Dynamics and Control of Distributed Systems (Paperback)

Contributors; Preface; 1. On the transient response of distributed structures interacting with discrete components W. D. Zhu and C. D. Mote Jr; 2. On the problem of a distributed parameter system carrying a moving oscillator B. Yang, C. A. Tan and L. A. Bergman; 3. Nonlinear normal modes and wave transmission in a class of periodic continuous systems V. N. Pilipchuk and A. F. Vakakis; 4. Dynamics and control of articulated anisotropic Timoshenko beams A. V. Balakrishnan; 5. Numerical techniques for simulation, parameter estimation and noise control in structural acoustic systems H. T. Banks and R. C. Smith; 6. Distributed transfer function analysis of stepped and ring-stiffened cylindrical shells B. Yang and J. Zhou; 7. Orthogonal sensing and control of continua with distributed transducers - distributed structronic systems H. S. Tzou, V. B. Venkayya and J. J. Hollkamp; Acknowledgment; References; Nomenclature; Appendix.