Dual combination combination multi switching synchronization of eight chaotic systems

In this paper, a novel scheme for synchronizing four drive and four response systems is proposed by the authors. The idea of multi switching and dual combination synchronization is extended to dual combination-combination multi switching synchronization involving eight chaotic systems and is a first of its kind. Due to the multiple combination of chaotic systems and multi switching the resultant dynamic behaviour is so complex that, in communication theory, transmission and security of the resultant signal is more effective. Using Lyapunov stability theory, sufficient conditions are achieved and suitable controllers are designed to realise the desired synchronization. Corresponding theoretical analysis is presented and numerical simulations performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme. (C) 2017 The Physical Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.