Secure impulsive synchronization control of multi-agent systems under switching deception attacks on dual channel

• Published in: Communications in nonlinear science & numerical simulation Vol. 149; p. 108922
• Main Authors: He, Jiangyan, Guo, Xing, Chen, Zili, Kuang, Yunbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2025
• Subjects: Adaptive impulsive gains; Switching deception attack; Synchronization; Variable impulsive time window; Variable impulsive time window; Adaptive impulsive gains; Synchronization; Switching deception attack
• ISSN: 1007-5704
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2025.108922

This paper explores the mean-square bounded synchronization problem of leader-following multi-agent systems (LF-MASs) with directed graph under dual-channel stochastic switching deception attacks. Compared to previous studies, a new dual-channel stochastic switching deception attack mode is considered. Under this attack mode, the actuator receives different deception signals sourced from either the sensor-controller (S-C) channel or the controller-actuator (C-A) channel within different impulsive intervals. To tackle this challenging problem, a novel adaptive and switching secure impulsive synchronization control protocol is designed. In this new protocol, the stochastic switching manner obeys the Bernoulli distribution on each channel, and some criteria for the mean-square bounded synchronization of the LF-MASs have been obtained by applying the linear matrix inequality technique, matrix analytic theory and Lyapunov stability theory. Further, under periodically variable impulsive time windows (PVITW), the impact of minor deviations in the triggering moments on the synchronization bounds is discussed. Finally, three examples are given to verify the obtained results. •A new dual-channel stochastic switching deception attack mode is considered. In this attack mode, the actuator receives different deception signals sourced from either the S-C channel or the C-A channel within different impulsive intervals.•A novel adaptive and switching secure impulsive synchronization control protocol is designed. In the new protocol, the stochastic switching manner obeys the Bernoulli distribution on each channel, and some criteria for the mean-square bounded synchronization of the LF-MASs have been obtained.•Under periodically variable impulsive time windows, the impact of minor deviations in the triggering moments on the synchronization bounds is first discussed, which supports the research on the accuracy of synchronization bounds.