Hopf bifurcation in an hexagonal governor system with a spring

The complex dynamical behaviors of the hexagonal governor system with a spring are studied in this paper. We go deeper investigating the stability of the equilibrium points in the hexagonal governor system with a spring. These systems have a rich variety of nonlinear behaviors, which are investigated here by numerically integrating the Lagrangian equations of motion. A tiny change in parameters can lead to an enormous difference in the long-term behavior of the system. Hyperchaotic behavior is also observed in cases where two of the Lyapunov exponents are positive, one is zero, and one is negative. The routes to chaos are analyzed using Poincaré maps, which are found to be more complicated than those of nonlinear rotational machines. Periodic and chaotic motions can be clearly distinguished by all of the analytical tools applied here, namely Poincaré sections, bifurcation diagrams, Lyapunov exponents, and Lyapunov dimensions. By studying numerical simulations, it is possible to provide reliable theory and effective numerical method for other systems.