Applications of Fractional-Order Systems to Automatic Control

Dear Colleagues,

Fractional-order systems have been applied in diverse areas of science and engineering. Fractional-order calculus is a generalization of the integration and differentiation operators to non-integer order. Factional order provides additional flexibility and adjustments to operation specifications. In automatic control, fractional systems allow forms of response that are impossible to achieve with classical control, e.g., improvement in noise measurement attenuation without unnecessarily deteriorating the disturbance rejection properties and, consequently, the time response of the closed-loop system.

The focus of this Special Issue is to showcase advances in research on topics related to the theory, design, implementation and application of fractional order systems in automatic control. Topics expected to be submitted include (but are not limited to):

• Fractional-order control design and stability analysis;
• Applications of fractional-order control for unmanned vehicles;
• Applications of fractional-order control for renewable energy systems;
• Fractional-order control applied to electric power systems;
• Fractional-order control applied to manufacturing systems;
• Fractional-order control applied to robotic systems;
• Fractional-order control applied to automotive control systems;
• Fractional-order modelling and control of time-delay systems;
• Fractional-order modeling and control of complex systems.

Prof. Dr. Germán Ardul Muñoz-Hernández
Prof. Dr. José Fermi Guerrero-Castellanos
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fractal and Fractional is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.