This book presents the recently introduced and already widely referred semi-discretization
method for the stability analysis of delayed dynamical systems. Delay differential equations …

Digitization and time delay are known to modify the stability properties of feedback
controlled systems. Although their effects have been widely investigated and they occur in …

In this paper, we derive the solution of the damped oscillator with Coulomb friction, where
the damping factor is negative. The aim of this study is to present the stabilization effect of …

This paper deals with the analysis of stability and dynamics of simply supported micro-plate,
actuated by suddenly applied electrostatic forces on both sides and subjected to …

In this paper we present an analysis of the stability of a two-degree-of-freedom system,
modeling a robotic arm connected to the actuator through an elastic joint and subject to …

Basic single-degree-of-freedom mechanical models of force control are presented to
achieve desired contact forces between actuators and objects. Nonlinear governing …

Precision and stability in position control of robots are critical parameters in many industrial
applications where high accuracy is needed. It is well known that digital effect is …

In this paper, we investigate the combined effect of viscous damping and Coulomb friction
on sampled-data mechanical systems. In these systems, instability can occur due the …

The act-and-wait concept is a recently developed type of controller, which is receiving
growing interest because of its promising features with respect to the control of systems with …

A simplified mechanical model of vehicle towing is constructed. The towing procedure is
modeled by means of two blocks connected with a linear spring that represents the elastic …