A synchronization metric for meshed networks of pulse-coupled oscillators

3rd International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information and Computing Systems, BIONETICS 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Tyrrell, Alexander ^a   Auer, Gunther ^a   Bettstetter, Christian ^b  

^a DOCOMO EURO LABS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biologically inspired; Delays; Frequency drift; Pulse coupled oscillators; Self organization; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED; COUPLED OSCILLATORS; DELAYS; FREQUENCY DRIFTS; SELF ORGANIZATIONS;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

EID: 84899624682     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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