By using the bifurcation theory and methods of dynamical systems to construct the exact travelling wave solutions for nonlinear wave equations, some new soliton solutions, kink (anti-kink) solutions and periodic solutions with double period are obtained.

The bifurcation theory of dynamical systems is applied to an integrable non-linear wave equation. As a result, it is pointed out that the solitary waves of this equation evolve from bell-shaped solitary waves to W/M-shaped solitary waves when wave speed passes certain critical wave speed. Under different parameter conditions, all exact explicit parametric representations of solitary wave solutions are obtained.

By using dynamical system method, this paper considers the $(2+1)$-dimensional Davey–Stewartson-type equations. The analytical parametric representations of solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions as well as unbounded wave solutions are obtained under different parameter conditions. A few diagrams corresponding to certain solutions illustrate some dynamical properties of the equations.