%A CHEN Xue-ping, HE Yong, XIAO Fen-fang %T Synchronization of a Certain Family of Automata and Consumption Function Analysis %0 Journal Article %D 2019 %J Computer Science %R %P 535-538 %V 46 %N 11A %U {https://www.jsjkx.com/CN/abstract/article_18729.shtml} %8 2019-11-10 %X Let n be an integer greater than 1.After introducing the automaton Cn,i for each integer i<n,the synchronizing ones in the family {Cn,i|0≤i≤n} of automata as well as their shortest synchronizing words are determined.Moreover,in aids of the so called transition consumption functions of automata and the weighted average consumptions of words,the advantages of such synchronizing automata in some typical applications are analyzed.