Strange Nonchaotic Attractors in a Quasiperiodically Excited Slender Rigid Rocking Block with Two Frequencies

In this paper,we investigate the existence of strange nonchaotic attractors(SNAs)in a slender rigid rocking block under quasi-periodic forcing with two frequencies.We find that an SNA can exist between a quasi-periodic attractor and a chaotic attractor,or between two chaotic attractors.In particular,we demonstrate that a torus doubling bifurcation of a quasi-periodic attractor can result in SNAs via the fractal route before transforming into chaotic attractors.This phenomenon is rarely reported in quasiperiodically forced discontinuous differential equations and vibro-impact systems.The properties of SNAs are verified by the Lyapunov exponent,rational approximation,phase sensitivity,power spectrum,and separation of nearby trajectories.