper are shown to be special casses of the presented result.

A Study of Cellular Neural Networks with Vertex-Edge Topological Descriptors

The CellularNeuralNetwork(CNN)has various parallel processing applications,image processing,non-linear processing,geometric maps,highspeed computations.It is an analog paradigm,consists of an array of cells that are interconnected locally.Cells can be arranged in different configurations.Each cell has an input,a state,and an output.The cellular neural network allows cells to communicate with the neighbor cells only.It can be represented graphically;cells will represent by vertices and their interconnections will represent by edges.In chemical graph theory,topological descriptors are used to study graph structure and their biological activities.It is a single value that characterizes the whole graph.In this article,the vertex-edge topological descriptors have been calculated for cellular neural network.Results can be used for cellular neural network of any size.This will enhance the applications of cellular neural network in image processing,solving partial differential equations,analyzing 3D surfaces,sensory-motor organs,and modeling biological vision.

Generalized LMI-based approach to global asymptotic stability of cellular neural networks with delay

A global asymptotic stability problem of cellular neural networks with delay is investigated. A new stability condition is presented based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii method, which is dependent on the amount of delay. A result is given in the form of a linear matrix inequality, and the admitted upper bound of the delay can be easily obtained. The time delay dependent and independent results can be obtained, which include some previously published results. A numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of the main results.

Global Exponential Stability of Almost Periodic Solution of Cellular Neural Networks with Time-Varying Delays

In this paper, global exponential stability of almost periodic solution of cellular neural networks with time-varing delays （CNNVDs） is considered. By using the methods of the topological degree theory and generalized Halanay inequality, a few new applicable criteria are established for the existence and global exponential stability of almost periodic solution. Some previous results are improved and extended in this letter and one example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the new results.

Modeling of Trophospheric Ozone Concentrations Using Genetically Trained Multi-Level Cellular Neural Networks

Tropospheric ozone concentrations, which are an important air pollutant, are modeled by the use of an artificial intelligence structure. Data obtained from air pollution measurement stations in the city of Istanbul are utilized in constituting the model. A supervised algorithm for the evaluation of ozone concentration using a genetically trained multi-level cellular neural network （ML-CNN） is introduced, developed, and applied to real data. A genetic algorithm is used in the optimization of CNN templates. The model results and the actual measurement results are compared and statistically evaluated. It is observed that seasonal changes in ozone concentrations are reflected effectively by the concentrations estimated by the multilevel-CNN model structure, with a correlation value of 0.57 ascertained between actual and model results. It is shown that the multilevel-CNN modeling technique is as satisfactory as other modeling techniques in associating the data in a complex medium in air pollution applications.

Linear matrix inequality approach for synchronization control of fuzzy cellular neural networks with mixed time delays

Fuzzy cellular neural networks （FCNNs） are special kinds of cellular neural networks （CNNs）. Each cell in an FCNN contains fuzzy operating abilities. The entire network is governed by cellular computing laws. The design of FCNNs is based on fuzzy local rules. In this paper, a linear matrix inequality （LMI） approach for synchronization control of FCNNs with mixed delays is investigated. Mixed delays include discrete time-varying delays and unbounded distributed delays. A dynamic control scheme is proposed to achieve the synchronization between a drive network and a response network. By constructing the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional which contains a triple-integral term and the free-weighting matrices method an improved delay-dependent stability criterion is derived in terms of LMIs. The controller can be easily obtained by solving the derived LMIs. A numerical example and its simulations are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Exponential stability of cellular neural networks with multiple time delays and impulsive effects

In this work, the stability issues of the equilibrium points of the cellular neural networks with multiple time delays and impulsive effects are investigated. Based on the stability theory of Lyapunov-Krasovskii, the method of linear matrix inequality （LMI） and parametrized first-order model transformation, several novel conditions guaranteeing the delaydependent and the delay-independent exponential stabilities are obtained. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of our results.

Global exponential stability analysis of cellular neural networks with multiple time delays

Global exponential stability problems are investigated for cellular neural networks （CNN） with multiple time-varying delays. Several new criteria in linear matrix inequality form or in algebraic form are presented to ascertain the uniqueness and global exponential stability of the equilibrium point for CNN with multiple time-varying delays and with constant time delays. The proposed method has the advantage of considering the difference of neuronal excitatory and inhibitory effects, which is also computationally efficient as it can be solved numerically using the recently developed interior-point algorithm or be checked using simple algebraic calculation. In addition, the proposed results generalize and improve upon some previous works. Two numerical examples are used to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.

Attractors and the attraction basins of discrete-time cellular neural networks

The dynamic behavior of discrete-time cellular neural networks(DTCNN), which is strict with zero threshold value, is mainly studied in asynchronous mode and in synchronous mode. In general, a k-attractor of DTCNN is not a convergent point. But in this paper, it is proved that a k-attractor is a convergent point if the strict DTCNN satisfies some conditions. The attraction basin of the strict DTCNN is studied, one example is given to illustrate the previous conclusions to be wrong, and several results are presented. The obtained results on k-attractor and attraction basin not only correct the previous results, but also provide a theoretical foundation of performance analysis and new applications of the DTCNN.

