Traditionally, chaotic systems are built on the domain of infinite precision
in mathematics. However, the quantization is inevitable for any digital
devices, which causes dynamical degradation. To cope with this problem, many
methods were proposed, such as perturbing chaotic states and cascading multiple
chaotic systems. This paper aims at developing a novel methodology to design
the higher-dimensional digital chaotic systems (HDDCS) in the domain of finite
precision. The proposed system is based on the chaos generation strategy
controlled by random sequences. It is proven to satisfy the Devaney's
definition of chaos. Also, we calculate the Lyapunov exponents for HDDCS. The
application of HDDCS in image encryption is demonstrated via FPGA platform. As
each operation of HDDCS is executed in the same fixed precision, no
quantization loss occurs. Therefore, it provides a perfect solution to the
dynamical degradation of digital chaos.Comment: 12 page
