离子迁移忆阻混沌电路及其在语音保密通信中的应用

忆阻器是一种具有记忆功能和纳米级尺寸的非线性元件, 作为混沌系统的非线性部分, 能够使系统的物理尺寸大大减小, 同时可以得到各种丰富的非线性曲线, 提高混沌系统的复杂度和信号的随机性. 因此, 本文采用离子迁移忆阻器的磁控模型设计了一个新的混沌系统. 通过理论推导、数值仿真、Lyapunov指数谱、分岔图和Poincaré截面图研究了系统的基本动力学特性, 并分析了改变不同参数时系统动力学行为的变化. 同时, 建立了模拟该系统的SPICE电路, SPICE仿真结果与数值分析相符, 从而验证该混沌系统的混沌产生能力. 最后, 利用线性反馈同步控制方法实现了新构造的离子迁移忆阻混沌系统的同步, 并且采用该同步方法有效实现了语音信号的保密通信. 数值仿真证实了新混沌系统的存在性以及同步控制应用的可行性.     

First report of the nutritional profile and antioxidant potential of Holothuria arguinensis,a new resource for aquaculture in Europe

This work reports for the first time the nutritional profile and antioxidant potential of the edible sea cucumber Holothuria arguinensis from the North-eastern Atlantic. H. arguinensis has high levels of protein, with the amino acids profile dominated by alanine, glycine and proline and low lysine/arginine ratios. Its carbohydrate and energetic contents are also low as well as the total lipid levels, although its lipid profile is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), especially arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids. In addition, H. arguinensis has high levels of calcium. The water and ethanol extracts show ability to scavenge free radicals and to chelate copper and iron ions. Our results indicate that H. arguinensis has a balanced nutritional quality suitable for human consumption. In addition, it contains compounds with antioxidant potential; thus its intake can contribute for a healthy and well-balanced diet.     

Determination of Cadmium and Lead in Sea Water after Extraction Using Electrothermal Atomisation. Minimisation of Interferences from Co-Extracted Sea Salts

Abstract

Interferences from small amounts of sea salt in the determination of cadmium and lead were investigated. Test samples were made to mimic solutions obtained after extraction of sea water for trace metal analysis. Sea salt concentrations in the range 0–400 mg/l were investigated. Background absorption from this salt was high but easily minimised through the addition of nitric acid (2 % v/v). Sensitivity reductions due to the salt were considerable and varied from one graphite tube to the other. This problem was overcome by the addition of 1000 mg lanthanum per litre of sample. The positive effect of the lanthanum matrix modification is thought to be due to a change of the graphite tube surface.     

Generation of grid multi-scroll chaotic attractors via switching piecewise linear controller

In this Letter, a novel method is developed for generating grid multi-scroll chaotic attractors using switching piecewise linear controller. First, a third-order linear system is designed to ensure that its unique equilibrium point belongs to a saddle-focus type with index 2 and the corresponding eigenvalues satisfy Shilnikov conditions. Then, by three different types of switching control strategies, the equilibrium point can be extended along both xy plane and z axis direction, so as to generate grid multi-scroll chaotic attractors. The dynamical behaviors are further analyzed. Moreover, an improved module-based circuit is designed for realizing 5×3 and 4×4 grid scroll chaotic attractors, and the experimental results are also obtained, which is consistent with the numerical simulations.     

Equilibrium points and bifurcation control of a chaotic system

Based on the Routh-Hurwitz criterion, this paper investigates the stability of a new chaotic system. State feedback controllers are designed to control the chaotic system to the unsteady equilibrium points and limit cycle. Theoretical analyses give the range of value of control parameters to stabilize the unsteady equilibrium points of the chaotic system and its critical parameter for generating Hopf bifurcation. Certain nP periodic orbits can be stabilized by parameter adjustment. Numerical simulations indicate that the method can effectively guide the system trajectories to unsteady equilibrium points and periodic orbits.     

Controlling chaos based on an adaptive nonlinear compensator mechanism

The control problems of chaotic systems are investigated in the presence of parametric uncertainty and persistent external disturbances based on nonlinear control theory. By using a designed nonlinear compensator mechanism, the system deterministic nonlinearity, parametric uncertainty and disturbance effect can be compensated effectively. The renowned chaotic Lorenz system subjected to parametric variations and external disturbances is studied as an illustrative example. From the Lyapunov stability theory, sufficient conditions for choosing control parameters to guarantee chaos control are derived. Several experiments are carried out, including parameter change experiments, set-point change experiments and disturbance experiments. Simulation results indicate that the chaotic motion can be regulated not only to steady states but also to any desired periodic orbits with great immunity to parametric variations and external disturbances.     

Robust adaptive synchronization of chaotic neural networks by slide technique

In this paper, we focus on the robust adaptive synchronization between two coupled chaotic neural networks with all the parameters unknown and time-varying delay. In order to increase the robustness of the two coupled neural networks, the key idea is that a sliding-mode-type controller is employed. Moreover, without the estimate values of the network unknown parameters taken as an updating object, a new updating object is introduced in the constructing of controller. Using the proposed controller, without any requirements for the boundedness, monotonicity and differentiability of activation functions, and symmetry of connections, the two coupled chaotic neural networks can achieve global robust synchronization no matter what their initial states are. Finally, the numerical simulation validates the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed technique.     

Breaking chaotic shift key communication via adaptive key identification

This paper proposes an adaptive parameter identification method for breaking chaotic shift key communication from the transmitted signal in public channel. The sensitive dependence property of chaos on parameter mismatch is used for chaos adaptive synchronization and parameter identification. An index function about the synchronization error is defined and conjugate gradient method is used to minimize the index function and to search the transmitter's parameter (key). By using proposed method, secure key is recovered from transmitted signal generated by low dimensional chaos and hyper chaos switching communication. Multi-parameters can also be identified from the transmitted signal with noise.     

New robust chaotic system with exponential quadratic term

This paper proposes a new robust chaotic system of three-dimensional quadratic autonomous ordinary differential equations by introducing an exponential quadratic term. This system can display a double-scroll chaotic attractor with only two equilibria, and can be found to be robust chaotic in a very wide parameter domain with positive maximum Lyapunov exponent. Some basic dynamical properties and chaotic behaviour of novel attractor are studied. By numerical simulation, this paper verifies that the three-dimensional system can also evolve into periodic and chaotic behaviours by a constant controller.     

Adaptive generalized projective synchronization of two different chaotic systems with unknown parameters

This paper presents a general method of the generalized projective synchronization and the parameter identification between two different chaotic systems with unknown parameters. This approach is based on Lyapunov stability theory, and employs a combination of feedback control and adaptive control. With this method one can achieve the generalized projective synchronization and realize the parameter identifications between almost all chaotic （hyperchaotic） systems with unknown parameters. Numerical simulations results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.