Fault-tolerant synchronization of complex dynamical networks with actuator faults

This paper presents the fault-tolerant synchronization controller design for a class of complex dynamical networks (CDNs) in the presence of actuator being partial faulting. By using the prior knowledge of the actuator faults, the complex network with actuator faults is described as a complex network with parameter uncertainties. Furthermore, a fault tolerant synchronization criterion in the form of linear matrix inequality is proposed on the basis of the Lyapunov stability theorem and Schur complement lemma. Finally, a numerical simulation is carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed fault-tolerant synchronization controller.