Lyapunov-based fractional-order controller design to synchronize a class of fractional-order chaotic systems

In this paper, a novel adaptive fractional-order feedback controller is first developed by extending an adaptive integer-order feedback controller. Then a simple but practical method to synchronize almost all familiar fractional-order chaotic systems has been put forward. Through rigorous theoretical proof by means of the Lyapunov stability theorem and Barbalat lemma, sufficient conditions are derived to guarantee chaos synchronization. A wide range of fractional-order chaotic systems, including the commensurate system and incommensurate case, autonomous system, and nonautonomous case, is just the novelty of this technique. The feasibility and validity of presented scheme have been illustrated by numerical simulations of the fractional-order Chen system, fractional-order hyperchaotic Lü system, and fractional-order Duffing system.     

Robust adaptive fractional-order observer for a class of fractional-order nonlinear systems with unknown parameters

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper investigates the parameter and state estimation problems for a class of fractional-order nonlinear systems subject to the perturbation on the observer gain. The...     

Perturbation for fractional-order evolution equation

Fractional calculus has gained a lot of importance during the last decades, mainly because it has become a powerful tool in modeling several complex phenomena from various areas of science and engineering. This paper gives a new kind of perturbation of the order of the fractional derivative with a study of the existence and uniqueness of the perturbed fractional-order evolution equation for ^CD^a-e₀₊u(t)=A ^CD^d₀₊u(t)+f(t),^{C}D^{\alpha-\epsilon}_{0+}u(t)=A~^{C}D^{\delta}_{0+}u(t)+f(t), u(0)=u _o , α∈(0,1), and 0≤ε, δ<α under the assumption that A is the generator of a bounded C _o -semigroup. The continuation of our solution in some different cases for α, ε and δ is discussed, as well as the importance of the obtained results is specified.     

Crises in a fractional-order piecewise system

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, boundary and interior crises in a fractional-order piecewise system are studied using the extended generalized cell mapping (EGCM) method as a system control...     

Fractional order modelling of fractional-order holds

Discrete time control systems require sample-and-hold circuits to perform the conversion from digital to analog. Fractional-Order Holds (FROHs) are an interpolation between the classical zero and first order holds and can be tuned to produce better system performance. However, the model of the FROH is somewhat hermetic and the design of the system becomes unnecessarily complicated. This paper addresses the modelling of the FROHs using the concepts of Fractional Calculus (FC). For this purpose, two simple fractional-order approximations are proposed whose parameters are estimated by a genetic algorithm. The results are simple to interpret, demonstrating that FC is a useful tool for the analysis of these devices.     

Particle swarm optimization with fractional-order velocity

This paper proposes a novel method for controlling the convergence rate of a particle swarm optimization algorithm using fractional calculus (FC) concepts. The optimization is tested for several well-known functions and the relationship between the fractional order velocity and the convergence of the algorithm is observed. The FC demonstrates a potential for interpreting evolution of the algorithm and to control its convergence.     

Parametric identification of fractional-order nonlinear systems

Nonlinear Dynamics - This work presents a new method for the identification of fractional-order nonlinear systems from time domain data. A parametric identification technique for integer-order...     

Dissipativity and contractivity for fractional-order systems

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper concerns the dissipativity and contractivity of the Caputo fractional initial value problems. We prove that the systems have an absorbing set under the same...     

On the simplest fractional-order memristor-based chaotic system

In 1695, G. Leibniz laid the foundations of fractional calculus, but mathematicians revived it only 300 years later. In 1971, L.O. Chua postulated the existence of a fourth circuit element, called memristor, but Williams??s group of HP Labs realized it only 37 years later. By looking at these interdisciplinary and promising research areas, in this paper, a novel fractional-order system including a memristor is introduced. In particular, chaotic behaviors in the simplest fractional-order memristor-based system are shown. Numerical integrations (via a predictor?Ccorrector method) and stability analysis of the system equilibria are carried out, with the aim to show that chaos can be found when the order of the derivative is 0.965. Finally, the presence of chaos is confirmed by the application of the recently introduced 0-1 test.     

Free energy and states of fractional-order hereditariness

Complex materials, often encountered in recent engineering and material sciences applications, show no complete separations between solid and fluid phases. This aspect is reflected in the continuous relaxation time spectra recorded in cyclic load tests. As a consequence the material free energy cannot be defined in a unique manner yielding a significative lack of knowledge of the maximum recoverable work that can extracted from the material. The non-uniqueness of the free energy function is removed in the paper for power-laws relaxation/creep function by using a recently proposed mechanical analogue to fractional-order hereditariness.     

