Advanced Motion Control–Electric Drives

Dear Colleagues,

Motion control is important wherever any machine parts are to move in a controlled way. The range of applications covers all branches of technology, from bio- and nanotechnology to transport systems, robotics, and CNC machining, to huge mining machines and space applications. Precise, fast, and constrained motion control determines the technical success of the operation of devices and the safety of people. Electric drives are found in all branches of industry, transportation, robotics, motion control, medical devices, household appliances, etc. About 8 billion electric motors are used in the EU, consuming nearly 50% of the electric energy that the EU produces. Therefore, the electric drive remains at the center of interest for researchers, but motion systems with pneumatic, hydraulic, or using the combustion of hydrogen and hydrocarbon actuators are also still important in numerous applications. The problem of motion control is also a constant issue for the development of advanced methods of control theory.

This Special Issue aims to provide an opportunity for researchers to present their recent work on advances in the field of motion control systems, mainly with electric drive, not excluding other sources of propulsion. We welcome any articles dealing with the following: new design methods of motion controllers, hardware and software for motion control, and reporting successful applications and theoretical achievements, primarily (though not exclusively) in the following areas of research:

• Adaptive, nonlinear, robust, and optimal motion control;
• Artificial intelligence in motion control;
• Observers and fault-tolerant motion control;
• Motion control in presence of state-space and input constraints;
• Motion control in presence of saturation, friction, backlash, and delays;
• Electric drive automation and power converters;
• Actuators and sensors in motion control;
• Motion control in mechatronics, robotics, and transportation;
• Haptic devices and motion control systems with human-in-the-loop;
• Any topics involving motion dynamics and control.

Prof. Dr. Jacek Kabziński
Guest Editor

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• motion control
• linear and rotational motion
• control theory
• ai for motion control
• electric drive automation
• power electronics for electric drives
• pneumatic, hydraulic, and combustion-based drives
• motion sensors and actuators
• diagnostics and condition monitoring in motion systems