A smooth autonomous system of general form is considered. A global family of nondegenerate
periodic solutions by the parameter h is constructed; the period varies monotonically
on this family. The problem of stabilizing the oscillations of the reduced controlled system is
solved. A smooth autonomous control law with a parameter depending on h is applied, and
an attracting cycle is constructed. The results are concretized for an nth-order differential
equation. The relation of these results with the conclusions obtained for the reversible mechanical
system is established. An adaptive control scheme for the reduced conservative system is
proposed to stabilize any oscillation of the family. Some applications are presented.