Lectures on Nonlinear Dynamics (Paperback)

Brief introduction to the theory of parametric resonance.-?An introduction to parametrically excited systems and their importance on the dynamics of slender structures.-?Normal Forms.-?Nonlinear Normal Modes and Reduced Order Models.-?An Introduction to Nonlinear System Identification.-?Comparing Master-Slave Topologies for Time Signal Distribution.- Nonlinear Dynamics of Variable Mass Oscillators.-?Generalized Krylov-Bogoliubov method for solving strong nonlinear vibration.-?Chaos Theory.-?Dynamical integrity and its background.