Algebraic determination of limit cycles in 3-dimensional piecewise linear differential systems

We study a one-parameter family of symmetric piecewise linear differential systems in R^3 which is relevant in control theory. The family, which has some intersection points with the adimensional family of Chua's circuits, exhibits more than one attractor even when the two matrices defining its...

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Autores: Llibre, Jaume|||0000-0002-9511-5999, Ponce, Enrique|||0000-0003-0467-5032, Ros Padilla, Javier|||0000-0002-6396-1461
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:150450
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/150450
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.na.2011.06.051
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Harmonic balance
Kalman's conjecture
Limit cycles
Periodic orbit
Piecewise linear differential systems
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Sumario:We study a one-parameter family of symmetric piecewise linear differential systems in R^3 which is relevant in control theory. The family, which has some intersection points with the adimensional family of Chua's circuits, exhibits more than one attractor even when the two matrices defining its dynamics in each zone are stable, in an apparent contradiction with the 3-dimensional Kalman's conjecture. For these systems we characterize algebraically their symmetric periodic orbits and obtain a partial view of the one-parameter unfolding of its triple-zero degeneracy. Having at our disposal exact information about periodic orbits of a family of nonlinear systems, which is rather unusual, the analysis allows us to assess the accuracy of the corresponding harmonic balance predictions. Also, it is shown that certain conditions in Kalman's conjecture can be violated without losing the global asymptotic stability of the origin.