Prof. Dr. Peter Hagedorn Dept. of Mechanical Engineering TU Darmstadt Dolivostrasse 15 64293 Darmstadt Germany email: hagedorn@dyn.tu-darmstadt.de Dr.-Ing. Gottfried Spelsberg-Korspeter Dept. of Mechanical Engineering TU Darmstadt Dolivostrasse 15 64293 Darmstadt Germany email: speko@dyn.tu-darmstadt.de

"This book has been written with the focus on linking the gaps between structural mechanics, vibrations and modern control theory. The major contents should be very helpful to young scientists and graduate-level students, and could also bring certain guidance to engineers working in the vibration control fields. ... This fundamental theory is very important for young researchers to use as a reference to further conduct the research and apply the techniques for noise control engineering fields." (Guohua Sun, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 63 (4), July-August, 2015)

• Mechanical systems: Equations of motion and stability.- Variational principles in mechanics and control.- Hybrid mass damper: A tutorial example.- Electromagnetic and piezoelectric transducers.- LMIs in control optimization.- Damping mechanisms.- Vibration control and failure diagnosis in rotating machinery by means of active magnetic bearings.