On the stability of cycles by delayed feedback control

Abstract: We present a delayed feedback control (DFC) mechanism for stabilizing cycles of one dimensional discrete time systems. In particular, we consider a delayed feedback control for stabilizing $T$-cycles of a differentiable function $f: \mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ of the form $$x(k+1) = f(x(k)) + u(k)$$ where $$u(k) = (a_1 - 1)f(x(k)) + a_2 f(x(k-T)) + ... + a_N f(x(k-(N-1)T))\;,$$ with $a_1 + ... + a_N = 1$. Following an approach of Morg\"ul, we construct a map $F: \mathbb{R}^{T+1} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{T+1}$ whose fixed points correspond to $T$-cycles of $f$. We then analyze the local stability of the above DFC mechanism by evaluating the stability of the corresponding equilibrum points of $F$. We associate to each periodic orbit of $f$ an explicit polynomial whose Schur stability corresponds to the stability of the DFC on that orbit. An example indicating the efficacy of this method is provided.