This book addresses problems in structural dynamics and control
encountered in applications such as robotics, aerospace structures,
earthquake-damage prevention, and active noise suppression. The rapid
developments of new technologies and computational power have made it
possible to formulate and solve engineering problems that seemed
unapproachable only a few years ago. This presentation combines concepts
from control engineering (such as system norms and controllability) and
structural engineering (such as modal properties and models), thereby
revealing new structural properties as well as giving new insight into
well-known laws. This book will assist engineers in designing control
systems and dealing with the complexities of structural dynamics.