Circuitry realization of a novel simple chaotic generator with signum nonlinearity

Studies relating to chaotic circuits have received considerable attention due to a variety of chaos-based applications in science and engineering. This work deals with a novel simple chaotic generator with a single signum nonlinearity. The proposed chaotic generator is simple with only ten elements and can be realized easily. The behavior of such system is discovered through an implementation of the circuit using off-the-shelf components such as op-amps, resistors and capacitors. Moreover the synchronization of two diffusively coupled circuits is also studied experimentally and obtained results are reported. Because of its chaotic behavior as well as its simplicity, the chaotic circuit can be used in engineering applications and for educational purposes.