Synthesis of n-scroll attractors using saturated functions from high-level simulation

Modeling and simulation of a chaotic oscillator based on saturated nonlinear functions (SNLFs) are presented for the synthesis of n-scrolls attractors. First, the oscillator is simulated at the electronic system level by applying state variables and piecewise-linear approximation. Second, the dynamic ranges are scaled to control the breaking points and slopes within practical values. Additionally, the frequency scaling of n-scrolls attractors is performed. Finally, the SNLF is synthesized using operational amplifiers to generate 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6-scrolls attractors. Theoretical results are confirmed by SPICE simulations to show the usefulness of the proposed synthesis approach.