Suppression of Smale horseshoe structure via secondary perturbations in pendulum systems

We analyse the use of parametric and quasiperiodic modulations in suppressing horseshoe structure in the phase plane of perturbed pendulum systems. Taking the Froude pendulum as a typical system, four different modulation mechanisms are studied by deriving analytic expressions for the window of the strength of modulation giving suppression in each case. A comparison of the four cases from the point of view of flexibility and efficiency is also given.