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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF

SYSTEMS SCIENCE

Fully Actuated System Theory and Applications: New Developments in 2023

Guest Editors

  • Guangren Duan, Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. Email: g.r.duan@hit.edu.cn

  • Bin Zhou, Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

  • Xuefei Yang    "Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 

Important Dates

  • Submission Deadline: 31 October 2023

  • Revisions Due: 31 December 2023  

  • Final Manuscript: 31 January 2024

  • Expected publication date: 29 February 2024

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Summary and Scope

In recent years, a high-order fully actuated system (HOFAS) approach was proposed to deal with the control design for nonlinear systems. The concept of the HOFAS stems from second-order mechanical systems. Initially, it was believed that compared to underactuated systems, fully actuated systems were only a minor part of the set of control systems. However, recent research findings indicate that when this concept is mathematically generalized, a HOFAS becomes a general model for control systems. Similar to the system’s state-space model, a HOFAS is a representation form of a control system, and a model designed for control system. Because of its advantages, the fully actuated system (FAS) approach has attracted much attention.

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Due to the demands of the control community, the second annual conference on fully actuated system theory and applications (FASTA) was held in Qingdao on 14-16, July, with over 430 participants. Through a strict review process, 231 papers were accepted, among which 35 were accepted as extended abstracts. Finally, there were 190 papers included in the conference proceedings. From FASTA 2023, the conference proceedings will be included in the IEEE Xplore database.

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To further promote FASTA research, the special issue focuses on the latest research results of FASTA. This special issue provides a platform to promote both theory and applications research and to share the latest developments in related fields.

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The list of possible topics includes, but is not limited to:

  • Fully Actuated System Control Theory

  • Fully Actuated System Modeling and Control Based on Big Data

  • Intelligent Control Theory and Application

  • Multi-Agent Formation and Coordination (Multi-Agent Systems and Distributed Control)

  • Fuzzy Control of Fully Actuated Systems

  • Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control

  • Robust Control of Fully Actuated systems

  • Discrete Event Dynamic Systems and Hybrid Systems

  • Information Processing and Information Fusion for Aircraft Control

  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning

  • Nonlinear Control of Fully Actuated Systems

  • Adaptive control and Learning Control

  • Process Control of Fully Actuated Systems

  • Underwater/Ground Moving Platforms, Construction Machinery Control and Automation

  • Intelligent Manufacturing and Industrial Control

  • Optimization and Decision of Fully Actuated Systems

  • Predictive Control Based on Fully Actuated Systems

  • Aerospace vehicle control

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Submission Guidelines

Authors should prepare their manuscripts according to the “Instructions for Authors” guidelines of “International Journal of Systems Science” outlined at the journal website here. All papers will be peer-reviewed following a regular reviewing procedure. Each submission should clearly demonstrate evidence of benefits to society or large communities. Originality and impact on society, in combination with a media-related focus and innovative technical aspects of the proposed solutions will be the major evaluation criteria.

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Guest Editors

Guangren Duan

Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology

Harbin Institute of Technology

Harbin 150001, P. R. China

Center for Control Science and Technology

Southern University of Science and Technology

Shenzhen 518055, China

Email: g.r.duan@hit.edu.cn

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Short Bio:

Guang-Ren Duan received his Ph.D. degree in Control Systems Sciences from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, P. R. China, in 1989. After a two-year post-doctoral experience at the same university, he became professor of control systems theory at that university in 1991. From December 1996 to October 2002, he visited the University of Hull, the University of Sheffield, and also the Queen's University of Belfast, UK. He is the founder and presently the Honorary Director of the Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology at Harbin Institute of Technology. Recently, he has also established the Center for Control Science and Technology at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and is serving as the dean for the School of Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing at SUSTech. He is a Member of the Science and Technology Committee of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and has served as Vice President of the Control Theory and Applications Committee, Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), and Associate Editor of a few international journals. His main research interests include fully actuated system theories for nonlinear systems, parametric control systems design, descriptor systems, spacecraft control and magnetic bearing control, and he has published 5 books and over 450 SCI indexed publications. He is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Fellow of CAA, IEEE and IET.