Stability analysis of switched fractional-order continuous-time systems

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, a class of switched fractional-order continuous-time systems with order $$0&lt;\alpha &lt;1$$ is investigated. First, an interesting property of...     

Stability of fractional-order systems with Prabhakar derivatives

Nonlinear Dynamics - Fractional derivatives of Prabhakar type are capturing an increasing interest since their ability to describe anomalous relaxation phenomena (in dielectrics and other fields)...     

Impulsive stabilization of chaos in fractional-order systems

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper considers a class of nonlinear impulsive Caputo differential equations of fractional order, which models chaotic systems. Computer-assisted proof of chaos...     

Stabilization using fractional-order PI and PID controllers

This paper presents a solution to the problem of stabilizing a given fractional dynamic system using fractional-order PIλ and PI^λD^μ controllers. It is based on plotting the global stability region in the (k _p, k _i)-plane for the PI^λ controller and in the (k _p , k _i , k _d)-space for the PIλDμ controller. Analytical expressions are derived for the purpose of describing the stability domain boundaries which are described by real root boundary, infinite root boundary and complex root boundary. Thus, the complete set of stabilizing parameters of the fractional-order controller is obtained. The algorithm has a simple and reliable result which is illustrated by several examples, and hence is practically useful in the analysis and design of fractional-order control systems.     

Studying on the stability of fractional-order nonlinear system

In this paper, we study the properties of the Mittag?CLeffler function and propose an approach for calculating the maximum norm of eigenvalue of Jacobian matrix of nonlinear system. Then a simple approach is proposed for judging the stability of fractional nonlinear system. Based on the approach, the maximum decay rate of fractional nonlinear system can be calculated. Finally, some examples are provided to illustrate the approach.     

Primary resonance of fractional-order van der Pol oscillator

In this paper the primary resonance of van der Pol (VDP) oscillator with fractional-order derivative is studied analytically and numerically. At first the approximately analytical solution is obtained by the averaging method, and it is found that the fractional-order derivative could affect the dynamical properties of VDP oscillator, which is characterized by the equivalent damping coefficient and the equivalent stiffness coefficient. Moreover, the amplitude–frequency equation for steady-state solution is established, and the corresponding stability condition is also presented based on Lyapunov theory. Then, the comparisons of several different amplitude–frequency curves by the approximately analytical solution and the numerical integration are fulfilled, and the results certify the correctness and satisfactory precision of the approximately analytical solution. At last, the effects of the two fractional parameters, i.e., the fractional coefficient and the fractional order, on the amplitude–frequency curves are investigated for some typical excitation amplitudes, which are different from the traditional integer-order VDP oscillator.     

A practical synchronization approach for fractional-order chaotic systems

A practical synchronization approach is proposed for a class of fractional-order chaotic systems to realize perfect \(\delta \)-synchronization, and the nonlinear functions in the fractional-order chaotic systems are all polynomials. The \(\delta \)-synchronization scheme in this paper means that the origin in synchronization error system is stable. The reliability of \(\delta \)-synchronization has been confirmed on a class of fractional-order chaotic systems with detailed theoretical proof and discussion. Furthermore, the \(\delta \)-synchronization scheme for the fractional-order Lorenz chaotic system and the fractional-order Chua circuit is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Nonexistence of invariant manifolds in fractional-order dynamical systems

Invariant manifolds are important sets arising in the stability theory of dynamical systems. In this article, we take a brief review of invariant sets. We provide some results regarding the existence of invariant lines and parabolas in planar polynomial systems. We provide the conditions for the invariance of linear subspaces in fractional-order systems. Further, we provide an important result showing the nonexistence of invariant manifolds (other than linear subspaces) in fractional-order systems.

     

Amplitude death islands in globally delay-coupled fractional-order oscillators

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, amplitude death (AD) is investigated theoretically and numerically in N globally delay-coupled fractional-order oscillators. Due to the presence of...     

Stability analysis of Caputo fractional-order nonlinear systems revisited

In this paper stability analysis of fractional-order nonlinear systems is studied. An extension of Lyapunov direct method for fractional-order systems using Bihari’s and Bellman–Gronwall’s inequality and a proof of comparison theorem for fractional-order systems are proposed.