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20 August 2024

This paper addresses the issue of polynomial iterative learning tracking control (Poly-ILC) for continuous-time linear systems (LTI) operating repetitively. It explores the design of an iterative learning control law by examining the stability along...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advance in Control Theory and Optimization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,765 Views
12 Pages

5 December 2024

In this paper, we introduce Green Iterative Learning Control (Green ILC), an innovative hybrid control method that addresses the critical need for energy-efficient control in dynamic, repetitive-task environments. By integrating the iterative refinem...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Robotic Systems and Automatic Control: Mathematical Models, Technologies, Applications and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,930 Views
17 Pages

Enhancing Injection Molding Process by Implementing Cavity Pressure Sensors and an Iterative Learning Control (ILC) Methodology

  • Diana AngĂ©lica GarcĂ­a-Sánchez,
  • Jan MayĂ©n Chaires,
  • Hugo Arcos-GutiĂ©rrez,
  • IsaĂ­as E. Garduño and ,
  • Maria Guadalupe Navarro-Rojero,
  • Adriana Gallegos-Melgar,
  • JosĂ© Antonio Betancourt-Cantera,
  • Maricruz Hernández-Hernández and
  • Victor Hugo Mercado-Lemus
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

21 September 2025

Plastic injection molding is a widely used manufacturing process for producing plastic components. However, achieving optimal process stability and part quality remains a persistent challenge due to limited real-time feedback during production. The m...

(This article belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,600 Views
14 Pages

11 February 2021

Iterative learning control (ILC) requires that the operating conditions of the controlled system must remain unchanged in the repetitive learning process. If the parameters of system change, the former control experience of ILC would not be effective...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,055 Views
16 Pages

22 June 2020

Wind disturbances and noise severely affect Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) when monitoring and finding faults in overhead power lines. Accordingly, we propose repetitive learning as a new solution for the problem. In particular, the performance of It...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Solutions for Monitoring, Protection and Control of Modern Power Transmission System)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,900 Views
14 Pages

25 January 2018

This study aims to orchestrate a less restrictive learning controller by using the iteration-varying function, the so-called iterative learning controller (ILC), to synchronize two nonlinear systems with free time delay and couple free. The mathemati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from IEEE ICASI 2017)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,905 Views
22 Pages

22 August 2022

Pneumatic actuators demonstrate various nonlinear and uncertain behavior, and as a result, precise control of such actuators with model-based control schemes is challenging. The Iterative Learning Control (ILC) algorithm is a model-free control metho...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Intelligent Control in Actuators Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,495 Views
20 Pages

14 June 2018

This paper presents a second order P-type iterative learning control (ILC) scheme with initial state learning for a class of fractional order linear distributed parameter systems. First, by analyzing the control and learning processes, a discrete sys...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Order Systems and Signals: Modelling, Identification and Control Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,411 Views
16 Pages

12 September 2023

In order to solve the problem that the parameters of traditional proportional–integral (PI) control are not easy to adjust, an iterative learning control (ILC) technique for a DC/DC power converter is proposed in this paper. Firstly, we have develope...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,952 Views
16 Pages

25 February 2024

Aiming to reduce motor speed estimation and torque vibration present in the permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) of rim-driven thrusters (RDTs), a position-sensorless control algorithm using an adaptive second-order sliding mode observer (SMO)...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart and Low Carbon Emission-Oriented Maritime Traffic Management and Controlling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,912 Views
18 Pages

10 October 2024

Iterative learning based digital peak current mode control (PCMC) is proposed in this paper. The proposed control method provides excellent current reference tracking against variations in input voltage, load, and circuit parameters. Compared to othe...

(This article belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
166 Views
26 Pages

19 October 2026

This paper develops an adaptive model predictive control (AMPC) scheme for uncertain nonaffine nonlinear systems by integrating deep Koopman operator theory into a fully data-driven modeling framework. Complex nonlinear systems typically feature prom...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,935 Views
15 Pages

23 October 2020

Designing an optimal iterative learning control is a huge challenge for linear and nonlinear dynamic systems. For such complex systems, standard Norm optimal iterative learning control (NOILC) is an important consideration. This paper presents a nove...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,982 Views
17 Pages

30 May 2020

This paper proposes a novel control approach for a robot gripper in which the impedance control, fuzzy logic control, and iterative learning control are combined in the same control schema. The impedance control is used to keep the gripping force at...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Intelligent Control Methods in Mechatronic Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,752 Views
13 Pages

