Fractional-order PD control at Hopf bifurcation in a delayed predator–prey system with trans-species infectious diseases

Abstract

In this paper, a delayed fractional-order predator–prey system with trans-species infectious diseases is proposed and the corresponding control strategy is implemented via fractional-order proportional-derivative (PD) control. Firstly, for the uncontrolled fractional-order predator–prey system, explicit conditions of stability and Hopf bifurcation are established by selecting time delay as the bifurcation parameter. The predator–prey system will lose its stability and a family of oscillations will emerge when the time delay passes through the critical value. Secondly, under the fractional-order PD control, the influences of the controller on the system stability and bifurcation are investigated. It is demonstrated that the Hopf bifurcation can be postponed or advanced, and the desired dynamic can be achieved by choosing appropriate control gain parameters. In addition, the impacts of fractional order and control parameters on dynamics are explored. Finally, some numerical simulations are depicted to validate the theoretical results.