Oscillatory nonlinear networks represent a circuit ar- chitecture for image and information processing. In particular they have associative properties and can be exploited for dynamic pat- tern recognition. In this manuscript the global dynamic behavior of weakly connected cellular networks of oscillators is investigated. It is assumed that each cell admits of a Lur’e description. In case of weak coupling the main dynamic features of the network are revealed by the phase deviation equation (i.e., the equation that describes the phase deviation due to the weak coupling). Firstly a very accurate analytic expression of the phase deviation equation is derived via the joint application of the describing function tech- nique and of Malkin’s Theorem. Then a complete analysis of the phase-deviation equation is carried out for 1-D arrays of oscilla- tors. It is shown that the total number of periodic limit cycles with their stability properties can be estimated. Finally, in order to show the accuracy of the proposed approach, two networks containing second-order and third-order oscillators, respectively, are studied in detail.

Periodic oscillations in weakly connected cellular nonlinear networks / Bonnin, Michele; Corinto, Fernando; Gilli, Marco. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS. I, REGULAR PAPERS. - ISSN 1549-8328. - 55:6(2008), pp. 1671-1684. [10.1109/TCSI.2008.916460]

Periodic oscillations in weakly connected cellular nonlinear networks

BONNIN, MICHELE;CORINTO, FERNANDO;GILLI, MARCO
2008

Abstract

Oscillatory nonlinear networks represent a circuit ar- chitecture for image and information processing. In particular they have associative properties and can be exploited for dynamic pat- tern recognition. In this manuscript the global dynamic behavior of weakly connected cellular networks of oscillators is investigated. It is assumed that each cell admits of a Lur’e description. In case of weak coupling the main dynamic features of the network are revealed by the phase deviation equation (i.e., the equation that describes the phase deviation due to the weak coupling). Firstly a very accurate analytic expression of the phase deviation equation is derived via the joint application of the describing function tech- nique and of Malkin’s Theorem. Then a complete analysis of the phase-deviation equation is carried out for 1-D arrays of oscilla- tors. It is shown that the total number of periodic limit cycles with their stability properties can be estimated. Finally, in order to show the accuracy of the proposed approach, two networks containing second-order and third-order oscillators, respectively, are studied in detail.
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