Call for Papers
Post date: Dec 20, 2017 12:1:6 PM
Call for Papers for Special Issue on: “Sliding Mode Control and Its Engineering Applications”
Guest Editors
Prof. Sundarapandian Vaidyanathan, Vel Tech University, India
Dr. Ahmad Taher Azar, Benha University, Egypt
Sliding mode control (SMC) is a nonlinear control method. The sliding mode control method alters the dynamics of a given dynamical system (linear or nonlinear) by applying a discontinuous control signal that forces the system to “slide” along a cross-section (manifold) of the system’s normal behaviour. For over fifty years, the sliding mode control (SMC) has been extensively studied and widely used in many scientific and industrial applications due to its simplicity and robustness against parameter variations and disturbances.
The sliding mode control scheme involves (1) the selection of a hyper-surface or a manifold (i.e. the sliding manifold) such that the system trajectory exhibits desirable behaviour when confined to this sliding manifold, and (2) finding feedback gains so that the system trajectory intersects and stays on the sliding manifold. Important types of sliding mode control (SMC) are classical sliding mode control, integral sliding mode control, second-order sliding mode control and higher order sliding mode control. The new SMC approaches show promising dynamical properties such as finite time convergence and chattering alleviation. Sliding mode control has applications in several branches of science and engineering such as control systems, chaos theory, mechanical engineering, robotics, electrical engineering, network engineering, etc.
This special issue will focus on sliding mode control and its engineering applications.
Subject Coverage Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Adaptive sliding mode control
Chattering analysis of SMC
Discrete-time sliding mode control
Engineering applications of sliding mode control methods
Fuzzy sliding mode control
Higher order sliding mode control
Integral sliding mode control
SMC and optimisation problems
SMC in uncertain or hybrid systems
Sliding mode filtering and estimation
Sliding mode control and system identification Sliding mode observers and applications
Super-twisting sliding mode control
Switched dynamics and control
Terminal sliding mode control
Variables structure control
Notes for Prospective Authors Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process.
All papers must be submitted online. Please read our Submitting articles page.
If you have any queries concerning this special issue, please email the Guest Editors:
Dr. Sundarapandian Vaidyanathan: sundarvtu@gmail.com
Dr. Ahmad Taher Azar: ahmad_t_azar@ieee.org
Important Dates
Manuscripts due by: 31 March, 2018
Notification to authors: 31 May, 2018
Final versions due by: 30 June, 2018