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  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
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To improve the tracking capability and sensorless estimation accuracy of a permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM) control system, a sensorless control system based on a continuous terminal sliding mode controller (CT-SMC) and fuzzy super-t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
65 Citations
10,016 Views
18 Pages

This paper describes the design of a robust composite high-order super-twisting sliding mode controller (HOSTSMC) for robot manipulators. Robot manipulators are extensively used in industrial manufacturing for many complex and specialized application...

  • Article
  • Open Access
350 Views
31 Pages

18 October 2025

This paper presents an output-feedback sliding-mode control strategy for a two-DOF lower-limb exoskeleton system aimed at rehabilitation assistance for disabled individuals. The core of the approach is a cascade super-twisting observer, beginning wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,829 Views
27 Pages

30 January 2024

This paper proposes a trajectory tracking control scheme consisting of a fast finite-time super-twisting sliding mode control (FSTSMC) approach and an extended state higher-order sliding mode observer (ESHSMO) for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs)...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,985 Views
24 Pages

22 January 2025

The rapid advancement of quadrotor systems has introduced significant challenges across multiple disciplines. Among these, fault tolerance and trajectory tracking in complex environments have long been recognized as critical challenges in quadrotor c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,586 Views
20 Pages

5 October 2021

It is difficult to model and determine the parameters of the steer-by-wire (SBW) system accurately, and the perturbation is variable with complex and changeable tire–road conditions. In order to improve the control performance of the vehicle SBW syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,046 Views
23 Pages

28 August 2023

This paper proposes a neural network approach adaptive super-twisting sliding mode control algorithm for autonomous vehicles. An adaptive and robust control algorithm in autonomous vehicles is needed to compensate for disturbance and parametric uncer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,958 Views
15 Pages

10 September 2024

Since robustness is only maintained on the sliding-mode surface, sliding mode control is inherently non-globally stable. Therefore, reducing the time to reach the sliding mode is crucial for enhancing sliding mode robustness. To improve the performan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,964 Views
20 Pages

2 April 2023

In electric vehicles, performances of electric vehicle drivetrains depend on the electric machine and the control. Switched Reluctance Machines (SRMs) are today an alternative to rare earth magnets machines such as Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,978 Views
19 Pages

24 June 2023

This paper designs a novel smooth super-twisting extended-state observer (SSTESO)-based smooth super-twisting sliding-mode control (SSTSMC) scheme to promote the robust ability and voltage-tracking performance of DC-DC buck converters. First, an SSTE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,377 Views
20 Pages

9 August 2023

In this study, a sliding-mode controller is designed using an adaptive reaching law with a super-twisting algorithm. A dynamic model of a drone is designed with a quadrotor that has four motors and considers disturbances and model uncertainties. Give...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,810 Views
17 Pages

2 September 2020

In this research, based on the ultra-local model, a novel compound model-free control strategy with an intelligent Proportional-Integral and super-twisting Sliding Mode Control (MFiPISTSMC) strategy for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,293 Views
13 Pages

3 January 2024

Aiming at the nonlinear and multiple disturbances in the multi-quadcopter UAV system, this paper proposes a leader–follower composite formation control strategy based on an improved super-twisted sliding mode controller (ISTSMC) and a finite-ti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
812 Views
21 Pages

28 August 2025

To improve the dynamic response and disturbance rejection performance of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) speed control system, this paper designs a speed control strategy of PMSM based on super-twisting sliding mode corrected differential...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,333 Views
17 Pages

26 December 2024

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) are nonlinear, multi-parameter systems that exhibit structural symmetry but are susceptible to parameter variations and external disturbances. These challenges can disrupt the inherent symmetrical character...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,359 Views
19 Pages

An improved super-twisting sliding mode and linear active disturbance rejection control strategy is proposed to improve the dynamic response performance and immunity performance in switched reluctance motor speed control systems. Firstly, the linear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,372 Views
15 Pages

9 February 2021

This paper proposes a novel model-free super-twisting nonlinear sliding mode control (MFSTNLSMC) strategy with an improved smoothing extended state observer (SESO) for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. First of all, the improved SESO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,624 Views
28 Pages

7 March 2021

This article proposes a novel adaptive super-twisting sliding mode control scheme with a time-delay estimation technique (ASTSMC-TDE) to control the yaw angle of a single ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle system. Such systems are highly nonlinear; h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,518 Views
26 Pages

5 May 2025

In response to the inherent nonlinearity and complex coupling of quadrotor UAV systems, as well as the challenge of maintaining a stable flight attitude under external disturbances, this paper proposes a UAV pose control method based on a fusion of A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
833 Views
20 Pages

25 March 2025

This paper presents an optimized nonlinear controller, the Integral Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control (ISTSMC), for acute leukemia therapy. To enhance its performance, we introduce the RedFox Optimization Algorithm, a nature-inspired technique base...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,477 Views
19 Pages

