Various bifurcations exist in nonlinear dynamical systems such as complex circuits, networks, and devices. Bifurcations can be important and beneficial if they are under appropriate control. Bifurcation control and anti-control deal with modification of system bifurcative characteristics by a designed control input. Typical bifurcation control and anti-control objectives include delaying the on...

Aero-elastic systems, by their very nonlinear nature, frequently encounter Limit Cycle Oscillations (LCOs). An LCO occurs when the system being described reaches a periodic steady state where there is a constant exchange of energy between the various degrees of freedom, in this case: the Aero and Structural components. These LCOs might be benevolent at times, but are not so in most cases. In th...