On the Dynamics of a Quadratic-Oscillator-Based, Infinite-Equilibrium System

Abstract

In this paper, the local and global dynamics of a periodically forced, quadratic-oscillator-based, infinite-equilibrium system is discussed. The local analysis of regular equilibriums and infinite-equilibriums is completed, and the global responses of the periodically forced infinite-equilibrium system are presented through numerical simulations. Near the infinite-equilibrium surface, the periodically forced infinite-equilibrium system can be reduced to a one-dimensional system and new contraction regions can be formed. The infinite-equilibrium surface can be artificially designed to control the motions of the original quadratic nonlinear oscillator. Such a property is like a discontinuous dynamical system, which can be used for controller design in nonlinear systems.