Robust stability of genetic regulatory networks with distributed delay

This paper investigates robust stability of genetic regulatory networks with distributed delay. Different from other papers, distributed delay is induced. It says that the concentration of macromolecule depends on an integral of the regulatory function of over a specified range of previous time, which is more realistic. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and linear matrix inequality (LMI), sufficient conditions for genetic regulatory networks to be global asymptotic stability and robust stability are derived in terms of LMI. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of our theoretical results.     

带时间延迟的Cohen-Grossberg神经网络全局鲁棒稳定性的一个结果（英文）

在本文中,我们讨论了一类带时间延迟的Cohen-Grossberg神经网络,并研究了这个系统平衡点的全局鲁棒稳定性。利用Lyapunov函数,我们得出了全局鲁棒收敛性的几个充分条件。这些条件以线性矩阵不等式（LMI）的形式表达。因此,从计算的角度出发他们是高效的。另外,这些条件不依赖于时间延迟和神经网络的激发函数。     

变时延神经网络的全局指数稳定性及收敛性

利用Lyapunov泛函方法和线性矩阵不等式（LMI）技术,通过引入一系列参数,给出全局指数稳定的平衡点的判别条件和时延的最大上界和神经网络的收敛速度,所得结果较之一些文献中的结果简单、实用并且对于具体设计带时延神经网络有重要的指导意义.最后,通过实例表明给出的判定条件是有效、可行的.     

Mean square exponential and robust stability of stochastic discrete-time genetic regulatory networks with uncertainties

This paper aims to analyze global robust exponential stability in the mean square sense of stochastic discrete-time genetic regulatory networks with stochastic delays and parameter uncertainties. Comparing to the previous research works, time-varying delays are assumed to be stochastic whose variation ranges and probability distributions of the time-varying delays are explored. Based on the stochastic analysis approach and some analysis techniques, several sufficient criteria for the global robust exponential stability in the mean square sense of the networks are derived. Moreover, two numerical examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

On the estimation of robustness and filtering ability of dynamic biochemical networks under process delays, internal parametric perturbations and external disturbances

Inherently, biochemical regulatory networks suffer from process delays, internal parametrical perturbations as well as external disturbances. Robustness is the property to maintain the functions of intracellular biochemical regulatory networks despite these perturbations. In this study, system and signal processing theories are employed for measurement of robust stability and filtering ability of linear and nonlinear time-delay biochemical regulatory networks. First, based on Lyapunov stability theory, the robust stability of biochemical network is measured for the tolerance of additional process delays and additive internal parameter fluctuations. Then the filtering ability of attenuating additive external disturbances is estimated for time-delay biochemical regulatory networks. In order to overcome the difficulty of solving the Hamilton Jacobi inequality (HJI), the global linearization technique is employed to simplify the measurement procedure by a simple linear matrix inequality (LMI) method. Finally, an example is given in silico to illustrate how to measure the robust stability and filtering ability of a nonlinear time-delay perturbative biochemical network. This robust stability and filtering ability measurement for biochemical network has potential application to synthetic biology, gene therapy and drug design.     

Unconditional global exponential stability in Lagrange sense of genetic regulatory networks with SUM regulatory logic

In this paper, the global exponential stability in Lagrange sense for genetic regulatory networks (GRNs) with SUM regulatory logic is firstly studied. By constructing appropriate Lyapunov-like functions, several criteria are presented for the boundedness, ultimate boundedness and global exponential attractivity of GRNs. It can be obtained that GRNs with SUM regulatory logic are unconditionally globally exponentially stable in Lagrange sense. These results can be applied to analyze monostable as well as multistable networks. Furthermore, to analyze the stability for GRNs more comprehensively, the existence of equilibrium point of GRNs is proved, and some sufficient conditions of the global exponential stability in Lyapunov sense for GRNs are derived. Finally two numerical examples are given to illustrate the application of the obtained results.     

LMI-based asymptotic stability analysis of neural networks with time-varying delays

The problem of the global asymptotic stability for a class of neural networks with time-varying delays is investigated in this paper, where the activation functions are assumed to be neither monotonic, nor differentiable, nor bounded. By constructing suitable Lyapunov functionals and combining with linear matrix inequality (LMI) technique, new global asymptotic stability criteria about different types of time-varying delays are obtained. It is shown that the criteria can provide less conservative result than some existing ones. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach.     

