In this paper, we develop boundary controllers for a cantilevered Eule
r-Bernoulli beam with point-mass dynamics at the free end. Specificall
y, we develop an exact model knowledge controller which exponentially
stabilizes the beam displacement and an adaptive controller which asym
ptotically stabilizes the beam displacement. Experimental results are
utilized to validate the performance of the controllers. (C) 1998 Publ
ished by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.