Systems & Control Engineering
A section of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292).
Section Information
The Systems and Controls section provides the field of electrical and computer engineering a unified paradigm for designing controllers in a variety of application domains. Initially developed in the context of electrical engineering, this dynamic field has come to represent an essential enabling and supporting technology for a wide range of sectors (energy, transport, manufacturing, biology, defense, robotics …).
This section is devoted to publishing focused articles related to control aspects of electronics and engineering systems, more specifically including theoretical developments and applications of control engineering as embedded control systems, mechatronics, smart systems, power systems, electrical circuits, computer science, for the enhancement of electronics systems and processes. All submissions are subject to a peer-review process. We encourage the submission of original contributions derived from theoretical and/or application-oriented research studies.
Subject Areas
The subject areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- modelling and control approaches
- embedded control
- control theory
- adaptive control
- optimization and optimization-based control
- system identification
- intelligent control
- learning-based approaches
- robust control
- sliding mode control
- non linear control
- observer-design
- fractional-order modelling and control
- model predictive control
- fault detection and diagnosis
- fault tolerant control
- system theory
- complex systems
- networked control systems
- multi-agent systems
- uncertain systems
- non linear systems
- hybrid and switched systems
- intelligent systems
- stochastic systems
- linear systems
- safe systems
- distributed parameter systems
- applications
- motion control
- aerospace
- sensors and actuators
- mechatronics
- autonomous and intelligent systems
- robotics
- electrical systems
- navigation and control
- human machine cooperation
- bio-engineering
- marine (underwater, surface) vehicles
- micro-systems
- smart systems
- renewable energy applications
- manufactoring systems
- cyber physical systems
- automotive systems
- industrial electronic applications
- control of networks
- control of power systems and smart grids
- connected and automated vehicles
- machines
- cooperative control
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Trends in Soft Robotics and Mechatronics (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Precision Machining Optimization: Fuzzy Logic and Adaptive Control (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Advanced Applications of Multi-Agent Systems and Intelligent Control Technologies (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Assistive Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction: Technology, Design, and System Control (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- The New Development of Predictive Control and Intelligent Decision-Making (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Advances in Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring of Intelligent Transportation Systems (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Recent Advances in Mobile Robot Navigation and Motion Planning (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Advances in Kinematic Planning and Dynamic Control of Intelligent Robots (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Recent Advances in Automation and Intelligence of Precision Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Embodied Intelligence and Collaborative Autonomy: Perception, Planning and Control (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- New Trends in the Development of Intelligent Unmanned System Control (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- From GNSS-PNT to Quantum PNT: Current Technologies, Challenges and Future Directions (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Design and Control of Drives and Electrical Machines, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Advances in Intelligent Motion Planning, Control, and Perception for Robotic Systems (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Advances in Intelligent and Optimal Control: Theory and Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Next‑Generation Human–Robot Interaction: Multi‑Modal Sensing, Learning, and Control (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Theory and Applications of Model-Free Control for Nonlinear Systems (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Advanced Nonlinear and Learning-Based Control Techniques for Complex Dynamical Systems, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Intelligent Perception and Control for Robotics, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Coordination and Communication of Multi-Robot Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Nonlinear Control in Autonomous Vehicles (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Quantum Machine Learning for Next-Generation Robot Control (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Next-Generation Machine Learning Models for Predictive Analytics in Condition Monitoring (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Recent Advances in AI-Embedded Autonomous Driving Techniques (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Learning-Based Control for Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Nonlinear Analysis and Control of Electronic Systems (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Learning-Based Planning, Control, and Estimation for Unmanned Systems (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Underwater Real-Time Monitoring and Information Technologies (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Automation, Operation and Maintenance of Control and Communication Systems, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Guidance, Navigation and Control for UAVs (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Advanced Control in Transportation and Vehicle Systems (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Recent Advances in Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis (Deadline: 1 February 2027)
- UAV Swarm and Multi-UAV Systems: Cooperative Control, Distributed Intelligence and Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- High-Performance Motor Design and Control for Electrified Transportation and Robotic Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Intelligent Control for Next-Generation Robotics (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Advancements in Predictive Maintenance—Fault Detection and Condition Monitoring in Electromechanical Systems (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Intelligent Control and Optimization for Navigation and Robotics (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Progress and Innovations in Multi-Source Information Fusion, Navigation, and Guidance Technologies (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Intelligent Control and Learning for Biomimetic Robotics (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Automation Control and Path Planning in Intelligent Robots (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Autonomous Vehicles: Sensing, Mapping, and Positioning (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Robust Control of Dynamic Systems (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Multi-Agent Systems: Applications and Directions (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Data Fusion for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Satellite Network Security: Physical-Layer Techniques, Challenges and Future Directions (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Intelligent Perception and Control for Complex Systems (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- The Design and Application of Robots (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Advances in Embodied Intelligence for Robotics (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Advances in Autonomous Robots: Technologies, Control, and Applications (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Advances in Motor Design and Intelligent Control Systems (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Digital Twins, Edge AI, and Intelligent Sensing for Autonomous Marine Robotics (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Big Data Technologies for Modern Database Systems (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Advanced Mechanisms and Robotics: Design, Modeling, and Applications (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Structural Design, Motion Control and Reliability Analysis of Embodied Intelligent Robots (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Advances in Autonomous UAV Navigation and Path Planning (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Intelligent Robots for Future Power Systems: Perception, Decision, and Autonomous Operation (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Recent Advances in Robotics and Mechatronics in Smart Cities (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Electronics for Underwater Vehicle Autonomy (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Advanced Navigation and Intelligent Perception Technology for Unmanned Systems (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Robotics and Intelligent Control (Deadline: 30 May 2027)
- Intelligent Robotics: Design, Control and Application (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Data-Driven Optimization Control of Intelligent Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems with Autonomous Navigation: Third Edition (Deadline: 15 August 2027)
