A novel adaptive parameter zeroing neural network for the synchronization of complex chaotic systems and its field programmable gate array implementation

• Novel adaptive parameter ZNN for synchronizing complex chaotic system is proposed. • Well-designed activation function to ensure fast convergence in predefined time. • Adaptive parameters are promoted by fuzzy parameters to enhance noise resistance. • Convergence and robustness of this NAPZNN are presented by theoretical analysis. • FPGA implementation is achieved to further exhibit its engineering potentiality. This article proposes a novel adaptive-parameter zeroing neural network (NAP-ZNN) to control the synchronization of complex chaotic systems. Different from previous zeroing neural networks (ZNNs), the NAP-ZNN model incorporates adaptive-parameter, a unique blend of time-varying convergence factor and fuzzy control parameter, which is adjusted continuously according to the real-time synchronizing error, offering greater flexibility. The NAP-ZNN model aims to address the time-varying problem in complex-valued domain, which is scarcely explored, it rapidly impels two complex chaotic systems to synchronize within predetermined time and effectively mitigates noise interference. Moreover, the upper bound of the convergence time is theoretically calculated in noiseless environments, and the disturbance-resistant property is demonstrated under various noisy disturbances. The control performance of NAP-ZNN model has been separately compared to other general ZNNs (NAP-ZNN synchronizes at 0.097 s while three general ZNNs spend 0.43 s, 0.78 s and 0.84 s, and only NAP-ZNN complete synchronization within 0.1 s under noisy interferences while general ZNNs fail) and the traditional adaptive control method through two synchronization simulation (RMSE of NAP-ZNN under sinusoidal noise is 3.165 × 10 -3 while traditional is 3.383 at t = 1 s). The numerical outcomes clearly illustrate the superior performance of the NAP-ZNN model in comparison to other synchronization strategies. The hardware implementation of the NAP-ZNN model has been successfully realized through the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), and the chaos synchronization process has been vividly captured via an oscilloscope, further reinforcing the practicality and effectiveness of the NAP-ZNN model.