Controlling hyperchaos

For a finite-dimensional dynamical system, whose governing equations may or may not be analytically available, we show how to stabilize an unstable or bit in a neighborhood of a "fully"unstable fixed point (i.e., a fixed point at which all eigenvalues of the Jacobian matrix have modulus greater than unity). Only one of the unstable directions is to be stabilized via time-de pendent adjustments of control parameters. The parameter adjustments can be optimized.