In this paper, we propose an advanced image encryption algorithm that integrates a novel 4D hyperchaotic system and an improved Knight's Tour algorithm for enhanced security. The 4D hyperchaotic system, characterized by its complex dynamics and multiple positive Lyapunov exponents, generates pseudo-random sequences with high sensitivity to initial conditions. These sequences are utilized in both pixel-level scrambling and bit-level diffusion processes, ensuring robust encryption. The Knight's Tour, a classical pathfinding algorithm, is enhanced through chaotic sequence-based randomization, imp...
