edited by Ardéshir Guran (The Catholic University of America) & Daniel J Inman (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University)

This book is a collection of papers on the subject of applied system dynamics and control written by experts in this field. It offers the reader a sampling of exciting research areas in three fast-growing branches: (i) Wave Motion (ii) Intelligent Structures (iii) Nonlinear Mechanics. The topics covered include flow instability, nonlinear mode localization autoparametric systems with pendula, and geometric stiffening in multibody dynamics. Mathematical methods include perturbation methods, modern control theory, nonlinear neural nets, and resonance scattering theory of Überall-Ripoche-Maze. Applications include sound-induced structural vibrations, fiber acoustic waveguides, vibration suppression of structures, linear control of gyroscopic systems, and nonlinear control of distributed systems.

This book shows how applied system dynamics and control is currently being utilized and investigated. It will be of interest to engineers, applied mathematicians and physicists.

• Nonlinear Mode Localization and Passive Motion Confinement in Discrete and Continuous Systems (A Vakakis)
• Experiments and Analysis of Sound-Induced Structural Vibrations (H Überall, G Maze & J Ripoche)
• Theory of Fiber Acoustic Waveguides (A S Jazi)
• Structural Vibration Suppression Via Parametric Control Actions — Piezoelectric Materials with Real-Time Semi-Active Network (K-W Wang)
• A Transfer Function Method for Modeling and Control of Gyroscopic Dynamic Systems (B-G Yang)
• Nonlinear Control and Boundary Transition of Cantilevered Distributed Systems (H-S Tzou, D Johnson & J Liu)
• On Neural Networks in Identification and Control of Dynamic Systems (Minh Phan, J-N Juang & D Hyland)
• Autoparametric Systems with Pendula (A Tondl & R Nabergoj)
• A Survey of Geometric Stiffening in Multibody Dynamics Formulations (I Sharf)
• Flow Instability between Coaxial Rotating Cylinders with a Flexible Support (V Mehl & J Wauer)