Robust filtering for stochastic genetic regulatory networks with time-varying delay

This paper addresses the robust filtering problem for a class of linear genetic regulatory networks (GRNs) with stochastic disturbances, parameter uncertainties and time delays. The parameter uncertainties are assumed to reside in a polytopic region, the stochastic disturbance is state-dependent described by a scalar Brownian motion, and the time-varying delays enter into both the translation process and the feedback regulation process. We aim to estimate the true concentrations of mRNA and protein by designing a linear filter such that, for all admissible time delays, stochastic disturbances as well as polytopic uncertainties, the augmented state estimation dynamics is exponentially mean square stable with an expected decay rate. A delay-dependent linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach is first developed to derive sufficient conditions that guarantee the exponential stability of the augmented dynamics, and then the filter gains are parameterized in terms of the solution to a set of LMIs. Note that LMIs can be easily solved by using standard software packages. A simulation example is exploited in order to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed design procedures.     

带脉冲的马尔科夫切换Hopfield神经网络随机均方稳定性

本文研究了跳跃参数带有脉冲作用的Hopfield神经网络．其中跳跃参数是时间连续状态离散的马尔科夫过程．利用Lyapunov函数的方法,在不需要对激活函数作有界性,单调性和可微性的要求的基础上,考虑系统状态受脉冲作用的情况下的随机均方稳定性的判据,用线性矩阵不等式的方式给出充分条件．     

New stability criterion of neural networks with leakage delays and impulses: a piecewise delay method

This paper analyzes the global asymptotic stability of a class of neural networks with time delay in the leakage term and time-varying delays under impulsive perturbations. Here the time-varying delays are assumed to be piecewise. In this method, the interval of the variation is divided into two subintervals by its central point. By developing a new Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and checking its variation in between the two subintervals, respectively, and then we present some sufficient conditions to guarantee the global asymptotic stability of the equilibrium point for the considered neural network. The proposed results which do not require the boundedness, differentiability and monotonicity of the activation functions, can be easily verified via the linear matrix inequality (LMI) control toolbox in MATLAB. Finally, a numerical example and its simulation are given to show the conditions obtained are new and less conservative than some existing ones in the literature.     

一类混合时滞的非线性耦合神经网络的同步

主要讨论了一类混合时滞的非线性耦合神经网络的同步问题.同时,考虑随机扰动以及参数的切换由某个马尔可夫链所确定等方面对其的影响.文中通过构造新的Lyapunov-Krasovskii泛函,运用线性矩阵不等式（LMI）技术并结合Kronecker积来获得神经网络全局同步的充分性判据.由于这样得到的判据是LMI形式,因此可以由数学软件Matlab的LMI Toolbox对所获得的判据进行有效的验证和求解.此外,本文中我们对细胞激活函数做了更为一般的假设,从而使结论在LMI下可以减少保守性.     

Robust stability of stochastic delayed genetic regulatory networks

Gene regulation is an intrinsically noisy process, which is subject to intracellular and extracellular noise perturbations and environment fluctuations. In this paper, we consider the robust stability analysis problem of genetic regulatory networks with time-varying delays and stochastic perturbation. Different from other papers, the genetic regulate system considers not only stochastic perturbation but also parameter disturbances, it is in close proximity to the real gene regulation process than determinate model. Based on the Lyapunov functional theory, sufficient conditions are given to ensure the stability of the genetic regulatory networks. All the stability conditions are given in terms of LMIs which are easy to be verified. Illustrative examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

具有leakage时滞与随机干扰的离散神经网络渐近稳定性分析

研究了一类具有leakage时滞与随机干扰的离散型神经网络的全局渐近稳定性问题．利用一种新的时滞分割方法将时滞区间分割为多个区间．通过构造新的Lyapunov泛函得到了基于线性矩阵不等式（LMI）的渐近稳定性判据．该判据在获得更小的保守性同时也降低了计算的复杂度．     

Mean square stability of uncertain stochastic BAM neural networks with interval time-varying delays