29 March 2019

In traditional sensorless control of the interior permanent magnet synchronous motors (IPMSMs) for medium and high speed domains, a control strategy based on a sliding-mode observer (SMO) and phase-locked loop (PLL) is widely applied. A new strategy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,623 Views
20 Pages

25 April 2024

When the operating state of the power system changes, a modular multilevel converter power electronic transformer (MMC-PET) based on modular multilevel converters cannot perform efficient energy transfer and power conversion under conventional contro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
258 Views
22 Pages

A Study on Fractional-Order Adaptive Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control for an Excavator Working Device

  • Shunjie Zhou,
  • Zhong Liu,
  • Mengyi Li,
  • Deqing Liu,
  • Chongyu Wang and
  • Hao Li

27 November 2025

This study proposes a fractional-order adaptive super-twisting sliding mode control (FO-ASTSMC) strategy to mitigate the difficulties arising from nonlinearity, uncertain parameters, and substantial external interferences during path-following operat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,148 Views
19 Pages

24 September 2022

To solve the problem of the sensorless control method of a permanent magnet synchronous motor, based on the study of a mathematical model for a permanent magnet synchronous motor and model adaptation theory, a reference model equation and adjustable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,261 Views
27 Pages

27 February 2022

In this study, we examined the robust super-twisting sliding mode backstepping control (SBSC) method, which employed a tracking differentiator and nonlinear disturbance observer for a hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. To realize robust...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,163 Views
21 Pages

14 April 2023

Aiming at the problem of the coexistence of matching and mismatching uncertainties in electro-hydraulic servo systems, disturbance observers and a backstepping sliding mode controller based on the generalized super-twisting algorithm (GSTA) are propo...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,282 Views
11 Pages

Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control with SVR Disturbance Observer for PMSM Speed Regulation

  • Ahyeong Choi,
  • Hyunchang Kim,
  • Mingyuan Hu,
  • Youngjae Kim,
  • Hyeongki Ahn and
  • Kwanho You

24 October 2022

Sliding mode control and disturbance compensation techniques are applied to a nonlinear speed control algorithm for a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). Optimizing the speed control performance of PMSM systems with various disturbances and un...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,967 Views
24 Pages

This paper deals with the modelling and control of differential steering for vehicular motions with the help of Sliding Mode Control (SMC) with a Super-Twisting Algorithm (STA). A single-track mechanical model of the vehicular dynamics is proposed an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,612 Views
24 Pages

Industrial mobile robots easily experience actuator loss of some effectiveness and additive bias faults due to the working scenarios, resulting in unexpected performance degradation. This article proposes a novel adaptive fault-tolerant control (FTC)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,670 Views
18 Pages

25 March 2022

This paper designed an adaptive super-twisting sliding mode control (STSMC) scheme based on an output feedback fuzzy neural network (OFFNN) for an active power filter (APF), aiming at tracking compensation current quickly and precisely, and solving t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
719 Views
16 Pages

Model-Free Predictive Control of Inverter Based on Ultra-Local Model and Adaptive Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Observer

  • Wensheng Luo,
  • Zejian Shu,
  • Ruifang Zhang,
  • Jose I. Leon,
  • Abraham M. Alcaide and
  • Leopoldo G. Franquelo

28 August 2025

Model predictive control (MPC) is significantly affected by parameter mismatch in inverter applications, whereas model-free predictive control (MFPC) avoids parameter dependence through the ultra-local model (ULM). However, the traditional MFPC based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,835 Views
20 Pages

To improve the chattering problem caused by the terminal sliding mode control (TSMC) and sliding mode observer (SMO) in permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (PMLSM) control systems, this study presents the design of a continuous terminal sliding...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,095 Views
30 Pages

A Backstepping Sliding Mode Control of a Quadrotor UAV Using a Super-Twisting Observer

  • Vicente Borja-Jaimes,
  • Jarniel García-Morales,
  • Ricardo Fabricio Escobar-Jiménez,
  • Gerardo Vicente Guerrero-Ramírez and
  • Manuel Adam-Medina

16 September 2025

This study addresses robust trajectory tracking for quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (QUAVs) under partial state measurements and bounded external disturbances. To this end, a control framework is introduced that integrates backstepping sliding mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,076 Views
20 Pages

12 January 2021

Subsynchronous oscillation, caused by the interaction between the rotor side converter (RSC) control of the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) and series-compensated transmission line, is an alleged subsynchronous control interaction (SSCI). SSCI...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,269 Views
27 Pages

A Super-Twisting Sliding-Mode Control Strategy for a Heaving Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter

  • Zhongfeng Li,
  • Lixian Wang,
  • Lidong Wang,
  • Xiaoping Liu,
  • Zhongyi Wang and
  • Lei Liu

