Hysteresis is a property that is inherent to a range of engineering applications where systems have specific components whose action-response dynamics involve memory effects. The Bouc-Wen model is a well-known semi-physical model that is used extensively to describe hysteresis in the areas of smart structures and civil engineering. The Bouc-Wen model for hysteresis has become increasingly popular in the last few years due to its capability of capturing in an analytical form a range of shapes of hysteretic cycles that match the behaviour of a wide class of hysteretic systems. Systems with Hysteresis deals with the analysis, identification and control of these systems, and offers a comprehensive and self-contained framework for the study of the Bouc-Wen model. * Provides a rigorous mathematical treatment of the subject along with practical comments and numerical solutions. * Analyses the compatibility of the Bouc-Wen model with some laws of physics, and continues to cover the analytical description of the hysteresis loop, the relationship between the model parameters and hysteresis loop, the identification of the model parameters and the control of systems that include a hysteretic part described by the Bouc-Wen model. * Includes the case study of magnetorheological (MR) dampers, new popular smart material actuators. Systems with Hysteresis offers an invaluable source of information for academics and practitioners involved in the research, design and development of smart structures, structural control and related areas within automotive, mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering. It will also be of interest to readers involved in the wider disciplines of electrical & control engineering, applied mathematics, applied physics and material science.weiterlesen