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Based on a Russian-Austrian Joint Workshop held in Linz, Austria, in April 2010, this volume presents up-to-date research in nonlinear control of structures and systems, sensing and actuation, active and passive damping, nano- and micromechanics, and vibrations and waves.

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The book contains 26 scientific contributions by leading experts from Russia, Austria, Italy, Japan and Taiwan. It presents an overview on recent developments in Advanced Dynamics and Model Based Control of Structures and Machines. Main topics are nonlinear control of structures and systems, sensing and actuation, active and passive damping, nano- and micromechanics, vibrations and waves.

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T. Adachi, M. Higuchi: Development of integral modelling of functionally-graded syntactic foams. - C. Adam, C. Jaeger: Dynamic instabilities of simple inelastic structures subjected to earthquake excitation. - V. K. Astashev: Nonlinear dynamics and control of ultrasonic technology processes and systems. - T. A. Beliakova, E. V. Lomakin, Yu. P. Zezin: Experimental studies of thermoviscohyperelastic behaviour. - A. K. Belyaev: Example of instability in drive mechanism. - F. Casciati, Li Jun Wu: Positioning systems -- global versus local. - S. Casciati, L. Faravelli, ZhiCong Chen: Real-time multichannel cable replacement for structural control. - M. Egretzberger, K. Graichen, A. Kugi: Flatness-based MPC and global path planning towards cognition-supported pick-and-place tasks of tower cranes. - T. Furukawa: Stress focusing effect of an elastic solid in the context of generalized thermoelasticity. - E. S. Gorkunov: Magnetoelastic effect as applied to estimating elastic-plastic strains in steels and optimization of technological processes. - C. Hametner, S. Jakubek: On the potential of constraints in nonlinear system identification. - R. Heuer: Vibration control of linear elastic beam structures with spatial local nonlinearities. - A. Hofer, F. Kitanoski: Energy optimal feedforward control of a cooling system. - D. A. Indeitsev, A. K. Abramyan, B. N. Semenov: Vibration control of a fluid in micro- and nanotubes. - H. Irschik et al.: A model reduction technique for high speed flexible rotors. - M. Krommer, Y. Vetyukov: Monitoring of structural deformations/vibrations superposed upon finite pre-deformations. - G. A. Leonov, N. V. Kondrat´eva: Electromechanical and mathematical models of salient-pole synchronous motors. - V. P. Matveenko et al.: Optimization of dynamic characteristics of electroviscoelastic systems with external electric circuits. - N. F. Morozov, P. E. Tovstik: Control of surface waviness. - K. Nachbagauer, C. Zehetner, J. Gerstmayr: Nonlinear finite element modelling of moving beam vibrations controlled by distributed actuators. - J. Rehrl, M. Horn: Model-based control of heating ventilating and air-conditioning components. - E. K. Reichel, B. Jakoby: Microsensors based on mechanicall vibrating structures. - K. Schlacher, M. Schoeberl, M. Staudecker: Flatness-based control of linear and nonlinear systems. - K. Watanabe: Wave raditon from a stick-slip-like source motion (SH-wave). - Y. B. Yang, S. R. Kuo, J. L. Peng, M. H. Shih: Derivation of the instability potential of plates by rigid body and equilibrium considerations. - F. Ziegler, B. Khalid: A novel base isolation system for asymmetric buildings in seismic active zones: damping supplied by tuned liquid column-gas dampers.

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