PrefaceCh. 1On the Use of Nonholonomic Variables in Robotics1Ch. 2Compensators for the Attenuation of Fluid Flow Pulsations in Hydraulic Systems49Ch. 3Some Aspects of Washing Complex Non-Linear Dynamics83Ch. 4Analysis and Nonlinear Control of Hydraulic Systems in Rolling Mills121Ch. 5Mathematical Modelling and Nonlinear Control of a Temper Rolling Mill175Ch. 6Combining Continuous and Discrete Energy Approaches to High Frequency Dynamics of Structures221Ch. 7Computational Methods for Elasto-Plastic Multibody Systems269Ch. 8New Trends in Optimal Structural Control321Ch. 9Ionic Polymer-Conductor Composites (IPCC) as Biomimetic Sensors, Actuators and Artificial Muscles417Subject Index437