Abstract
Bifurcation to high-dimensional hyperchaos is observed in a driven coupled pendulum-flexible rod system. When the rod is in resonance with the pendulum, the system changes from a low dimensional periodic attractor to a high dimensional chaotic attractor abruptly. It is shown that high dimensional chaotic dynamics is hysteretic, and exhibits extreme sensitivity with respect to small parameter changes. Such sensitivity poses a problem in obstructing predictability in mechanics.
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17th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise
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