Smoothing tautologies, hidden dynamics, and sigmoid asymptotics for piecewise smooth systems
- Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, Merchant Venturer's Building, Bristol BS8 1UB (United Kingdom)
Switches in real systems take many forms, such as impacts, electronic relays, mitosis, and the implementation of decisions or control strategies. To understand what is lost, and what can be retained, when we model a switch as an instantaneous event, requires a consideration of so-called hidden terms. These are asymptotically vanishing outside the switch, but can be encoded in the form of nonlinear switching terms. A general expression for the switch can be developed in the form of a series of sigmoid functions. We review the key steps in extending Filippov's method of sliding modes to such systems. We show how even slight nonlinear effects can hugely alter the behaviour of an electronic control circuit, and lead to “hidden” attractors inside the switching surface.
- OSTI ID:
- 22482288
- Journal Information:
- Chaos (Woodbury, N. Y.), Vol. 25, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1054-1500
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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