Rational approximations of transfer functions of some viscoelastic rods with applications to robust control

Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 255-301

  Hannsgen, Kenneth B ^a   Staffans, Olof J ^b   Wheeler, Robert L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOELASTICITY;

RATIONAL APPROXIMATION; TORSIONAL VIBRATIONS;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 0032657906     PISSN: 10792724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021731003710     Document Type: Article

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