a b s t r a c t This paper presents a new hyper-chaotic system obtained by adding a nonlinear controller to the third equation of the three-dimensional autonomous Chen–Lee chaotic system. Computer simulations demonstrated the hyper-chaotic dynamic behavio a b s t r a c t This paper presents a new hyper-chaotic system obtained by adding a nonlinear controller to the third equation of the three-dimensional autonomous Chen–Lee chaotic system. Computer simulations demonstrated the hyper-chaotic dynamic behavio