Modeling, Simulation and Control of Nonlinear Engineering Dynamical Systems: State-of-the-Art, Perspectives and Applications

Load-Transfer from an Elastic Fibre to Isotropic Half-Space with Coating.- On the Numerical Value of Finite-Time Pseudo-Lyapunov Exponents.- Numerical Characterization of the Chaotic Nonregular Dynamics of Pseudoelastic Oscillators.- Localized Nonlinear Excitations and Interchain Energy Exchange in the Case of Weak Coupling.- Dynamic Analysis of the Gantry Crane Used for Transporting BOP.- Motion of a Chain of Three Point Masses on a Rough Plane Under Kinematical Constraints.- Compensation of Geometric Errors in a PKM Machine Tool.- Interaction of Two Aerodynamic Bearings with Nonlinear Characteristics.- Identification of Dynamical Systems in the Fuzzy Conditions.- On Nonlinear Response of a Non–ideal System with Shape Memory Alloy.- Dynamics of a Material Point Colliding with a Limiter Moving with Piecewise Constant Velocity.- Transient in 2-DOF Nonlinear Systems.- On the Use of the Energetic Coefficient of Restitution in Flexible Multibody Dynamics.- Modeling of Aircraft Prescribed Trajectory Flight as an Inverse Simulation Problem.- Improved Adaptive Controllers for Sensory Systems — First Attempts.- Research of Stability and Nonlinear Vibrations by R-Functions Method.- Experiments on the Stability of Digital Force Control of Robots.- Motion Analysis and Optimization for Beam Structures.- Parametrical Analysis of the behavior of an Aerodynamic Pendulum with Vertical Axis of Rotation.- Error Function Based Kinematic Control Design for Nonholonomic Mechanical Systems.- A Simple Correlation Factor as an Effective Tool for Detecting Damage.- Mathematical Functions of a 2-D Scanner with Oscillating Elements.- Analysis of Regular and Chaotic Dynamics of the Euler-Bernoulli Beams Using Finite-Difference and Finite-Element Methods.- Regular and Chaotic Motions of anAutoparametric Real Pendulum System with the Use of a MR Damper.- Modeling of Flexible Rotor Vibrations in the Rotating Coordinate System.- Stochastic Dynamics of Hybrid Systems with Thermorheological Hereditary Elements.- Tensegrity as a Structural Framework in Life Sciences and Bioengineering.- Study of Nonlinear Dynamics in a Buck Converter Controlled by Lateral PWM and ZAD.- Stability of the Periodic Solutions for Quasi-linear Controlled Systems in Critical Case.

This volume contains the invited papers presented at the 9th International Conference "Dynamical Systems — Theory and Applications" held in Lódz, Poland, December 17-20, 2007, dealing with nonlinear dynamical systems. The conference brought together a large group of outstanding scientists and engineers, who deal with various problems of dynamics encountered both in engineering and in daily life.
Topics covered include, among others, bifurcations and chaos in mechanical systems; control in dynamical systems; asymptotic methods in nonlinear dynamics; stability of dynamical systems; lumped and continuous systems vibrations; original numerical methods of vibration analysis; and man-machine interactions.
Thus, the reader is given an overview of the most recent developments of dynamical systems and can follow the newest trends in this field of science. This book will be of interest to to pure and applied scientists working in the field of nonlinear dynamics.

Presentation of recent advances and perspectives in nonlinear dynamics and control from different high level departments of the world universities Suitable as supplemental reading during the courses guided by the authors of the chapters (papers) from different countries Highly innovation material oriented on theory and application of engineering dynamical systems Since top sitted worldwide researchers propose their recent achievements, high disseminations of the obtained results are expected Special emphasis is put on promotion of the results obtained by Russian, Chinese and Central and East European scientists. Namely, many of the prominent professors as well as the accompanying young doctors have been financially supported in various ways for conference attendance in order to present and publish their recent results Owing to the interesting and novel results presented by many authors and included in the volume, high citation and advertising of the volume are expected