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Fractal and Fractional, Volume 6, Issue 4

2022 April - 51 articles

Cover Story: Unmanned aerial vehicles are being increasingly used in different applications in both the military and civilian domains. Their missions include surveillance, target acquisition, highway monitoring, industrial inspection, etc. New requirements in the recent development of UAVs demand robust and adaptive control techniques for different flight conditions, being susceptible to important variations over time in their dynamics. Fractional-order (FO) controllers are recognized for their ability to ensure robustness. Integrating a FO controller into an adaptive control scheme provides robustness and flying adaptability to these processes. This research presents the design of such a control approach for a quadrotor system. The experimental results highlight the efficiency and excellent performance of the proposed method. View this paper
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Articles (51)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,357 Views
17 Pages

In the process of geotechnical engineering excavation, wet and water-filled rock masses are inevitable. To obtain the mechanical properties of these rocks, indoor tests are required, and most of the rock tests rock tests are dry or nearly dry. They c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,101 Views
24 Pages

Fractional-Order PI Controller Design Based on Reference–to–Disturbance Ratio

  • Cristina I. Muresan,
  • Isabela R. Birs,
  • Dana Copot,
  • Eva H. Dulf and
  • Clara M. Ionescu

The presence of disturbances in practical control engineering applications is unavoidable. At the same time, they drive the closed-loop system’s response away from the desired behavior. For this reason, the attenuation of disturbance effects is...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,318 Views
33 Pages

This is the third essay advocating the use the (non-integer) fractional calculus (FC) to capture the dynamics of complex networks in the twilight of the Newtonian era. Herein, the focus is on drawing a distinction between networks described by monfra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,297 Views
21 Pages

The Sharp Bounds of the Third-Order Hankel Determinant for Certain Analytic Functions Associated with an Eight-Shaped Domain

  • Lei Shi,
  • Meshal Shutaywi,
  • Nasser Alreshidi,
  • Muhammad Arif and
  • Syed Muhammad Ghufran

The main focus of this research is to solve certain coefficient-related problems for analytic functions that are subordinated to a unique trigonometric function. For the class Ssin*, with the quantity zf(z)f(z) subordinated to 1+sinz, we obtain an e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,734 Views
32 Pages

We conduct cluster analysis of a class of locally asymptotically self-similar stochastic processes with finite covariance structures, which includes Brownian motion, fractional Brownian motion, and multifractional Brownian motion as paradigmatic exam...

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

The dynamics and synchronization of fractional-order (FO) chaotic systems have received much attention in recent years. However, the research are focused mostly on FO commensurate systems. This paper addresses the synchronization of incommensurate FO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
4,353 Views
46 Pages

Optimal Design of TD-TI Controller for LFC Considering Renewables Penetration by an Improved Chaos Game Optimizer

  • Ahmed H. A. Elkasem,
  • Mohamed Khamies,
  • Mohamed H. Hassan,
  • Ahmed M. Agwa and
  • Salah Kamel

This study presents an innovative strategy for load frequency control (LFC) using a combination structure of tilt-derivative and tilt-integral gains to form a TD-TI controller. Furthermore, a new improved optimization technique, namely the quantum ch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,921 Views
16 Pages

Biocomplexity, chaos, and fractality can explain the heterogeneity of aging individuals by regarding longevity as a “secondary product” of the evolution of a dynamic nonlinear system. Genetic-environmental interactions drive the individual senescent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,459 Views
21 Pages

In this paper, the design of a fractional-order proportional integral (FOPI) controller and integer-order (IOPI) controller are compared for the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) speed regulation system. A high-precision implementation method...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,446 Views
21 Pages

In this paper, we study the traveling wave solution of an epidemic model with mixed diffusion. First, we give two definitions of the minimum wave speeds and prove that they are equivalent. Second, the existence, decaying behavior, and uniqueness of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,783 Views
11 Pages

Generalization of k-Uniformly Starlike and Convex Functions Using q-Difference Operator

  • Irfan Ali,
  • Yousaf Ali Khan Malghani,
  • Sardar Muhammad Hussain,
  • Nazar Khan and
  • Jong-Suk Ro

In this article we have defined two new subclasses of analytic functions kSq[A,B] and kKq[A,B] by using q-difference operator in an open unit disk. Furthermore, the necessary and sufficient conditions along with certain other useful pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,484 Views
37 Pages

