| SCOPE OF THE SYMPOSIUM |
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| The interest of the mechanics community towards
nonlinear/chaotic dynamics of engineering systems has exploded
in the last decade. Successful IUTAM Symposia (London, 1993;
Eindhoven, 1996; Cornell, 1997) gave first evidence (i) of the
need to complement analytical/computational treatments with
geometrical approaches and experimental analyses; (ii) of the
limitations inherent to the archetypal single/two-degree-of-freedom
systems from the point of view of technical applications characterized
by rather high-dimensionality; (iii) of the interaction between
dynamics and control. |
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| It is clear how difficult and involved the passage
from simple models to actual engineering systems can be. Nevertheless,
there is need to explore practical applications of nonlinear
and chaotic dynamics, and to draw the technical world's attention
to the potential of these new phenomena and to their implications
in design and operating conditions of advanced engineering systems.
This implies considering more realistic models, obtaining meaningful
hints from experimental investigations, developing/generalizing
techniques for nonlinear analyses, exploring complex behaviours,
and analyzing needs and features for control of the observed
dynamics. |
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| This IUTAM symposium is aimed at bringing together
specialists in the field to check the advancement of research
within the above mentioned perspective. Issues which are likely
to receive particular attention are, among others: (i) modelling
of infinite-dimensional and multi-body systems, as well as of
engineering processes; (ii) strategies for dimension estimates
of system dynamics and for reduced-order models; (iii) nonlinear
and chaotic behaviour of various engineering systems and processes;
(iv) strategies for prediction, and for active/intelligent control
of nonlinear vibrations and chaos. |
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| Subject areas would include, but are not limited
to: |
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Nonlinear continuous and high-dimensional systems |
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Numerical and geometrical methods in chaotic dynamics |
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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of chaotic dynamics |
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Stability and bifurcation analyses |
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Phenomena and criteria for spatio-temporal chaotic oscillations |
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Interaction between chaotic and stochastic phenomena |
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Control of oscillations and chaos |
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Experimental investigations of chaotic dynamics |
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Applications in engineering mechanics |
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Interaction problems |
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