24 November 2021

This paper proposes a simple tracking and synchronization control of a dual-drive system using inversion-based iterative learning control (IILC), which reformulates the model at each iteration based on input/output data. By the power of the IILC, thi...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
511 Views
37 Pages

Fuzzy Iterative Learning Contouring Control

  • Thanh-Quan Ta and
  • Shyh-Leh Chen

20 May 2026

Iterative learning contouring control (ILCC) improves contouring accuracy in multi-axis motion systems via the equivalent contour error formulation. However, its convergence strongly depends on the learning gain. Large gains may induce overly aggress...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,675 Views
14 Pages

1 August 2018

This article addresses trajectory tracking between two non-identical systems with chaotic properties. To study trajectory tracking, we used the Rossler chaotic and resistive-capacitive-inductance shunted Josephson junction (RCLs-JJ) model in a simila...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from IEEE ICASI 2018)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
625 Views
12 Pages

31 December 2025

This paper proposes Social-only Particle Swarm Optimization-based Iterative Learning Control (SO-PSO-ILC) to address the limitations of conventional Iterative Learning Control (ILC) in model dependency and manual parameter tuning. The proposed method...

(This article belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
115 Views
19 Pages

1 November 2026

Quantization errors and packet dropouts in noisy communication channels degrade the convergence performance of repetitive-motion plants under iterative learning control (ILC). Different from existing works focusing on the redesign of ILC schemes, thi...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,422 Views
21 Pages

Iterative Learning Control for Virtual Inertia: Improving Frequency Stability in Renewable Energy Microgrids

  • Van Tan Nguyen,
  • Thi Bich Thanh Truong,
  • Quang Vu Truong,
  • Hong Viet Phuong Nguyen and
  • Minh Quan Duong

24 July 2025

The integration of renewable energy sources (RESs) into power systems, particularly in microgrids, is becoming a prominent trend aimed at reducing dependence on traditional energy sources. Replacing conventional synchronous generators with grid-conne...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synergistic Approaches to Energy Transition, Circular Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs))
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,623 Views
17 Pages

Iterative Learning Control for Vibration Suppression of a Robotic Arm

  • Jia-Liang Lin,
  • Han-Pang Huang and
  • Chun-Yeon Lin

6 January 2023

This paper presents a vibration control method for the vibration suppression of a robotic arm. To understand the causes of the vibration in the six-axis manipulator and then eliminate the vibration through an effective control method, the vibration c...

(This article belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,918 Views
15 Pages

10 July 2020

In this paper, the formation tracking problem for heterogeneous multi-agent systems with loss of multiple communication packets is considered using the iterative learning control (ILC) method. A dropout compensation ILC method is presented to constru...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-Channel and Multi-Agent Signal Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,788 Views
18 Pages

2 May 2022

At present, the cogging torque of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) seriously limits the Los pointing accuracy of aviation photoelectric stabilization platforms based on PMSM, which also restricts the requirements of ultra-long-distance and...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
69 Citations
8,138 Views
11 Pages

21 December 2018

Due to the under-actuated and strong coupling characteristics of quadrotor aircraft, traditional trajectory tracking methods have low control precision, and poor anti-interference ability. A novel fuzzy proportional-interactive-derivative (PID)-type...

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
930 Views
30 Pages

The coordination of switched fractional-order nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agent systems (FONHMASs) with cooperative and antagonistic interactions presents significant challenges due to the complex coupling of switched fractional-order dynamics. Cru...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Dynamics and Control in Multi-Agent Systems and Networks)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,665 Views
16 Pages

Robust Closed–Open Loop Iterative Learning Control for MIMO Discrete-Time Linear Systems with Dual-Varying Dynamics and Nonrepetitive Uncertainties

  • Yawen Zhang,
  • Yunshan Wei,
  • Zuxin Ye,
  • Shilin Liu and ,
  • Hao Chen,
  • Yuangao Yan and
  • Junhong Chen
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 May 2025

Iterative learning control (ILC) typically requires strict repeatability in initial states, trajectory length, external disturbances, and system dynamics. However, these assumptions are often difficult to fully satisfy in practical applications. Whil...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analysis and Applications of Control Systems Theory)
  • Article
  • Open Access
278 Views
26 Pages

16 October 2026

During periodic scanning, friction-dominated disturbances near motion reversals cause velocity fluctuations in an inertially stabilized platform (ISP). This paper proposes a disturbance rejection control method based on an iterative-learning-embedded...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Active Disturbance Rejection Control: Theory, Design, and Applications in Advanced Actuation Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,245 Views
19 Pages

