%0 Journal Article %T Hardware Implementation of Lorenz Circuit Systems for Secure Chaotic Communication Applications %A Hsin-Chieh Chen %A Ben-Yi Liau %A Yi-You Hou %J Sensors %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/s130202494 %X This paper presents the synchronization between the master and slave Lorenz chaotic systems by slide mode controller (SMC)-based technique. A proportional-integral (PI) switching surface is proposed to simplify the task of assigning the performance of the closed-loop error system in sliding mode. Then, extending the concept of equivalent control and using some basic electronic components, a secure communication system is constructed. Experimental results show the feasibility of synchronizing two Lorenz circuits via the proposed SMC. %K sliding mode controller (SMC) %K secure communication system %K proportional-integral (PI) %U http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/2/2494