IUTAM Symposium on Interaction between Dynamics and Control in Advanced Mechanical Systems: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 21–26 April 1996

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Nonlinear Position-Dependent Circuits: A Language for Describing Motions of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems....Pages 1-8
Dynamics of Singularly Perturbed Nonlinear Systems with Two Degrees-of-Freedom....Pages 9-16
Control of Chaos: Impact Oscillators and Targeting....Pages 17-26
Hill’s Problem as a Dynamic Billiard....Pages 27-34
Dynamics and Optimal Control Problems for Biotechnical Systems “Man-Prosthesis”....Pages 35-42
Control of the Parametrically Excited Pendulum....Pages 43-50
On Simulation of Active Control of Structures Under Travelling Inertial Loads....Pages 51-58
Accurate Modelling of a Controlled Pneumatic Actuator with Experimental Validation....Pages 59-66
Design of Control under Mixed Constraints....Pages 67-74
New Drive for Motion Control: Survey of the Techniques of Vector-Controlled Induction Motors without Speed Sensors....Pages 75-82
Controlling Hopf Bifurcation in Mechanical Systems....Pages 83-89
Active Alignment Control of a Payload using Nonlinear, Long Stroke Actuators....Pages 91-100
A Benchmark Example to Qualify a Control Strategy for Motion Control....Pages 101-108
Controlling Chaos in a Temporally Irregular Environment and its Application to Engineering Systems....Pages 109-117
Motion Planning Strategies to Improve the Dynamic Behaviour of Controlled Mechanical Systems....Pages 119-126
Multivariable Identification of Active Magnetic Bearing Systems....Pages 127-134
Vibration Control of a Nonlinear Beam System....Pages 135-142
Homoclinic Bifurcation and Localised Torsional Buckling of Elastic Rods....Pages 143-150
Controlling Chaotic Motion of a Mechanical System with a Set-Up Elastic Stop....Pages 151-158
Output Annihilation and Optimal H 2 —Control of Plate Vibrations by Piezoelectric Actuation....Pages 159-166
Objectoriented Modelling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems....Pages 167-174
Robust Decentralized Control of Multibody Systems....Pages 175-182
Dynamic Modeling of Impedance Controlled Drives for Positioning Robots....Pages 183-190
Parameter-Identification in Nonlinear Models Using Periodic Equilibrium States....Pages 191-198
Optimization of an Actively Steered People Mover....Pages 199-206
Controlling Torsional Vibrations Through Proper Orthogonal Decomposition....Pages 207-214
Dynamics and Control of Discrete Electromechanical Systems....Pages 215-222
A Two-Level Control-Design Methodology and a Software Toolset for Mechatronics....Pages 223-230
Entrainment Control of Chaos Near Unstable Periodic Orbits....Pages 231-238
Near-Time-Optimal Feedback Control of Mechanical Systems with Fast and Slow Motions....Pages 239-246
Optimal Control of Mechanical Descriptor Systems....Pages 247-254
Adaptive/Robust Control of Chaotic Systems....Pages 255-262
Experimental Implementation of Saturation Control....Pages 263-270
Dynamics of the Opposed Pile Driver....Pages 271-278
The Analysis and Stability of Piecewise Linear Dynamical Systems....Pages 279-286
Grasping Optimization and Control....Pages 287-302
Experimental Investigation of Random Vibration Control Through Dry Friction....Pages 303-312
Some Developments in Computational Techniques in Modeling Advanced Mechanical Systems....Pages 313-320
Optimisation of Non-Linear Inter-Vehicle Active Suspension Control Laws Applied to Railway Trains.....Pages 321-328
Actuator and Sensor Location for Structural Identification and Control....Pages 329-336
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Nonlinear Dynamics in an Elastic System with Initial Curvature....Pages 337-344
Control Concepts for Lateral Motion of Road Vehicles in Convoy....Pages 345-354
Control of Nonlinear Beam Vibrations by Multiple Piezoelectric Layers....Pages 355-362
Decoupling in Automotive Active Suspension System Design....Pages 363-374
Dynamics of a Single-Axle Steered Bogie....Pages 375-382
Control Design for a Pick-and-Place Mechanism....Pages 383-390
Dynamics of Digitally Controlled Machines....Pages 391-398
Load Adaption of a Linear Maglev Guide for Machine Tools....Pages 399-406
Active Decoupling of Dynamic Structure-Foundation Interactions....Pages 407-416
Universal Bifurcations in Impact Oscillators....Pages 417-424
Model-Based Low-Order Control Design for Mechanical Servo-Systems....Pages 425-432
Back Matter....Pages 433-448