Jose M. Balthazar

By Suélia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury Rosa, Maria do Carmo Reis, Mário Fabricio Fleury Rosa, Diego Cólon, Célia Aparecida dos Reis and José Manoel Balthazar

Part of the book: Topics in Public Health

By Mauricio A. Ribeiro, Jose M. Balthazar, Ângelo M. Tusset, Átila M. Bueno and Hilson H. Daum

In this chapter, we explore a mathematical modelling that describes the nonlinear dynamic behavior of atomic force microscopy (AFM). We propose two control techniques for suppressing the chaotic motion of the system. The proposed model considers the interatomic interactions between the analyzed sample and the cantilever. These acting forces are van der Waals type, and we add a mathematical term that is a simple approximation to the viscoelasticity that possibly occurs in biological samples. We analyzed the behavior of the initial conditions of the proposed mathematical model, which showed a degree of complexity of the basins of attraction that were detected by entropy and uncertainty parameter, both detect if the basins have a fractal behavior. Numerical results showed that the nonlinear dynamic behavior has chaotic regions with the Lyapunov exponent, bifurcation diagram, and the Poincaré map. And, we propose two control techniques to suppress the chaotic movement of the AFM cantilever. First technique is the optimal linear feedback control (OLFC), which does not consider the nonlinearities of mathematical model. On the other hand, the control state dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) considers the nonlinearities of mathematical model. Both control techniques for a desired periodic orbit proved to be efficient.

Part of the book: Chaos Monitoring in Dynamic Systems

By Marcus Varanis, Jose M. Balthazar, Angelo M. Tusset, Mauricio A. Ribeiro and Clivaldo De Oliveira

Non-stationary and nonlinear signals, which can bring important applications in chaotic dynamics, and are found in several scientific and engineering fields. Several processing techniques have been used to understand and extract information from these signals, and the literature shows that time-frequency analysis techniques are suitable tools for this characterization. They allow to examine the time-varying characteristics of the signals. In this chapter, we will explore time-frequency methods applied especially to nonlinear signals. First, we discuss the diverse range of dynamical systems. Then, we introduce the classical time-frequency methods, including the Short-Time Fourier Transform, the Wavelet Transform, the Hilbert Transform, and the Wigner-Ville distribution. These methods have been widely used in the literature in the study of non-stationary operations. Thus, we present emerging methods of time-frequency analysis, taking advantage of post-processing and synchrosqueezing techniques to improve the accuracy and resolution of the time-frequency representation. We present a comprehensive analysis of these emerging methods, comparing them with classical approaches to show their contributions. Our main goal is to highlight the capabilities of these emerging time-frequency analysis methods in capturing and understanding chaotic patterns in signals.

Part of the book: New Insights on Oscillators and Their Applications to Engineering and Science