Chaos generation in fractional-order switched systems and its digital implementation

Abstract

A double-scroll chaotic attractor generated by a fractional-order switched system is presented. Based on unstable dissipative systems (UDS) and a switching law, a fractional-order UDS is proposed. Chaos behavior is found with a fractional order as low as 2.568 by satisfying the stability criterion for fractional order chaotic systems. The fractional-order switched system is transformed to an equivalent switched system with augmented states. Then, the equivalent system is straightforward implemented on an ARM system-on-chip board by using Python high level programming language. Numerical simulations are in good agreement with experimental results, which demonstrates the usefulness of proposed method. Additionally, the test 0–1 and a chaos definition for finite state sets are given to demonstrate chaotic behavior. Finally, a random number generator is also proposed as a possible application.