The development of the world cannot be separated from energy: the energy crisis has become a major challenge in this era, and nuclear energy has been applied to many fields. This paper mainly studies the stress change of reaction pressure vessels (RP...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
3,411 Views
17 Pages

In the paper, an image enhancement algorithm based on a rough set and fractional order differentiator is proposed. By combining the rough set theory with a Gaussian mixture model, a new image segmentation algorithm with higher immunity is obtained. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,656 Views
18 Pages

Design and Application of an Interval Estimator for Nonlinear Discrete-Time SEIR Epidemic Models

  • Awais Khan,
  • Xiaoshan Bai,
  • Muhammad Ilyas,
  • Arshad Rauf,
  • Wei Xie,
  • Peiguang Yan and
  • Bo Zhang

This paper designs an interval estimator for a fourth-order nonlinear susceptible-exposed-infected-recovered (SEIR) model with disturbances using noisy counts of susceptible people provided by Public Health Services (PHS). Infectious diseases are con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,523 Views
17 Pages

New Riemann–Liouville Fractional-Order Inclusions for Convex Functions via Interval-Valued Settings Associated with Pseudo-Order Relations

  • Hari Mohan Srivastava,
  • Soubhagya Kumar Sahoo,
  • Pshtiwan Othman Mohammed,
  • Bibhakar Kodamasingh and
  • Yasser S. Hamed

In this study, we focus on the newly introduced concept of LR-convex interval-valued functions to establish new variants of the Hermite–Hadamard (H-H) type and Pachpatte type inequalities for Riemann–Liouville fractional integrals. By pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,430 Views
19 Pages

The main goal of this article is to explore a new type of polynomials, specifically the Gould-Hopper-Laguerre-Sheffer matrix polynomials, through operational techniques. The generating function and operational representations for this new family of p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,832 Views
15 Pages

This article investigates the local fractional generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation and the local fractional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili-modified equal width equation. It presents traveling-wave transformation in a nondifferentiable typ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,984 Views
25 Pages

This paper proposes a further generalization of the fractional-order filters whose limiting form is that of the second-order filter. This new filter class can also be regarded as a superset of the recently reported power-law filters. An optimal appro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
4,676 Views
25 Pages

Weighted Fractional Calculus: A General Class of Operators

  • Arran Fernandez and
  • Hafiz Muhammad Fahad

We conduct a formal study of a particular class of fractional operators, namely weighted fractional calculus, and its extension to the more general class known as weighted fractional calculus with respect to functions. We emphasise the importance of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,537 Views
28 Pages

In this paper, numerical solutions of the variable-coefficient Korteweg-De Vries (vcKdV) equation with space described by the Caputo fractional derivative operator is developed. The propagation and interaction of vcKdV equation in different cases, su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,819 Views
23 Pages

In this paper, efficient methods seeking the numerical solution of a time-fractional fourth-order differential equation with Caputo’s derivative are derived. The solution of such a problem has a weak singularity near the initial time t=0. The C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,182 Views
14 Pages

Resonant column tests were carried out on Hostun sand mixed with 5%, 10% and 20% non-plastic fines (defined as grains smaller than 0.075 mm) in order to quantify the combined influence of the void ratio (e), anisotropic stress state (defined as &sigm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,633 Views
14 Pages

The use of multi-copter systems started to grow over the last years in various applications. The designed solutions require high stability and maneuverability. To fulfill these specifications, a robust control strategy must be designed and integrated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
88 Citations
3,321 Views
16 Pages

On the Existence and Stability of a Neutral Stochastic Fractional Differential System

  • Manzoor Ahmad,
  • Akbar Zada,
  • Mehran Ghaderi,
  • Reny George and
  • Shahram Rezapour

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence and Ulam-Hyers stability (U-Hs) of solutions of a nonlinear neutral stochastic fractional differential system. We prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the proposed system by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,504 Views
20 Pages

The aim of this paper is to use the Nucci’s reduction method to obtain some novel exact solutions to the s-dimensional generalized nonlinear dispersive mK(m,n) equation. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first work...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,086 Views
18 Pages

In this article, we study a class of two-dimensional nonlinear fourth-order partial differential equation models with the Riemann–Liouville fractional integral term by using a mixed element method in space and the second-order backward differen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,514 Views
14 Pages

In this present paper, we study the difference method for solving a boundary value problem of the Caputo type q-fractional differential equation. This method is based on the numerical quadrature of the q-fractional derivative and the q-Taylor expansi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,808 Views
12 Pages

Several recent papers investigated unbounded convergences in Banach lattices. The focus of this paper is to apply the results of unbounded convergence to the classical Banach lattice theory from a new perspective. Combining all unbounded convergences...

