| Citation: | Jiaojiao Zhou, Fei Luo, Jinkai Jiang, Yundong Li. STRANGE NONCHAOTIC ATTRACTORS AND COMPLICATED QUASI-PERIODIC CASCADES INDUCED BY BIFURCATIONS IN A DRY-FRICTION OSCILLATOR UNDER QUASI-PERIODIC EXCITATION[J]. Journal of Applied Analysis & Computation, 2027, 17(2): 963-997. doi: 10.11948/20260165 |
This paper explores the crossing bifurcation, switching-sliding and grazing-sliding bifurcations in a dry-friction oscillator on a moving belt under quasi-periodic excitation with two frequencies. We present a concrete method to approximate the largest Lyapunov exponent. By applying the method of some numerical experiments, we find that as bifurcation parameter varies, the system shows quite rich dynamical behaviors, including: (1) For crossing and switching-sliding bifurcations, there exists an alternating sequence of chaotic attractors, quasi-periodic toruses and strange nonchaotic attractors (SNAs), in which SNA exists between chaotic attractor and quasi-periodic torus via an evolution route of torus → SNA → chaos. (2) Grazing-sliding bifurcation triggers a direct transition from a pre-grazing three-torus quasi-periodic orbit to an SNA. Furthermore, we also observe torus-adding cascades and weak torus-adding cascades in quasi-periodic attractors. The unique properties of the observed SNAs are comprehensively validated by the largest Lyapunov exponent, rational approximation, phase sensitivity property, singular continuous spectrum analysis and separation of nearby trajectories.
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A quasi-periodically excited nonlinear dry-friction oscillator
Four cases of sliding bifurcation: (a): Crossing-sliding. (b): Switching-sliding. (c): Grazing-sliding. (d): Adding-sliding. In all cases,
Bifurcation diagram in the
The phase diagram of system (2.4) with
The five-torus (
The seventeen-torus (
The twelve-torus (
SNA attractor at
The seven-torus (
Chaotic attractor at
The nine-torus (
The two-torus (
Bifurcation diagram in the
The phase diagram of system (2.4) with
The three-torus (
The eight-torus (
The five-torus (
SNA attractor at
The seven-torus (
The nine-torus (
The eleven-torus (
Chaotic attractor at
The two-torus (
The three-torus (
Bifurcation diagram in the
SNA attractor at
The phase diagram of map
Rational approximation of the SNA for
Rational approximation of the SNA for
Rational approximation of the SNA for
Phase sensitivity of attractors of system (2.4) at
Phase sensitivity of attractors of system (2.4) at
Phase sensitivity of attractors of system (2.4) at
SNA for
SNA for
SNA for
Separation of two nearby trajectories
Separation of two nearby trajectories
Separation of two nearby trajectories