Delay-dependent exponential stability for a class of neural networks with time delays (Q2488284)

It is known that time delays play an important role in the dynamics of artificial neural networks, leading eventually to self-sustained oscillations and instability. This paper provides a new criterion for asymptotic stability of a nonlinear delay differential system. If \(\tau\) is the delay parameter, it is proved that the origin is globally exponentially stable for any \(0<\tau<\overline\tau\) if a suitable linear matrix inequality (LMI) is verified. Such LMI can be checked numerically and the upper bound \(\overline\tau\) can be computed explicitly by solving a quasi-convex matrix optimization problem. Two illustrative examples show the practical applicability of the criterion.