Bifurcations of Finite-Time Stable Limit Cycles from Focus Boundary Equilibria in Impacting Systems, Filippov Systems, and Sweeping Processes

Abstract

We establish a theorem on bifurcation of limit cycles from a focus boundary equilibrium of an impacting system, which is universally applicable to prove the bifurcation of limit cycles from focus boundary equilibria in other types of piecewise-smooth systems, such as Filippov systems and sweeping processes. Specifically, we assume that one of the subsystems of the piecewise-smooth system under consideration admits a focus equilibrium that lie on the switching manifold at the bifurcation value of the parameter. In each of the three cases, we derive a linearized system which is capable of concluding the occurrence of a finite-time stable limit cycle from the above-mentioned focus equilibrium when the parameter crosses the bifurcation value. Examples illustrate how conditions of our theorems lead to closed-form formulas for the coefficients of the linearized system.