Sliding mode exponential H<inf>∞</inf> synchronization of Markovian jumping master-slave systems with time-delays and nonlinear uncertainties

This paper investigates the problem of exponential H <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">∞</sub> synchronization for a class of master-slave systems with both discrete and distributed time-delays, norm-bounded nonlinear uncertainties and Markovian switching parameters. Using an appropriate Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, some delay-dependent sufficient conditions and a synchronization law which include the master-slave parameters are established for designing a delay-dependent mode-dependent sliding mode exponential H <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">∞</sub> synchronization control law in terms of linear matrix inequalities. The controller guarantees the H <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">∞</sub> synchronization of the two coupled master and slave systems regardless of their initial states. A numerical example is given to show the effectiveness of the method.