The robust asymptotic stability analysis for uncertain BAM neural networks with both interval time-varying delays and stochastic disturbances is considered. By using the stochastic analysis approach, employing some free-weighting matrices and introducing an appropriate type of Lyapunov functional which takes into account the ranges for delays, some new stability criteria are established to guarantee the delayed BAM neural networks to be robustly asymptotically stable in the mean square. Unlike the most existing mean square stability conditions for BAM neural networks, the supplementary requirements that the time derivatives of time-varying delays must be smaller than 1 are released and the lower bounds of time varying delays are not restricted to be 0. Furthermore, in the proposed scheme, the stability conditions are delay-range-dependent and rate-dependent/independent. As a result, the new criteria are applicable to both fast and slow time-varying delays. Three numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed criteria.     

Robust stabilization and H(∞) controllers design for stochastic genetic regulatory networks with time-varying delays and structured uncertainties

This paper deals with the problem of stabilization design and H(∞) control for a class of genetic regulatory networks (GRNs) with both intrinsic perturbation and extrinsic perturbation. Some delay-dependent mean-square stabilization criteria are put forward for nominal systems and uncertain systems by using an improved free-weighting matrix approach. As a result, the corresponding stabilization controllers and H(∞) controllers of GRNs are constructed with time delays compensated and suboptimal solutions are obtained via exploiting an iterative procedure together with the linear matrix inequality (LMI) method and the cone complementarity liberalization (CCL) algorithm. Finally, three numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed theoretical results.     

Analyzing inner and outer synchronization between two coupled discrete-time networks with time delays

This paper studies two kinds of synchronization between two discrete-time networks with time delays, including inner synchronization within each network and outer synchronization between two networks. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and linear matrix inequality (LMI), sufficient conditions for two discrete-time networks to be asymptotic stability are derived in terms of LMI. Finally numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of our derived results. The theoretical understanding provides insights into the dynamics of two or more neural networks with appropriate couplings.     

多比例时滞细胞神经网络的指数周期性与稳定性

研究了一类具多比例时滞细胞神经网络的全局指数周期性与稳定性.通过变换y(t)=x(e~t)将具多比例时滞的细胞神经网络变换成具常时滞变系数的细胞神经网络,利用一些分析技巧与构造合适的Lyapunov泛函,得到系统的周期解存在唯一且全局指数周期的时滞依赖的充分条件,判断方法简单易验证.并给出了两个例子及其数值仿真结果以支持所得结论.     

Relaxed stability conditions for delayed recurrent neural networks with polytopic uncertainties

This paper investigates the problem of stability analysis for recurrent neural networks with time-varying delays and polytopic uncertainties. Parameter-dependent Lypaunov functionals are employed to obtain sufficient conditions that guarantee the robust global exponential stability of the equilibrium point of the considered neural network. The derived stability criteria are expressed in terms of a set of relaxed linear matrix inequalities, which can be easily tested by using commercially available software. Two numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed results.     

一类中立型Hopfield神经网络的全局吸引集

讨论了中立型Hopfield神经网络模型,利用矩阵谱的性质和微分不等式分析等技巧,给出了其不变集和全局吸引集的判别准则．特别地,当系统有平衡点时,我们也得到了平衡点全局稳定的判别条件．     

Robust model matching design methodology for a stochastic synthetic gene network

Synthetic biology has shown its potential and promising applications in the last decade. However, many synthetic gene networks cannot work properly and maintain their desired behaviors due to intrinsic parameter variations and extrinsic disturbances. In this study, the intrinsic parameter uncertainties and external disturbances are modeled in a non-linear stochastic gene network to mimic the real environment in the host cell. Then a non-linear stochastic robust matching design methodology is introduced to withstand the intrinsic parameter fluctuations and to attenuate the extrinsic disturbances in order to achieve a desired reference matching purpose. To avoid solving the Hamilton-Jacobi inequality (HJI) in the non-linear stochastic robust matching design, global linearization technique is used to simplify the design procedure by solving a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). As a result, the proposed matching design methodology of the robust synthetic gene network can be efficiently designed with the help of LMI toolbox in Matlab. Finally, two in silico design examples of the robust synthetic gene network are given to illustrate the design procedure and to confirm the robust model matching performance to achieve the desired behavior in spite of stochastic parameter fluctuations and environmental disturbances in the host cell.