From a computational point of view it is natural to suggest the classification of attractors, based on the simplicity of finding basin of attraction in the phase space: an attractor is called a hidden attractor if its basin of attraction does not intersect with small neighborhoods of equilibria, otherwise it is called a self-excited attractor. Self-excited attractors can be localized numerically by the standard computational procedure, in which after a transient process a trajectory, started from a point of unstable manifold in a neighborhood of unstable equilibrium, is attracted to the state of oscillation and traces it. Thus one can determine unstable equilibria and check the existence of self-excited attractors. In contrast, for the numerical localization of hidden attractors it is necessary to develop special analytical-numerical procedures in which an initial point can be chosen from the basin of attraction analytically. For example, hidden attractors are attractors in the systems with no-equilibria or with the only stable equilibrium (a special case of multistability and coexistence of attractors); hidden attractors arise in the study of well-known fundamental problems such as 16th Hilbert problem, Aizerman and Kalman conjectures, and in applied research of Chua circuits, phase-locked loop based circuits, aircraft control systems, and others.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication19th IFAC World Congress IFAC 2014, Proceedings
EditorsEdward Boje, Xiaohua Xia
PublisherInternational Federation of Automatic Control
Pages5445-5454
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9783902823625
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 24 Aug 201429 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Volume19
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Conference

Conference19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period24/08/1429/08/14

    Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering

    Research areas

  • 16th Hilbert problem, Absolute stability, Aircraft control systems, Aizerman conjecture, Chua circuits, Coexistence of attractors, Coexisting attractors, Describing function method, Drilling system, Harmonic balance, Hidden attractor, Hidden oscillation, Kalman conjecture, Multistability, Multistable systems, Nested limit cycles, Nonlinear control system, Phase-locked loop (PLL), Systems with no equilibria

ID: 7030760