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The problem of minimizing the dynamic response of laminated truncated conical shells with
minimum control force is presented. The total elastic energy of the shell is taken as a …

Active vibration control problem for a rectangular plate subject to moment boundary
conditions and forcing function is solved by means of a maximum principle. The control is …

The optimal control problem of minimizing the dynamic response of anisotropic symmetric or
antisymmetric composite laminated rectangular plates with various boundary conditions is …

The active vibration of plates integrated with distributed piezoelectric actuators is studied
using control theory. The optimization problem consists of finding the control voltage applied …

A class of control problems for a damped distributed-parameter system governed by a
system of partial differential equations is considered. An existence and uniqueness theory …

A class of optimal control problems for a damped distributed parameter system governed by
a system of partial differential equations with side contraints (equality and/or inequality) is …

A design control optimization approach is used to determine optimal levels of ply thickness,
fiber orientation angle and closed-loop control force for composite laminated doubly curved …

The converse piezoelectric effect is used to suppress the vibrations of an othotropic plate
stiffened with piezoelectric actuators. The control problem involves the minimization of the …

Optimal thickness design and optimal closed-loop and open-loop distributed control
functions are determined for a symmetric, cross-ply laminate. The design/control problem is …