Global asymptotic synchronization of a class of non-linear systems via sampled-data feedback

In this paper, we investigate the problem of using sampled-data feedback to synchronize a slave (driven) system with a master (driver) system. Based on the domination approach, both state-feedback and output-feedback control methods using sampled-data are proposed to make the tracking error converge to zero. The problem is of practical importance since in practice the system state is transmitted as sampled signal, and very often only the output is measurable. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated by the simulation for a chaotic Chua oscillator.