This multi-authored volume presents selected papers from the Eighth Workshop on Dynamics and Control. Many of the papers represent significant advances in this area of research, and cover the development of control methods, including the control of dynamical systems subject to mixed constraints on both the control and state variables, and the development of a control design method for flexible manipulators with mismatched uncertainties. Advances in dynamic systems are presented, particularly in game-theoretic approaches and also the applications of dynamic systems methodology to social and environmental problems, for example, the concept of virtual biospheres in modeling climate change in terms of dynamical systems.

This book offers a fresh, readable approach to the analysis of mechanical systems. It is written as an introduction to analytical dynamics, with an emphasis on fundamental concepts in mechanics. The book begins with a description of the motion of a particle subjected to constraints, and presents explicit equations of motion that govern large classes of constrained mechanical systems with refreshingly simple results. The authors provide examples throughout the book, as well as carefully formulated end-of-chapter problems that reinforce the material covered.

Constrained motion is of paramount importance in the design and analysis of mechanical systems and central to the study of analytical dynamics. The problem of constrained motion was first posed over two hundred years ago, and it has been worked on vigorously ever since. This book offers a fresh approach to the subject. Eminently readable, it is written as an introduction to analytical dynamics, with emphasis on fundamental concepts in mechanics. The connection between generalized inverses of matrices and constrained motion is a central theme. The book begins with a description of the motion of a particle subjected to holonomic and nonholonomic constraints and presents explicit equations of motion. Examples are provided throughout the book, and carefully formulated problems at the end of each chapter reinforce the material covered. This computationally appealing approach will be useful to students in engineering and the applied sciences.

The contents of this multi-author volume addressses basic and applied problems in modelling and controlling dynamical systems. Both basic techniques and specific applications are covered. Among the former are such topics as complex bifurication structure of equilibria and periodic solutions, explicit equations of motion for systems with nonideal constraints, dynamics of folded media, nonlinear analysis of simulations and experiemental measurements, and others. In the latter, among the topics covered are optimization of space trajectories, robust control of steer by wire systems, noise control in ducts, aircraft control in windshear , the liar paradox and fuzzy logic, teaching to be led and others.

Linear vibrations is a topic of central interest in numerous fields of engineering and is widely applicable to civil, mechanical, aerospace, and biomedical engineering. This book deals with the elements of the theory of linear vibrations and its applications.

The theory of linear vibrations is systematically developed starting from the basics. In a systematic manner, the author deals with single-degree of freedom systems before progressing to the more complex multi-degree of freedom systems. Topics such as Laplace transforms, complex frequency responses, elements of feedback control and aspects of time-delayed control and its applications are discussed at the end. A set of graded problems, to exercise the understanding of the student, is provided at the end of each chapter. Numerous illustrative examples are provided in each chapter alongside the development of the theory. In addition, there are two chapters specifically devoted to illustrative examples and applications.

By including topics from stability and control theory, the book aims to provide the student with a broader view of the application areas to which the theory is germane. It is meant to be a text for a one semester, first course, on the subject, suitable for seniors and/or first year graduate students in engineering. Applied mathematicians will also find this book useful.