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Fractal and Fractional, Volume 7, Issue 1

January 2023 - 98 articles

Cover Story: Controlling soft robots is a significant challenge due to the nonlinear elastic nature of the soft materials that conform their structure. This paper studies the identification and control problems of a novel two-degrees-of-freedom, tendon-actuated, soft robotic arm. A decoupled identification approach is presented; later, a fractional order control strategy is proposed and tested experimentally, in comparison with PI solutions. The simulation and experimental results show the goodness of the modeling and control approaches discussed. View this paper
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Articles (98)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,536 Views
15 Pages

Local Convergence of Traub’s Method and Its Extensions

  • Muhammed Saeed K,
  • Krishnendu Remesh,
  • Santhosh George,
  • Jidesh Padikkal and
  • Ioannis K. Argyros

In this article, we examine the local convergence analysis of an extension of Newton’s method in a Banach space setting. Traub introduced the method (also known as the Arithmetic-Mean Newton’s Method and Weerakoon and Fernando method) wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
3,828 Views
17 Pages

A major problem in power systems is achieving a match between the load demand and generation demand, where security, dependability, and quality are critical factors that need to be provided to power producers. This paper proposes a proportional&ndash...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,360 Views
11 Pages

In this paper, we present a class of finite difference methods for numerically solving fractional differential equations. Such numerical schemes are developed based on the change in variable and piecewise interpolations. Error analysis of the numeric...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,165 Views
26 Pages

Non-Linear Analysis of Novel Equivalent Circuits of Single-Diode Solar Cell Models with Voltage-Dependent Resistance

  • Mahendiran Vellingiri,
  • Muhyaddin Rawa,
  • Sultan Alghamdi,
  • Abdullah A. Alhussainy,
  • Ahmed S. Althobiti,
  • Martin Calasan,
  • Mihailo Micev,
  • Ziad M. Ali and
  • Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem

The most commonly used model of solar cells is the single-diode model, with five unknown parameters. First, this paper proposes three variants of the single-diode model, which imply the voltage dependence of the series resistance, parallel resistance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
2,161 Views
22 Pages

In this manuscript, we find the numerical solutions of a class of fractional-order differential equations with singularity and strong nonlinearity pertaining to electrohydrodynamic flow in a circular cylindrical conduit. The nonlinearity of the under...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,376 Views
13 Pages

Power from solar energy is not reliable, due to weather-related factors, which diminishes the power system’s reliability. Therefore, this study suggests a way to predict the intensity of solar irradiance using various statistical algorithms and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
2,781 Views
42 Pages

In this article, we investigate a novel class of mixed integral fractional delay dynamic systems with impulsive effects on time scales. Also, fixed-point techniques are applied to study the existence and uniqueness of a solution to the considered sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,973 Views
18 Pages

Triggered by COVID-19, one of the most dramatic crashes in the stock market in history occurred in March 2020. The sharp reductions in NASDAQ insurance stock indexes were observed after the occurrence of COVID-19 and in March 2020. In this study, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,031 Views
11 Pages

An ε-Approximate Approach for Solving Variable-Order Fractional Differential Equations

  • Yahong Wang,
  • Wenmin Wang,
  • Liangcai Mei,
  • Yingzhen Lin and
  • Hongbo Sun

As a mathematical tool, variable-order (VO) fractional calculus (FC) was developed rapidly in the engineering field due to it better describing the anomalous diffusion problems in engineering; thus, the research of the solutions of VO fractional diff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
4,339 Views
22 Pages

In this article, a fractional-order proportional-integral-differential (FOPID) controller and its modified structure, called a MFOPID controller, are presented. To guarantee optimal system performance, the gains of the proposed FOPID and MFOPID contr...

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