HYPERCHAOS GENERATED FROM THE UNIFIED CHAOTIC SYSTEM AND ITS CONTROL.

In this paper, a new hyperchaotic system is formulated by introducing an additional state into the third-order unified system. Some of its basic dynamical properties, such as Lyapunov exponent, bifurcation diagram and the Poincáre section are investigated. It was found that the system is hyperchaotic in several different regions of the parameters. The analysis of equilibrium points and stability are also given. Two different methods, i.e., nonlinear hyperbolic function feedback control and tracking control methods, are used to control hyperchaos in the new hyperchaotic system. Based on the Routh-Hurwitz criteria, the conditions suppressing hyperchaos to unstable equilibrium point are discussed. A tracking control method is proposed. It is also proved that the strategy can make the system approach any desired smooth orbit at an exponential rate. Numerical results have shown the effectiveness of the control methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]