Synchronization and anti-synchronization coexist in two-degree-of-freedom dissipative gyroscope with nonlinear inputs

This study demonstrates that synchronization and anti-synchronization can coexist in two-degree-of-freedom dissipative gyroscope system with input nonlinearity. Because of the nonlinear terms of the gyroscope system, the system exhibits complex motions containing regular and chaotic motions. Using the variable structure control technique, a novel control law is established which guarantees the hybrid projective synchronization including synchronization, anti-synchronization and projective synchronization even when the control input nonlinearity is present. By Lyapunov stability theory with control terms, two suitable sliding surfaces are proposed to ensure the stability of the controlled closed-loop system in sliding mode, and two variable structure controllers (VSC) are designed to guarantee the hitting of the sliding surfaces. Numerical simulations are presented to verify the proposed synchronization approach.