Dear Colleagues,

Control and automation in their broadest sense play a fundamental role in process industries. Automatic control systems involve mathematics more than is usual in other engineering disciplines. Even though the subject has a strong mathematical foundation, emphasis throughout the literature is not on mathematical rigor or formal derivation (unless they contribute to the understanding of the concept) but, instead, on the methods of application associated with the analysis and design of the feedback system. Advances in sensors, actuators, computation technology, and communication networks help provide the necessary tools for the implementation of control hardware. Practical applications for this control method are aimed toward a variety of relevant scientific research fields that incorporate robotics and automation in applications. The scope of this Special Issue is to present and discuss new trends in the design, control, and applications of control systems, robots, and mechatronic systems.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an opportunity for international researchers to share and review recent advances in the foundations, integration architectures, and applications of control systems and robotics. The Special Issue aims to solicit original, full-length articles on new findings and developments from researchers, academics, and industrial practitioners in the field of control systems and robotics.

We welcome original high-quality papers previously unpublished that address recent results for complex systems (nonlinear dynamic systems, complex dynamic networks, stochastic systems, chaotic nonlinear systems, complex mechanical structures, robots, etc.).

Prof. Dr. Ahmad Taher Azar
Guest Editor

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