In this article, a finite-time line-of-sight-based control (FTLC) scheme is presented for path
following of unmanned surface vessels (USV) subject to unknown time-varying sideslip …

Piezoelectric ceramics are inexpensive functional materials which are widely used in sonar
detection, home appliances, meteorological detection, telemetry and environmental …

This article reports on the mechanism design, dimension optimization, closed-loop control,
and practical application of a piezoelectrically actuated fast tool servo (FTS) for the diamond …

This work introduces an output feedback Active Disturbance Rejection Control scheme
applied to the nanoposition control of uncertain Linear Ultrasonic Motors. The proposed …

The problem of solving algebraic Riccati equations (AREs) and certain linear matrix
equations which arise from the ARE frequently occur in applied and pure mathematics …

Piezoelectric actuators (PEAs) are widely used in ultra-precision detection platforms where
nano-precision and non-magnetic features are required. With the development of the …

Contouring control is one of the most important tasks for the dual-linear-motor-driven gantry
system, whose control performance determines the in various precision machining …

Piezo-actuated nanopositioning stages, denoted as piezo-stages, have become more and
more popular in high-speed and high-precision operation, such as high-speed scanning …

To improve the tracking accuracy and antidisturbance performance of permanent magnet
linear synchronous motor (PMLSM), in this article, a fast recursive terminal sliding-mode …

This work introduces a delay-based nonlinear controller aimed at position control of linear
ultrasonic motors (LUMs), which is termed the cascade nonlinear proportional integral …