Chaos synchronization criteria and costs of sinusoidally coupled horizontal platform systems (Q954536)

Summary: Some algebraic sufficient criteria for synchronizing two horizontal platform systems coupled by sinusoidal state error feedback control are derived by using the Sylvester criterion and Lyapunov stability theorem for linear time-varying system. The state variables are restricted in a subregion in order to obtain easily verified criteria. The validity of these algebraic criteria is illustrated with some numerical examples. A new concept, synchronization cost, is introduced based on a measure of the magnitude of feedback control. The minimal synchronization cost as well as optimal coupling strength are calculated numerically. The results are meaningful in engineering application.