To realize the high-performance load torque tracking of an electric dynamic load simulator system with random measurement noises and strong position disturbances, a PD-type iterative learning control (ILC) algorithm with adaptive learning gains is pr...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,729 Views
17 Pages

Adaptive Fuzzy Iterative Learning Control for Systems with Saturated Inputs and Unknown Control Directions

  • Qing-Yuan Xu,
  • Wan-Ying He,
  • Chuang-Tao Zheng,
  • Peng Xu and ,
  • Yun-Shan Wei and
  • Kai Wan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 September 2022

An adaptive fuzzy iterative learning control (ILC) algorithm is designed for the iterative variable reference trajectory problem of nonlinear discrete-time systems with input saturations and unknown control directions. Firstly, an adaptive fuzzy iter...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deep Learning and Adaptive Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,291 Views
19 Pages

21 January 2022

In this study, vibration control, a behavior which subordinates to stall-induced nonlinear vibration and amplitude control of a wind turbine’s blade section, based on unified pitch motion driven by slider-linkage mechanism, is investigated by u...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancement in Wind Turbine Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,377 Views
7 Pages

22 October 2016

This paper presents an application of Iterative Learning Control (ILC) theory to secure communication system design by using chaotic signals, where the logistic-map is employed as a source of chaos. Meanwhile, the ILC scheme is employed as a tool to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,160 Views
26 Pages

Model-Free Control for Doubly Salient Permanent Magnet-Generator-Based Tidal Stream Turbine Considering Flux-Weakening Operation

  • Hao Chen,
  • Luming Liu,
  • Yassine Amirat,
  • Zhibin Zhou and ,
  • Nadia AĎŠt-Ahmed and
  • Mohamed Benbouzid
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 November 2023

Renewable energy generation is increasingly important due to serious energy issues. A Doubly Salient Permanent Magnet Generator (DSPMG) can be an interesting candidate for tidal stream renewable energy systems. However, the special structure makes th...

(This article belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,543 Views
28 Pages

Learning-Based Repetitive Control of a Bowden-Cable-Actuated Exoskeleton with Frictional Hysteresis

  • Yunde Shi,
  • Mingqiu Guo,
  • Chang Hui,
  • Shilin Li and ,
  • Xiaoqiang Ji,
  • Yuan Yang,
  • Xiang Luo and
  • Dan Xia
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

4 October 2022

Bowden-cable-actuated soft exoskeleton robots are known for their light weight and flexibility of power transmission during rehabilitation training or movement assistance for humans. However, friction-induced nonlinearity of the Bowden transmission c...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Engineering and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,779 Views
19 Pages

A Novel Predefined Time PD-Type ILC Paradigm for Nonlinear Systems

  • Chun-Wu Yin,
  • Saleem Riaz,
  • Haider Zaman,
  • Nasim Ullah and ,
  • Vojtech Blazek,
  • Lukas Prokop and
  • Stanislav Misak
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 December 2022

Intelligent robotics has drawn a great deal of attention due to its high precision, stability, and reliability, which are the basic key factors for industrial automation. This paper proposes an iterative learning control (ILC) technique with predefin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,653 Views
14 Pages

This study deals with P-type iterative learning control (ILC) techniques for switched impulsive systems governed by composite fractional derivatives. The systems considered incorporate non-instantaneous impulses and an initial state offset, with the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,072 Views
33 Pages

Impedance Iterative Learning Backstepping Control for Output-Constrained Multisection Continuum Arms Based on PMA

  • Yuexuan Xu,
  • Xin Guo,
  • Jian Li,
  • Xingyu Huo and ,
  • Hao Sun,
  • Gaowei Zhang,
  • Qianqian Xing,
  • Minghe Liu,
  • Tianyi Ma and
  • Qingsong Ding
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

16 September 2022

Background: Pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA) actuated multisection continuum arms are widely applied in various fields with high flexibility and bionic properties. Nonetheless, their kinematic modeling and control strategy proves to be extremely chall...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advance in Medical and Rehabilitation Robots)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,321 Views
18 Pages

State Estimators for Plants Implementing ILC Strategies through Delay Links

  • Lina Si,
  • Xinyang Guo,
  • Lixun Huang and
  • Qiuwen Zhang

12 September 2024

Random delays in the communication links affect the precise tracking of the expected trajectory by a plant controlled by the iterative learning control (ILC) strategy. To tackle the link impact, this paper proposes a state estimator to derive accurat...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,943 Views
15 Pages

