In this paper, it is shown numerically that a class of fractional-order piece-wise continuous systems, which depend on a single real bifurcation parameter, have no zero Lyapunov exponents but can be chaotic or hyperchaotic with hidden attractors. Although not analytically proved, this conjecture is verified on several systems including a fractional-order piece-wise continuous hyperchaotic system, a piece-wise continuous chaotic Chen system, a piece-wise continuous variant of the chaotic Shimizu-Morioka system and a piece-wise continuous chaotic Sprott system. These systems are continuously approximated based on results of differential inclusions and selection theory, and numerically integrated with the Adams-Bashforth-Moulton method for fractional-order differential equations. It is believed that the obtained results are valid for many, if not most, fractional-order PWC systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1061-1078
Number of pages18
JournalNonlinear Dynamics
Volume92
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2018

    Research areas

  • Chaotic system, Continuous approximation, Fractional-order piece-wise continuous system, Hyperchaotic system, Lyapunov exponent

    Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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