Fractional Dynamics and Control [Paperback]

Fractional Dynamics and Control provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the areas of nonlinear dynamics, vibration and control with analytical, numerical, and experimental results. This book provides an overview of recent discoveries in fractional control, delves into fractional variational principles and differential equations, and applies advanced techniques in fractional calculus to solving complicated mathematical and physical problems.Finally, this book also discusses the role that fractional order modeling can play in complex systems for engineering and science.

This comprehensive examination of the latest advances in nonlinear dynamics, vibration and control includes analytical and experimental results and covers a range of relevant topics including fractional variational principles and advanced fractional calculus.

Part I Fractional Control.- ?A Formulation and Numerical Scheme for Fractional Optimal Control of Cylindrical Structures.- Neural Network Assisted PI^lD^m Control.- Application of Backstepping Control Technique to Fractional Order Dynamic Systems.- Parameter Tuning of a Fractional-Order PI Controller Using the ITAE Criteria.- A Fractional model predictive control for fractional order systems.- A note on the sequential linear fractional dynamical systems from the control system view point and L^2theory.- Stabilization of Fractional Order Unified Chaotic Systems via Linear State Feedback Controller.- Part II Fractional Variational Principles and Fractional Differential Equations.- Fractional variational calculus for non-differentiable functions.- Fractional Euler-Lagrange differential equations via Caputo derivatives, Ricardo Almeida.-Strict Stability of Fractional Perturbed Systems in Terms of Two Measures.- Initial Time Difference Strict Stability of Fractional Dynamic Systems.- A Fractional Order Dynamicalls!