Period doubling, Feigenbaum constant and time series prediction in an experimental chaotic RLD circuit

An experimental setup of a chaotic resistor-inductor diode (RLD) circuit is presented. Following step-by-step its route to chaos through period doubling, Feigenbaum constant δ is calculated and its value is verified with noticeable accuracy. In addition, the analysis of the corresponding strange attractor shows that one- and multi-step prediction of the corresponding chaotic time series can be achieved in a real RLD circuit.