Parameters Analysis of a Fractional Order Chaotic Chua System

Abstract

The problem of analyzing the parameters of a chaotic system of fractional order is considered. As an example, a chaotic system based on a Chua circuit of an integer order was chosen. To obtain a Chua circuit of fractional order, it is proposed to replace the capacitive elements in the original circuit with elements with fractal impedance. The purpose of the work is to create a mathematical model of a fractional order Chua circuit with real values of the circuit elements, on the basis of which to evaluate existing software products in the Matlab environment suitable for modeling chaotic fractional order systems, as well as to search for software products suitable for calculating the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents. An analysis of ready-made solutions in the Matlab environment, from the literature known to us, showed that the most suitable option for modeling a system of differential equations of a fractional order is the «fde_pi12_pc» program. The selected program allows you to set all the system parameters of interest and has a relatively high accuracy due to the use of the predictor-corrector algorithm. Based on this program, a domain for determining fractional indicators of the Chua system was constructed in which the presence of a characteristic attractor is visually observed. Existing software products in the Matlab environment are analyzed, allowing the calculation of Lyapunov exponents for chaotic systems described by fractional order differential equations. Of the solutions considered, the best, in our opinion, is the «FO_NC_Lyapunov» program. Using the selected program, a spatial graph of the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents was constructed when changing the fractional exponents of the Chua system. Based on the spatial graph of the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents and the criteria for the chaotic behavior of the system based on the values of Lyapunov exponents, a definition area was constructed with visualization of zones of chaotic behavior of the Chua system. The domains of definition obtained by visual analysis of the presence of an attractor and calculating the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents for the same mathematical model did not coincide; therefore, there are currently no software products for reliably assessing the chaos of fractional order systems by calculating the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents.