Theory and Applications of Model-Free Control for Nonlinear Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems & Control Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2026 | Viewed by 123
Editors
Interests: nonlinear control; robust adaptive control; constrained control; autonomous aystems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue on “Theory and Applications of Model-Free Control for Nonlinear Systems” in Electronics. This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research and developments in model-free control for nonlinear systems, covering a wide range of topics, including data-driven control, adaptive and intelligent control, reinforcement learning, ultra-local modeling, and practical applications in engineering systems.
We invite researchers and practitioners to submit original research papers, review articles, and case studies that address various aspects of model-free control for nonlinear systems. Topics of interest include the following:
- Model-free control design for nonlinear systems;
- Data-driven control methods and learning-based control strategies;
- Reinforcement learning and adaptive dynamic programming for control;
- Ultra-local modeling and intelligent control approaches;
- Stability, convergence, and robustness analysis;
- Output-feedback and observer-free control methods;
- Tracking control, regulation, and disturbance rejection;
- Fault-tolerant and resilient control schemes;
- Event-triggered and networked control implementations;
- Applications in robotics, autonomous systems, power electronics, electrical drives, and process control.
Authors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts that present significant and original contributions to the field. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field to uphold the journal’s high standards.
Dr. Mehdi Golestani
Dr. Guangtai Tian
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- model-free control
- nonlinear systems
- data-driven control
- learning-based control
- adaptive control
- reinforcement learning
- robust control
- intelligent control
- fault-tolerant control
- networked control
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