Dog̃an, M.Morgül, O.2016-02-082016-02-0820121077-5463http://hdl.handle.net/11693/21212We consider a flexible structure modeled as a shear beam which is free to rotate on the horizontal plane. We first model the system by using partial differential equations and we propose boundary feedback laws to achieve set-point regulation of the rotation angle as well as to suppress elastic vibrations. The main advantage of the proposed design, which consists of a decoupling controller together with an observer, is that it is easy to implement. We utilize a coordinate transformation based on an invertible integral transformation by using Volterra form and backstepping techniques. We show that with the proposed controller, the control objectives are satisfied.EnglishBacksteppingBoundary controlDistributed parameter systemsFlexible structuresShear beamVolterra transformationArticle10.1177/1077546311429145