In this paper, synchronization of an inertial neural network with time-varying delays is investigated. Based on the variable transformation method, we transform the second-order differential equations into the first-order differential equations. Then, using suitable Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals and Jensen's inequality, the synchronization criteria are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Moreover, a feedback controller is designed to attain synchronization between the master and slave models, and to ensure that the error model is globally asymptotically stable. Numerical examples and simulations are presented to indicate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Besides that, an image encryption algorithm is proposed based on the piecewise linear chaotic map and the chaotic inertial neural network. The chaotic signals obtained from the inertial neural network are utilized for the encryption process. Statistical analyses are provided to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed encryption algorithm. The results ascertain that the proposed encryption algorithm is efficient and reliable for secure communication applications.

This paper is mainly concerned with the synchronization problem of reaction-diffusion neural networks (RDNNs) with delays and its direct application in image secure communications. An adaptive control is designed without a sign function in which the controller gain matrix is a function of time. The synchronization criteria are established for an error model derived from master-slave models through solving the set of linear matrix inequalities derived by constructing the suitable novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional candidate, Green's formula, and Wirtinger's inequality. If the proposed sufficient conditions are satisfied, then the global asymptotic synchronization of the error model is guaranteed. The numerical illustrations are provided to demonstrate the validity of the derived synchronization criteria. In addition, the role of system parameters is picturized through the chaotic nature of RDNNs and those unprecedented solutions is utilized to promote better security of image transactions. As is evident, the enhancement of image encryption algorithm is designed with two levels, namely, image watermarking and diffusion process. The contributions of this paper are discussed as concluding remarks.

This paper aims to address the stabilization problem of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) based wind energy conversion system (WECS) through a novel adaptive fractional fuzzy integral sliding mode control (FFISMC) scheme in contrast to the traditional integer order control schemes. The main objective of modeling the fractional order control for nonlinear PMSM is to enhance the convergence rate which is effectively better when compared to integer order control schemes. In addition, the paper intensively investigates the performance of fractional order controllers in both PMSM and surface-mounted PMSM-based WECS through analyzing the global stability of closed-loop system based on Lyapunov stability theory. In this regard, firstly, the nonlinear PMSM model is transformed into equivalent linear sub-models through an effective Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy membership rules. Then, a novel automated (adaptive) controller is designed along with fractional sliding surface which involves an integral term to control the considered PMSM. In general, adaptive controllers are much more effective than manual controllers. Further, the sufficient conditions are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) via constructing the novel fractional fuzzy Lyapunov functional with quadratic terms, which guarantees the global stabilization of PMSM-based WECS. Overall performance and effectiveness of the proposed theoretical results are demonstrated through numerical simulations.