  • Article
  • Open Access
84 Citations
6,593 Views
20 Pages

Influence of Groundwater Depth on Pile–Soil Mechanical Properties and Fractal Characteristics under Cyclic Loading

  • Bingxiang Yuan,
  • Zhijie Li,
  • Weijie Chen,
  • Jin Zhao,
  • Jianbing Lv,
  • Jie Song and
  • Xudong Cao

The analysis of the behavior of soil and foundations when the piles in offshore areas are subjected to long-term lateral loading (wind) is one of the major problems associated with the smooth operation of superstructure. The strength of the pile-soil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,380 Views
21 Pages

Why Controlling the Asymptomatic Infection Is Important: A Modelling Study with Stability and Sensitivity Analysis

  • Jiaji Pan,
  • Zhongxiang Chen,
  • Yixuan He,
  • Tongliang Liu,
  • Xi Cheng,
  • Jun Xiao and
  • Hao Feng

The large proportion of asymptomatic patients is the major cause leading to the COVID-19 pandemic which is still a significant threat to the whole world. A six-dimensional ODE system (SEIAQR epidemical model) is established to study the dynamics of C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,617 Views
8 Pages

Fractals Generated via Numerical Iteration Method

  • Wadia Faid Hassan Al-shameri and
  • Mohamed El Sayed

In this research article, a modified algorithm for the generation of a fractal pattern resulting from the iteration of an algebraic function using the numerical iteration method is presented. This fractal pattern shows the dynamical behavior of the n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,220 Views
38 Pages

This present study describes a novel manta ray foraging optimization approach based non-dominated sorting strategy, namely (NSMRFO), for solving the multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs). The proposed powerful optimizer can efficiently achieve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,581 Views
16 Pages

Local Fractional Integral Hölder-Type Inequalities and Some Related Results

  • Guangsheng Chen,
  • Jiansuo Liang,
  • Hari M. Srivastava and
  • Chao Lv

This paper is devoted to establishing some functional generalizations of Hölder and reverse Hölder’s inequalities with local fractional integral introduced by Yang. Then, based on the obtained results, we derive some related inequalit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,416 Views
18 Pages

Modeling the Chemical Pollution of the Area by the Random-Addition Method

  • Roman Ekhlakov,
  • Ekaterina Romanova,
  • Elena Dogadina,
  • Sergey Korchagin,
  • Sergey Gataullin,
  • Józef Mosiej,
  • Timur Gataullin and
  • Petr Nikitin

Currently, a significant group of industrial facilities can be classified as chemically hazardous facilities (CHFs). To predict the spread of harmful impurities in the programs being developed, Gaussian and Lagrangian models are actively used, on the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,720 Views
13 Pages

This paper is involved with synchronization of fractional order stochastic systems in finite dimensional space, and we have tested its time response and stochastic chaotic behaviors. Firstly, we give a representation of solution for a stochastic frac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,963 Views
28 Pages

A general investigation on the mechanism of stochastic resonance is reported in a time-delay fractional Langevin system, which endues a nonlinear form multiplicative colored noise and fractional Gaussian noise. In terms of theoretical analysis, both...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,450 Views
23 Pages

Hidden attractors are associated with multistability phenomena, which have considerable application prospects in engineering. By modifying a simple three-dimensional continuous quadratic dynamical system, this paper reports a new autonomous chaotic s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,566 Views
13 Pages

In this paper, we used Lyapunov theory and Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI) to design a generalized observer by adding more complexity in the output of the dynamic systems. Our designed observer is based on the optimization problem, minimizing error...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,324 Views
26 Pages

