Nonlinear dynamic analysis on maglev train system with flexible guideway and double time-delay feedback control

In this paper, the dynamic behavior of time-delayed feedback control for maglev train system with double discrete time delays is considered with flexible guideway. Considering the maglev guideway as Beroulli-Euler beam, the mathematical model of maglev system with flexible guideway is constructed. The time delay of the two state feedback signals in the maglev system occurs simultaneously, and the values are different. The present treatment method only considers one single feedback delay, which are insufficiency. Thus, the Hopf bifurcation with double time-delay feedback of maglev train running on the flexible guideway is analyzed considering time-delayed position feedback signal τ 1 and velocity feedback signal τ 2 . A novel method is presented to develop the double-parametric Hopf bifurcation diagram in relation to τ 1 and τ 2 . Sufficient numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the complex dynamical behavior of the discrete delays τ 1 and τ 2 for maglev system and we verify the obtained theoretical analysis. Finally, the field experiments are carried out to validate the effectiveness of the Hopf bifurcation analytical method preliminarily.