Applications of Fractional-Order Systems to Automatic Control
A special issue of Fractal and Fractional (ISSN 2504-3110). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 10109
Special Issue Editors
Interests: modeling and control of hydropower systems; predictive control; fractional-order control; power electronics
Interests: modeling and control of mechatronics and unmanned vehicles; inertial navigation systems; event-based control; multi-agent systems; active-disturbance rejection control; renewable energy applications
Special Issue Information
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.
Dr. Germán Ardúl Muñoz Hernández
Prof. Dr. 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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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.
Keywords
- unmanned vehicles
- renewable energy
- electric power
- manufacturing
- robotics
- automotive control systems
- time-delay systems
- modeling and control of complex systems
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.