Master-slave synchronization of Lur'e systems with time-delay

In this paper time-delay effects on the master-slave synchronization scheme are investigated. Sufficient conditions for master-slave synchronization o f Lur'e systems are presented for a known time-delay in the master and slav e systems. A delay-dependent synchronization criterion is given based upon a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii function. The derived criterion is a sufficient c ondition for global asymptotic stability of the error system, expressed by means of a matrix inequality. The feedback matrix follows from solving a no nlinear optimization problem. The method is illustrated for the synchroniza tion of Chua's circuits, 5-scroll attractors and hyperchaotic attractors.