Fixed-time synchronization for competitive neural networks with Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions and discrete delays

Abstract

In this article, the fixed-time synchronization for competitive neural networks (CNNs) with Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions and discrete delays is investigated. Firstly, in terms of Lyapunov stability theory and inequality technique, simple synchronization conditions are obtained by designing some feedback controllers. Secondly, the activation functions adopted in CNNs are Gaussian-wavelet-type activation functions for the first time, which have great preponderance in network optimization and storage capacity. Furthermore, the settling time with upper bound of the system to achieve fixed-time synchronization can be explicitly evaluated, which is irrelevant to the initial value of the system. Finally, the theoretical results which we derived are attested to be indeed feasible in terms of two numerical simulations.