In this paper, we give an affirmative answer to a question about the sufficient conditions which ensure that the set of mild solutions for a fractional impulsive neutral differential inclusion with state-dependent delay, generated by a non-compact se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
10,290 Views
20 Pages

Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the world’s most famous architects, produced several masterworks in his career, possibly the most celebrated of which is the Kaufmann House, better known as Fallingwater. One of the common arguments historians make ab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,214 Views
19 Pages

The q-derivative and Hohlov operators have seen much use in recent years. First, numerous well-known principles of the q-derivative operator are highlighted and explained in this research. We then build a novel subclass of analytic and bi-univalent f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,057 Views
19 Pages

Some q-Fractional Estimates of Trapezoid like Inequalities Involving Raina’s Function

  • Kamsing Nonlaopon,
  • Muhammad Uzair Awan,
  • Muhammad Zakria Javed,
  • Hüseyin Budak and
  • Muhammad Aslam Noor

In this paper, we derive two new identities involving q-Riemann-Liouville fractional integrals. Using these identities, as auxiliary results, we derive some new q-fractional estimates of trapezoidal-like inequalities, essentially using the class of g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
3,669 Views
16 Pages

Numerical Investigations of the Fractional-Order Mathematical Model Underlying Immune-Chemotherapeutic Treatment for Breast Cancer Using the Neural Networks

  • Zulqurnain Sabir,
  • Maham Munawar,
  • Mohamed A. Abdelkawy,
  • Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja,
  • Canan Ünlü,
  • Mdi Begum Jeelani and
  • Abeer S. Alnahdi

The aim of this work is to design a stochastic framework to solve the fractional-order differential model based on the breast cancer progression during the immune-chemotherapeutic treatment phase, including certain control parameters such as anti-can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,394 Views
15 Pages

Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics of Frozen–Thawed Soft Soil

  • Bowen Kong,
  • Shao-Heng He,
  • Yanli Tao and
  • Jianzhong Xia

Freezing action always results in great damage to the pore structure and fractal characteristics of freezing–thawing soft soil. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) can help collect data to describe the microstructure of frozen–thawed soft so...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,613 Views
27 Pages

In this paper, by adopting the classical method of proofs, we establish certain new Chebyshev and Grüss-type inequalities for unified fractional integral operators via an extended generalized Mittag-Leffler function. The main results are more ge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,458 Views
12 Pages

Many problems in practical engineering can be simplified as the cantilever beam model, which is generally studied by theoretical analysis, experiment, and numerical simulation. This paper discusses the local activity of the nonlinear nonplanar motion...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
3,253 Views
21 Pages

Alumina nanoparticles (Al2O3) are one of the essential metal oxides and have a wide range of applications and unique physio-chemical features. Most notably, alumina has been shown to have thermal properties such as high thermal conductivity and a con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,173 Views
18 Pages

Fractional Order Distributed Model Predictive Control of Fast and Strong Interacting Systems

  • Chuanguo Chi,
  • Ricardo Cajo,
  • Shiquan Zhao,
  • Guo-Ping Liu and
  • Clara-Mihaela Ionescu

Fast and strong interacting systems are hard to control from both performance and control effort points of view. Moreover, multiple objective functions or objectives with various identifiers of varying weights can hold unfeasible solutions at times....

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
2,649 Views
15 Pages

Hermite-Hadamard Inequalities in Fractional Calculus for Left and Right Harmonically Convex Functions via Interval-Valued Settings

  • Muhammad Bilal Khan,
  • Jorge E. Macías-Díaz,
  • Savin Treanțǎ,
  • Mohammed S. Soliman and
  • Hatim Ghazi Zaini

The purpose of this study is to define a new class of harmonically convex functions, which is known as left and right harmonically convex interval-valued function (LR-𝓗-convex IV-F), and to establish novel inclusions for a newly defined class...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,514 Views
19 Pages

Fixed-Time Fractional-Order Global Sliding Mode Control for Nonholonomic Mobile Robot Systems under External Disturbances

  • Moussa Labbadi,
  • Sahbi Boubaker,
  • Mohamed Djemai,
  • Souad Kamel Mekni and
  • Abdelghani Bekrar

The present study addresses the problem of fixed-time stabilization (FTS) of mobile robots (MRs). The study’s distinguishing aspects are that the system under examination is subjected to external disturbances, and the system states are pushed t...

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