Stability analysis of cellular neural networks with time-varying delay

The global asymptotic stability of cellular neural networks with delays is investigated. Three kinds of time delays have been considered. New delay-dependent stability criteria are proposed and are formulated as the feasibility of some linear matrix inequalities, which can be checked easily by resorting to the recently developed interior-point algorithms. Based on the Finsler Lemma, it is theoretically proved that the proposed stability criteria are less conservative than some existing results.

Stability analysis of delayed cellular neural networks with and without noise perturbation

The stability of a class of delayed cellular neural networks （DCNN） with or without noise perturbation is studied. After presenting a simple and easily checkable condition for the global exponential stability of a deterministic system, we further investigate the case with noise perturbation. When DCNN is perturbed by external noise, the system is globally stable. An important fact is that, when the system is perturbed by internal noise, it is globally exponentially stable only if the total noise strength is within a certain bound. This is significant since the stochastic resonance phenomena have been found to exist in many nonlinear systems.

Asymptotical mean square stability of cellular neural networks with random delay

In this paper,the asymptotical mean-square stability analysis problem is considered for a class of cellular neural networks (CNNs) with random delay. Compared with the previous work,the delay is modeled by a continuous-time homogeneous Markov process with a finite number of states. The main purpose of this paper is to establish easily verifiable conditions under which the random delayed cellular neural network is asymptotic mean-square stability. By using some stochastic analysis techniques and Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional,some conditions are derived to ensure that the cellular neural networks with random delay is asymptotical mean-square stability. A numerical example is exploited to show the vadlidness of the established results.

Almost sure exponential stability of neutral stochastic delayed cellular neural networks

In this paper, almost sure exponential stability of neutral delayed cellular neural networks which are in the noised environment is studied by decomposing the state space to sub-regions in view of the saturation linearity of output functions of neurons of the cellular neural networks. Some algebraic criteria are obtained and easily verified. Some examples are given to illustrate the correctness of the results obtained.

Initial Object Segmentation for Video Object Plane Generation Using Cellular Neural Networks

MPEG 4 is a basic tool for interactivity and manipulation of video sequences. Video object segmentation is a key issue in defining the content of any video sequence, which is often divided into two steps: initial object segmentation and object tracking. In this paper, an initial object segmentation method for video object plane(VOP) generation using color information is proposed. Based on 3 by 3 linear templates, a cellular neural network (CNN) is used to implemented object segmentation. The Experimental results are presented to verify the efficiency and robustness of this approach.

Semi-Automatic Fracture Mapping Using Cellular Neural Networks Applied to ALOS PALSAR 2 Images of the Western Highlands of Cameroon

In Cameroon in general and in the Highlands of Cameroon in particular, there is no fracture map since its realization is not easy. The region’s harsh accessibility and climatic conditions make it difficult to carry out geological prospecting field missions that require large investments. This study proposes a semi-automatic lineament mapping approach to facilitate the elaboration of the fracture map in the West Cameroon Highlands. It uses neural networks in tandem with PCI Geomatica’s LINE algorithm to extract lineaments semi-automatically from an ALOS PALSAR 2 radar image. The cellular neural network algorithm of Lepage et al (2000) is implemented to enhance the pre-processed radar image. Then, the LINE module of Geomatica is applied to the enhanced image for the automatic extraction of lineaments. Finally, a control and a validation of the expert by spatial analysis allows elaborating the fracture map. The results obtained show that neural networks enhance and facilitate the identification of lineaments on the image. The resulting map contains more than 1800 fractures with major directions N20° - 30°, NS, N10° - 20°, N50° - 60°, N70° - 80°, N80° - 90°, N100° - 110°, N110° - 120° and N130° - 140° and N140° - 150°. It can be very useful for geological and hydrogeological studies, and especially to inform on the productivity of aquifers in this region of high agro-pastoral and mining interest for Cameroon and the Central African sub-region.

Exponential Stability for Delayed Cellular Neural Networks

The exponential stability of the delayed cellular neural networks （DCNN＇s） is investigated. By dividing the network state variables into some parts according to the characters of the neural networks, some new sufficient conditions of exponential stability are derived via constructing a Liapunov function. It is shown that the conditions differ from previous ones. The new conditions, which are associated with some initial value, are represented by some blocks of the interconnection matrix.

New Results on Almost Periodic Solution of Shunting Inhibitory Cellular Neural Networks with Continuously Distributed Delays

In this paper,the existence,uniqueness and global attractivity are discussed on almost periodic solution of SICNNs（shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks）with continuously distributed delays.By using the fixed point theorem,differential inequality technique and Lyapunov functional method,giving the new ranges of parameters,several sufficient conditions are obtained to ensure the existence,uniqueness and global attractivity of almost periodic solution.Compared with the previous studies,our methods are more effective for almost periodic solution analysis of SICNNs with continuously distributed delays.Some existing results have been improved and extended.In order to show the effectiveness of the obtained results,an example is given in this paper.