Kinematics And Dynamics of Multibody Systems With Imperfect Joints

by Andrew Clark (Author), Basel Alomair (Author), Linda Bushnell (Author), Radha Poovendran (Author), John Baillieul (Foreword)
Addresses key design criteria for networked systems within a unifying analytical framework
Introduces submodular functions and optimization, developing them to be scalable for large-scale systems and applying them to control theory
Illustrates the approach with application-based case studies

Geometrical Dynamics of Complex Systems is a graduate-level mono graphic textbook. It represents a comprehensive introduction into rigorous geometrical dynamics of complex systems of various natures. By 'complex systems',in this book are meant high-dimensional nonlinear systems, which can be (but not necessarily are) adaptive.

This book is an outcome of the lectures delivered by the author for engineering students at Kyushu University, Japan, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, and Ryerson University, Canada.