Discontinuity-induced bifurcations of piecewise smooth dynamical systems

Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2010 Nov 13;368(1930):4915-35. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2010.0198.

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the current state of the art in the analysis of discontinuity-induced bifurcations (DIBs) of piecewise smooth dynamical systems, a particularly relevant class of hybrid dynamical systems. Firstly, we present a classification of the most common types of DIBs involving non-trivial interactions of fixed points and equilibria of maps and flows with the manifolds in phase space where the system is non-smooth. We then analyse the case of limit cycles interacting with such manifolds, presenting grazing and sliding bifurcations. A description of possible classification strategies to predict and analyse the scenarios following such bifurcations is also discussed, with particular attention to those methodologies that can be applied to generic n-dimensional systems.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Nonlinear Dynamics*