TY - BOOK ID - 16153556 TI - Advances in Variable Structure Systems and Sliding Mode Control—Theory and Applications AU - Li, Shihua. AU - Yu, Xing Huo. AU - Fridman, Leonid. AU - Man, Zhihong. AU - Wang, Xiangyu. PY - 2018 SN - 3319628968 331962895X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Variables (Mathematics) KW - Engineering. KW - System theory. KW - Control engineering. KW - Control. KW - Systems Theory, Control. KW - Mathematical constants KW - Mathematics KW - Systems theory. KW - Control and Systems Theory. KW - Systems, Theory of KW - Systems science KW - Science KW - Control engineering KW - Control equipment KW - Control theory KW - Engineering instruments KW - Automation KW - Programmable controllers KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:16153556 AB - This book reflects the latest developments in variable structure systems (VSS) and sliding mode control (SMC), highlighting advances in various branches of the VSS/SMC field, e.g., from conventional SMC to high-order SMC, from the continuous-time domain to the discrete-time domain, from theories to applications, etc. The book consists of three parts and 16 chapters: in the first part, new VSS/SMC algorithms are proposed and their properties are analyzed, while the second focuses on the use of VSS/SMC techniques to solve a variety of control problems; the third part examines the applications of VSS/SMC to real-time systems.   The book introduces postgraduates and researchers to the state-of-the-art in VSS/SMC field, including the theory, methodology, and applications. Relative academic disciplines include Automation, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Instrument Science and Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Transportation Engineering, Energy and Power Engineering, etc. ER -