Student: Troy Coleman
Project: Generating Chaos with Chua's Circuit
Institution: Lafayette College
Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Advisors: Yih-Choung Yu
Abstract
Presented is a new embodiment of the negative conductance Chua diode to be used in Chua’s Circuit for observing chaotic dynamic behavior. The Chua diode design gives a smooth, N-shaped IV curve and is constructed with inexpensive, off-the shelf components. This N-shaped characteristic counters the piecewise linear model typically presented with Chua’s circuit and allows for mathematical analysis and numerical simulation with a continuous nonlinear I-V model. SPICE simulations, mathematical models, and prototype circuits were used to evaluate Chua's circuit with the new diode design, demonstrating good agreement between the mathematical simulation model and prototype hardware results.
About Troy Coleman
Troy Coleman is a junior at Lafayette College pursuing his B.S degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. During the Summer, 2019, he completed research on a new Chua Diode design for Chua’s circuit with Professor Todd Wey. He externed at Dontech, Inc as a Sophomore and is looking forward to his Summer internship at Bosch. His current interests include embedded system and integrated circuit design with an interest in the automotive industry.