An optimal control algorithm using neural networks is proposed. The controller neural network is trained by a training rule developed to minimize cost function. Both the linear structure and the nonlinear structure can be controlled by the proposed neurocontroller. A bilinear hysteretic model is used to simulate nonlinear structural behavior. Three main advantages of the neurocontroller can be summarized as follows. First, it can control a structure with unknown dynamics. Second, it can easily

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... e applied to nonlinear structural control. Third, external disturbances can be considered in the optimal control. Examples show that structural vibration can be controlled successfully.