Advances in Fractional Order Systems and Robust Control, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, fractional differential calculus has been applied to the study of dynamic systems. Fractional  calculus  is  a  generalization  of  the  classical  integration  and  differentiation operators to non-integer order. Because of the unique characteristics of historical memory,  the dynamic process of a real problem can be described more accurately using fractional order systems. Meanwhile, most systems in reality are highly coupled linear or nonlinear systems and there are always dynamic uncertainties  in  the  modeling. These uncertainties reduce the performance of controllers designed based on accurate mathematical models. Therefore, it is necessary to study the robust control of the uncertain linear or nonlinear fractional order systems. 

The focus of this Special Issue is to continue to advance research on topics relating to the theory, design, implementation, and application of fractional order systems and robust control. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Stability analysis and robust control of linear fractional order systems;
• Stability analysis and robust control of the linear time-varying periodic fractional order systems;
• Stability and robust control of fractional order T-S fuzzy systems；
• Robust control method for interval uncertain fractional order systems;
• Robust control for uncertain linear fractional order systems with external uncertain perturbations;  
• Robust controller design method for nonlinear uncertain fractional order systems;
• Robust control for nonlinear fractional order systems with parametric uncertainties;
• Robust control for uncertain nonlinear fractional order systems with time-varying uncertainties;
• Robust control method for uncertain nonlinear fractional order systems with stochastic perturbations. 

Please feel free to read and download all publications in our first volume via:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fractalfract/special_issues/frac_robust_control

Prof. Dr. Feng Liu
Guest Editor

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