Fractional-order adaptive controller for chaotic synchronization and application to a dual-channel secure communication system

Abstract

A novel fractional-order adaptive non-singular terminal sliding mode control (FONTSMC) method is investigated for the synchronization of two nonlinear fractional-order chaotic systems in the presence of external disturbance. The proposed controller consists of a fractional-order non-singular terminal sliding mode surface and an adaptive gain adjusted with sliding surface. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and stability theorem for fractional-order dynamic systems, the controlled system’s stable synchronization is guaranteed. A dual-channel secure communication system is presented to transmit useful signals based on the proposed synchronization controller. Finally, numerical simulations and comparison with fractional-order PID controller, fractional-order PD sliding mode controller and adaptive terminal sliding mode controller are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and the robustness of the proposed FONTSMC control. The application of the proposed synchronization method is studied in the dual-channel secure communication.