Regularization of sliding global bifurcations derived from the local fold singularity of Filippov systems (Q262034)

The authors consider the planar discontinuous Filippov vector field \[ \left(\dot x \atop \dot y\right) = Z(x,y) = \left\{X^+(x,y) \text{ for } \;\;(x,y)\in V^+ \atop X^-(x,y) \text{ for } \;\;(x,y)\in V^- ,\right. \eqno(1) \] where \(V^+\) and \(V^-\) are two open parts (given by the inequalities \(y>0\) and \(y<0\), resp.) of a neighborhood of the origin, and the vector fields \(X^{\pm}(x,y)\) have \(C^2\)-smooth extensions to the switching manifold \(y=0\) and satisfy some special properties. Using the standard procedure (Sotomayor--Teixeira regularization), the fields (1) can be approximated by a smooth vector field \[ \left(\dot x \atop \dot y\right) = Z_{\epsilon}(x,y) \text{ as } \;\;\epsilon \to 0. \] The authors determine the deviation of the orbits of the regularized system from the generalized solutions (including the sliding orbits) of the initial field (1). This result is applied to the regularization of global sliding bifurcations, as well as to dry friction systems.