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Abstract: A type of recurrent neural networks called Zhang neural network (ZNN) is presented and investigated to provide an online solution to the time-varying linear matrix equation, by using a novel design method. In contrast to the gradient-based neural network (GNN), the novel design of ZNN is based on a matrix-valued indefinite error function, instead of a scalar-valued norm-based energy function. Therefore, a ZNN model depicted in implicit dynamics can globally and exponentially converge to the time-varying theoretical solution of the given linear matrix equation. Computer simulation results further demonstrate the superior performance of the ZNN model in solving the time-varying linear matrix equation compared with the conventional GNN model. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Different from gradient-based neural dynamics, a special kind of recurrent neural dynamics has recently been proposed by Zhang et al. for solving online time-varying problems. Such a recurrent neural dynamics is designed based on an indefinite error-monitoring function instead of a usually norm- or square-based energy function. In addition, Zhang neural dynamics (ZND) are depicted generally in implicit dynamics, whereas gradient-based neural dynamics (GND) are associated with explicit dynamics. In this paper, we generalize the ZND design method to solving online nonlinear time-varying equations in the form of f ( x, t) = 0. For comparative purposes, the GND model is also employed for such time-varying equations' solving. Computer-simulation results via power-sigmoid activation functions substantiate the theoretical analysis and efficacy of the ZND model for solving online nonlinear time-varying equations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]