This paper proposes a super-twisting sliding-mode control (STSMC) strategy to enhance the efficiency and stability of a heaving point absorber wave energy converter (PAWEC) system equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). In part...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,101 Views
30 Pages

21 September 2020

The formulation of a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control strategy plays a vital role in enhancing the inherent low conversion efficiency of a photovoltaic (PV) module. Keeping in view the nonlinear electrical characteristics of the PV module...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,576 Views
21 Pages

20 January 2025

Longitudinal motion control is a critical aspect of autonomous vehicle area, requiring a well-designed controller to ensure optimal system performance, safety, and comfort under varying driving conditions. Previous control methods often face challeng...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,083 Views
20 Pages

22 June 2024

In this study, a novel composite speed controller combining a sliding-mode speed controller with a disturbance observer is proposed for the vector-controlled synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) drive system. The proposed composite speed controller e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,990 Views
17 Pages

3 July 2019

The scheme based on direct torque and flux control (DTFC) as well as active flux is a good choice for the interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) sensorless control. The precision of the stator flux observation is essential for this schem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,734 Views
19 Pages

14 January 2020

The paper presents a modified adaptation algorithm for the super-twisted sliding mode controller structure, based on the barrier function method. The aim of the paper is to reduce the chattering phenomena of the controller, which limited the use of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,281 Views
18 Pages

23 September 2021

This article presents an improved super-twisting high-order sliding mode observer for permanent magnet synchronous motors to achieve high-performance sensorless control. The proposed observer is able to simultaneously estimate rotor position and spee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
568 Views
17 Pages

This study proposes an improved super-twisting sliding mode (STSM) control method for a brushless doubly fed induction generator (BDFIG) used in standalone ship shaft power generation systems. Focusing on the problem of the low tracking accuracy of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,338 Views
21 Pages

Adaptive Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control of Underwater Mechanical Leg with Extended State Observer

  • Lihui Liao,
  • Luping Gao,
  • Mboulé Ngwa,
  • Dijia Zhang,
  • Jingmin Du and
  • Baoren Li

27 September 2023

Underwater manipulation is one of the most significant functions of the deep-sea crawling and swimming robot (DCSR), which relies on the high-accuracy control of the body posture. As the actuator of body posture control, the position control performa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,942 Views
29 Pages

Enhanced Fuzzy-Based Super-Twisting Sliding-Mode Control System for the Cessna Citation X Lateral Motion

  • Seyed Mohammad Hosseini,
  • Ilona Bematol,
  • Georges Ghazi and
  • Ruxandra Mihaela Botez

A novel combination of three control systems is presented in this paper: an adaptive control system, a type-two fuzzy logic system, and a super-twisting sliding mode control (STSMC) system. This combination was developed at the Laboratory of Applied...

  • Article
  • Open Access
342 Views
13 Pages

20 November 2025

This paper proposes a super-twisting sliding mode observer-based model-free current controller (ST-MFCC) for permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). First, the mathematical model of the PMSM is established, and the model dependence of the deadbeat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,037 Views
17 Pages

The conventional model predictive control (MPC) for dual active bridge (DAB) converters relies heavily on the accuracy of system parameters. To address this issue, this paper proposes a model predictive voltage control strategy for DAB based on a sup...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,956 Views
15 Pages

Control of a Symmetric Chaotic Supply Chain System Using a New Fixed-Time Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Technique Subject to Control Input Limitations

  • Bo Wang,
  • Hadi Jahanshahi,
  • Christos Volos,
  • Stelios Bekiros,
  • Abdullahi Yusuf,
  • Praveen Agarwal and
  • Ayman A. Aly

13 July 2021

Control of supply chains with chaotic dynamics is an important, yet daunting challenge because of the limitations and constraints there are in the amplitude of control efforts. In real-world systems, applying control techniques that need a large ampl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
9,512 Views
21 Pages

This article addresses the problem of high precision attitude control for quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle in presence of wind gust and actuator faults. We consider the effect of those factors as lumped disturbances, and in order to realize the quic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,764 Views
27 Pages

24 September 2022

Safety and critical applications employ fault-tolerant control systems (FTCS) to increase reliability and availability in the event of a failure of critical components. Process facilities may employ these technologies to cut down on production losses...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,460 Views
38 Pages

A New Efficient Cuckoo Search MPPT Algorithm Based on a Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Controller for Partially Shaded Standalone Photovoltaic System

  • Zahra Bel Hadj Salah,
  • Saber Krim,
  • Mohamed Ali Hajjaji,
  • Badr M. Alshammari,
  • Khalid Alqunun,
  • Ahmed Alzamil and
  • Tawfik Guesmi

19 June 2023

The impact of Partial Shading Conditions (PSCs) significantly influences the output of Photovoltaic Systems (PVSs). Under PSCs, the Power-Voltage (P-V) characteristic of the PVS unveils numerous power peaks, inclusive of local maxima and a global max...

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