29 November 2021

In order to solve the problems of repetitive and non-repetitive interference in the workflow of Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV), Iterative Learning Control (ILC) combined with linear extended state observer (LESO) is utilized to improve the control ac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Autonomous Machines and Designs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,996 Views
18 Pages

Biologically Inspired Optimal Terminal Iterative Learning Control for the Swing Phase of Gait in a Hybrid Neuroprosthesis: A Modeling Study

  • Nathaniel S. Makowski,
  • Marshaun N. Fitzpatrick,
  • Ronald J. Triolo,
  • Ryan-David Reyes and ,
  • Roger D. Quinn and
  • Musa Audu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

(1) Background: An iterative learning control (ILC) strategy was developed for a “Muscle First” Motor-Assisted Hybrid Neuroprosthesis (MAHNP). The MAHNP combines a backdrivable exoskeletal brace with neural stimulation technology to enabl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,156 Views
17 Pages

Iterative Learning Control for Actuator Fault Uncertain Systems

  • Lei Wang,
  • Liangxin Dong,
  • Yiyang Chen,
  • Keqing Wang and
  • Feng Gao

21 September 2022

An iterative learning fault-tolerant control method is designed for an actuator fault intermittent process with simultaneous uncertainties for the system parameters. First, an intermittent fault tolerance controller is designed using 2D system theory...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,845 Views
19 Pages

28 July 2023

Electrical machines generate unwanted flux and current harmonics. Harmonics can be suppressed using various methods. In this paper, the harmonics are significantly reduced using Iterative Learning Control (ILC) and Neural Networks (NNs). The ILC can...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,323 Views
16 Pages

Iterative Learning Control with Adaptive Kalman Filtering for Trajectory Tracking in Non-Repetitive Time-Varying Systems

  • Lei Wang,
  • Shunjie Zhu,
  • Menghan Wei,
  • Xiaoxiao Wang and ,
  • Ziwei Huangfu and
  • Yiyang Chen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 April 2025

This paper presents an adaptive Kalman filter (AKF)-enhanced iterative learning control (ILC) scheme to improve trajectory tracking in non-repetitive time-varying systems (NTVSs), particularly in industrial applications. Unlike traditional ILC method...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,941 Views
11 Pages

8 January 2021

In this paper, a current-error-based iterative learning controller (ILC) with a nonlinear controller is proposed to improve the position-tracking performance in permanent-magnet (PM) stepper motors. Our proposed method comprises a current-error-based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,452 Views
12 Pages

21 November 2023

Periodic torque ripple often occurs in permanent magnet synchronous motors due to cogging torque and flux harmonic distortion, leading to motor speed fluctuations and further causing mechanical vibration and noise, which seriously affects the perform...

(This article belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
374 Views
27 Pages

This study developed a frequency-domain fault-tolerant iterative learning control (ILC) strategy for spatially interconnected systems subject to external disturbances and actuator faults. An equivalent one-dimensional system model was established by...

(This article belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,450 Views
16 Pages

5 September 2019

This paper deals with the consensus tracking problem of heterogeneous linear multiagent systems under the repeatable operation environment, and adopts a proportional differential (PD)-type iterative learning control (ILC) algorithm based on the fract...

  • Article
  • Open Access
691 Views
22 Pages

17 April 2026

To mitigate low-speed speed oscillations in permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) arising from the combined effects of rotor-position-related periodic disturbances and external perturbations, this paper develops a composite robust speed regulat...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,622 Views
22 Pages

8 February 2020

A novel Set Point Weighting Iterative Learning Controller (SPW-ILC) has been proposed for voltage stabilization at AC/DC bus, coordinated control among the distributed sources in the modeled hybrid microgrid (HMG) and synchronization of HMG with util...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,398 Views
26 Pages

High-Speed Elevator Car Air Pressure Compensation Method Based on Coupling Analysis of Internal and External Flow Fields

  • Lemiao Qiu,
  • Huifang Zhou,
  • Zili Wang,
  • Shuyou Zhang and ,
  • Lichun Zhang and
  • Wenqian Lou
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

14 February 2021

As the demand for high-speed elevators grows, the requirements of elevator performance have also developed. The high speed will produce strong airflow disturbances and drastic pressure changes, which is prone to cause passenger discomfort. In this pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,817 Views
23 Pages

3 September 2021

In this paper, we develop a hybrid iterative learning controller (HILC) for a non-holonomic wheeled mobile platform to achieve trajectory tracking with actual complex constraints, such as physical constraints, uncertain parameters, and initial errors...

(This article belongs to the Topic Industrial Robotics)

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