On a horizontal version of the inverse pendulum problem

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 297-309

  Yavin, Y ^a   Frangos, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); INVERSE PROBLEMS; MOTION CONTROL; PENDULUMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PATH CONTROLLABILITY CONCEPT;

MECHANICS;

EID: 0031069004     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01121-8     Document Type: Article

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