"The book is very interesting and well written. I like this text very much. ... The book can be suggested for researchers in control and also older course students." (Krzysztof Galkowski, zbMATH 1459.93002, 2021)
Part I The Decoupling Problem of Linear Systems
1) Linear Systems and Configuration-Space Decoupling Techniques
Part II Method of Phase Synchronization
2) Phase Synchronization and the Physics of Damping
3) Decoupling of Linear Systems by Phase Synchronization
4) Selected Applications
Rubens Gonçalves Salsa Junior is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Aeronautics Institute of Technology, São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Fai Ma is Professor of Applied Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
This book presents a concise, clear, and consistent account of the methodology of phase synchronization, an extension of modal analysis to decouple any linear system in real space. It expounds on the novel theory of phase synchronization and presents recent advances, while also providing relevant background on classical decoupling theories that are used in structural analysis. The theory is illustrated with a broad range of examples. The theoretical development is also supplemented by applications to engineering problems. In addition, the methodology is implemented in a MATLAB algorithm which can be used to solve many of the illustrative examples in the book.
This book is suited for researchers, practicing engineers, and graduate students in various fields of engineering, mathematics, and physical science.
Provides a concise review of classical decoupling techniques;
Explains the physical intuition behind the method of phase synchronization;
Illustrates the relationship between phase synchronization and classical decoupling theories and demonstrates the utility of phase synchronization;