Dynamical Systems Approaches to Nonlinear Problems in Systems and Circuits

Abstract

Applications of dynamical-systems analysis to nonlinear circuits and physical systems are discussed in reviews and reports. Topics addressed include general analytical methods, general simulation methods, nonlinear circuits and systems in electrical engineering, control systems, solids and vibrations, and mechanical systems. Consideration is given to the applicability of the Mel'nikov method to highly dissipative systems, damping in nonlinear solid mechanics, a three-dimensional rotation instrument for displaying strange attractors, a chaotic saddle catastrophe in forced oscillators, soliton experiments in annular Josephson junctions, local bifurcation control, periodic and chaotic motions of a buckled beam experiencing parametric and external excitation, and robust nonlinear computed torque control for robot manipulators.