Title :
Finite-time convergence of KH model under asymmetric confidence levels
Author :
Shen, Dongbin ; Sun, Zhendong
Author_Institution :
Center for Control & Optimization, South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
In this note, we address the KH opinion dynamics model under asymmetric confidence levels. We show that the system converges to an equilibrium in a finite time, and provide an estimation of the convergence time. Illustrative examples are carried out to show the validity of our approach.
Keywords :
convergence; nonlinear dynamical systems; social sciences; KH opinion dynamics model; Krause and Hegselmann model; asymmetric confidence level; finite-time convergence; Automatic control; Automation; Collaboration; Convergence; Mathematical model; Piecewise linear techniques; Stability analysis; Sufficient conditions; Sun; Upper bound;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation, 2009. ICCA 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Christchurch
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4706-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4707-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCA.2009.5410401
