Stability and Stabilization of Infinite Dimensional Systems with Applications

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Overview and examples of infinite dimensional systems.- 1.2 Organization and brief summary.- 1.3 Remarks on notation.- 1.4 Notes and references.- 2 Semigroups of Linear Operators.- 2.1 Motivation and definitions.- 2.2 Properties of semigroups.- 2.3 Generation theorems for semigroups.- 2.4 Relation with the Laplace transform.- 2.5 Differentiability and analytic semigroups.- 2.6 Compact semigroups.- 2.7 Abstract Cauchy problem.- 2.7.1 Homogeneous initial value problems.- 2.7.2 Inhomogeneous initial value problems.- 2.7.3 Lipschitz perturbations.- 2.8 Integrated semigroups.- 2.9 Nonlinear semigroups of contractions.- 2.10 Notes and references.- 3 Stability of C0-Semigroups.- 3.1 Spectral mapping theorems.- 3.2 Spectrum-determined growth condition.- 3.3 Weak stability and asymptotic stability.- 3.4 Exponential stability — time domain criteria.- 3.5 Exponential stability — frequency domain criteria.- 3.6 Essential spectrum and compact perturbations.- 3.7 Invariance principle for nonlinear semigroups.- 3.8 Notes and references.- 4 Static Sensor Feedback Stabilization of Euler-Bernoulli Beam Equations.- 4.1 Modeling of a rotating beam with a rigid tip body.- 4.2 Stabilization using strain or shear force feedback.- 4.3 Damped second order systems.- 4.4 Exponential stability and spectral analysis.- 4.4.1 Exponential stability.- 4.4.2 Spectral analysis.- 4.5 Shear force feedback control of a rotating beam.- 4.5.1 Well-posedness and exponential stability.- 4.5.2 Asymptotic behavior of the spectrum.- 4.6 Stability analysis of a hybrid system.- 4.6.1 Well-posedness and exponential stability.- 4.6.2 Spectral analysis.- 4.7 Gain adaptive strain feedback control of Euler-Bernoulli beams.- 4.8 Notes and references.- 5 Dynamic Boundary Control of Vibration Systems Based on Passivity.- 5.1 A general framework for system passivity.- 5.1.1 Uncontrolled case.- 5.1.2 Controlled case.- 5.2 Dynamic boundary control using positive real controllers.- 5.2.1 Positive real controllers and their characterizations.- 5.2.2 Stability analysis of control systems with SPR controllers.- 5.3 Dynamic boundary control of a rotating flexible beam.- 5.3.1 Stabilization problem using SPR controllers.- 5.3.2 Orientation problem using positive real controllers.- 5.4 Stability robustness against small time delays.- 5.5 Notes and references.- 6 Other Applications.- 6.1 A General linear hyperbolic system.- 6.2 Stabilization of serially connected vibrating strings.- 6.3 Two coupled vibrating strings.- 6.4 A vibration cable with a tip mass.- 6.5 Thermoelastic system with Dirichlet — Dirichlet boundary conditions.- 6.6 Thermoelastic system with Dirichlet — Neumann boundary conditions.- 6.7 Renardy’s counter-example on spectrum-determined growth condition.- 6.8 Notes and references.