From the reviews of the first edition: "This book is about Lyapunov-based control of various distributed parameter mechanical systems. In addition to the mathematical theory of control development for such systems and associated simulation studies, the book also includes experimental verification of some control results. ... This book is intended as a reference book for industrial control researchers as well as a graduate textbook in the area of mechanical control systems." (Edwin Engin Yaz, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2002 m) "This book presents recent advances in the application of Lyapunov's method to the control of distributed vibration and noise. ... There have been many books on vibration and noise control ... but much of these books do not address implementation. ... The book should be of interest to academic and industrial researchers and graduate and advanced undergraduate students in engineering and applied mathematics. The book is also sufficiently broad and self-contained to act as a graduate text in vibration and noise control." (Prof. J. Anthoine, European Journal of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 47 (4), 2002/2003)