Preface; Contents; Symbols and Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Synchronization of LSNSs; 1.2 Algebraic Graph Theory; 1.2.1 Time-Varying Graph; 1.2.2 Time-Invariant Graph; 1.2.3 Hierarchical Decomposition; 1.3 Book Organization; 1.4 Some Lemmas; References; LSNSs with Sampled-Data Communication; 2 Sampled-Data Control with Actuators Saturation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Preliminaries; 2.3 Main Results; 2.4 Numerical Example; 2.5 Conclusion; References; 3 Sampled-Data Control with Constant Delay; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Preliminaries; 3.3 Sampled-Data Control

3.4 Sampled-Data Control with Constant Delay3.5 Numerical Example; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Sampled-Data Control with Time-Varying Coupling Delay; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Preliminaries; 4.3 Main Results; 4.4 Numerical Examples; 4.5 Conclusion; References; 5 An Input-Based Triggering Approach to LSNSs; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Problem Formulation and Preliminaries; 5.2.1 System Models; 5.2.2 Communication Protocols; 5.2.3 Event Triggered Predictors and Controllers; 5.3 Stability and Inter-Event Intervals; 5.3.1 Time-Dependent Threshold; 5.3.2 Time-Independent Threshold

5.4 Extension to Directed Graphs5.5 Simulation Examples; 5.5.1 Undirected Graph; 5.5.2 Directed Graphs; 5.6 Conclusion; References; LSNSs with Non-Identical Nodes; 6 Robust Output Synchronization via Internal Model Principle; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Problem Statement; 6.3 Consensus of Reference Generators; 6.4 Output Regulation Theory; 6.4.1 Internal Model Principle; 6.4.2 Robust Internal Model Principle; 6.5 Numerical Example; 6.6 Conclusion; References; 7 Output Synchronization via Hierarchical Decomposition; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Problem Formulation

7.3 The Designed Controller for Each Agent7.4 Output Synchronization for Each Informed Agent l{1} in Layer 1; 7.4.1 Globally Asymptotic Behavior for Each Agent l{1} inmathcalS1; 7.4.2 Locally Exponential Behavior for Each Agent l{1} inmathcalS1; 7.5 Output Synchronization for Non-informed Agent l{q} in Layer q, q=2,#x83;,r; 7.5.1 Boundedness of Trajectories for Each Agent l{q}inmathcalSq; 7.5.2 Globally Asymptotical Behavior for Each Agent l{q}inmathcalSq; 7.5.3 Locally Exponential Behavior for Each Agent l{q}inmathcalSq; 7.6 Numerical Example; 7.7 Conclusion; References

8 Synchronization of LSNSs via Static Output Feedback Control8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Problem Formulation and Preliminaries; 8.3 Stability and Control Synthesis; 8.4 Hinfty Performance and Control Synthesis; 8.5 Simulation Example; 8.6 Conclusion; References; 9 Robust Output Regulation via Hinfty Approach; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Problem Formulation; 9.3 Identical Reference Generator; 9.4 Robust Regulation via Hinfty Methods; 9.5 Numerical Example; 9.6 Conclusion; References; 10 Adaptive Output Synchronization with Uncertain Leader; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Problem Formulation; 10.3 Main Results