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Publications:

  1. Duan, G. R. Fully actuated system approaches for continuous-time delay systems: Part 2. Systems with input delays. Science China Information Sciences, vol. 66, no. 2, p. 122201. 2023

  2. Duan, G. R. Substability and Substabilization: Control of Subfully Actuated Systems. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 2023

  3. Duan, G. R. Fully actuated system approaches for continuous-time delay systems: part 1. Systems with state delays only. Science China Information Sciences, vol. 66, no. 1, p. 112201. 2023

  4. Duan, G. R. Discrete-time delay systems: Part 2. Sub-fully actuated case. Science China Information Sciences, vol. 65, no. 9, p. 192201. 2022

  5. Duan, G. R. Stabilization via fully actuated system approach: A case study. Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 731-747. 2022

  6. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Part X. Basics of discrete-time systems. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 810-832. 2022

  7. Duan, G. R., & Zhou, B. Fully actuated system approach for linear systems control: A frequency-domain solution. Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 2046-2061. 2022

  8. Duan, G. R. High-order fully-actuated system approaches: Part IX. Generalised PID control and model reference tracking. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 652-674. 2022

  9. Duan, G. R. Robust Stabilization of Time-Varying Nonlinear Systems With Time-Varying Delays: A Fully Actuated System Approach. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 2022

  10. Duan, G. R. Brockett’s first example: An FAS approach treatment. Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 441-456. 2022

  11. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Part VIII. Optimal control with application in spacecraft attitude stabilisation. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 53, no.1, pp. 54-73. 2022

  12. Duan, G. R. Discrete-time delay systems: part 1. Global fully actuated case. Science China Information Sciences, vol. 65, no. 8, p. 182201. 2022

  13. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Part III. Robust control and high-order backstepping. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 952-971. 2021

  14. Duan, G. R. High-order fully-actuated system approaches: Part VI. Disturbance attenuation and decoupling. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 52, no. 10, pp. 2161-2181. 2021

  15. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: part VII. Controllability, stabilisability and parametric designs. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 52, no. 14, pp. 3091-3114. 2021

  16. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Part IV. Adaptive control and high-order backstepping. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 972-989. 2021

  17. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Part V. Robust adaptive control. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 52, no. 10, pp. 2129-2143. 2021

  18. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Part I. Models and basic procedure. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 422-435. 2021

  19. Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Part II. Generalized strict-feedback systems. International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 437-454. 2021

  20. Duan, G. R., & Zhao, T. Y. Observer-based multi-objective parametric design for spacecraft with super flexible netted antennas. Science China Information Sciences, vol. 63, p. 172002. 2020

  21. Duan, G. R., & Gao, Y. J. State-space realization and generalized Popov Belevitch Hautus criterion for high-order linear systems—The singular case. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, vol. 18, pp. 2038-2047. 2020

  22. Duan, G. R. Circulation algorithm for partial eigenstructure assignment via state feedback. European Journal of Control, vol. 50, pp. 107-116. 2019

  23. Cui, Y., Duan, G. R., Liu, X., & Zheng, H. Adaptive Fuzzy Fault-Tolerant Control of High-Order Nonlinear Systems: A Fully Actuated System Approach. International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1895–1906. 2023

  24. Tian, G., & Duan, G. R. Robust model reference tracking for uncertain second‐order nonlinear systems with application to robot manipulator. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 1750-1771. 2023

  25. Liu, W., Duan, G. R., & Gu, D. Parametric control of quasi-linear second-order systems with partitioned eigenstructure assignment by output feedback. Science China Information Sciences, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 142201. 2023

  26. Li, P., & Duan, G. R. High-Order Fully Actuated Control Approaches of Flexible Servo Systems Based on Singular Perturbation Theory. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 2023

  27. Cui, Y., Duan, G. R., Liu, X., & Zheng, H. Adaptive Fuzzy Fault-Tolerant Control of High-Order Nonlinear Systems: A Fully Actuated System Approach. International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, vol. 25, no.2, pp. 1895–1906. 2023

  28. Liu, W., Duan, G. R., & Hou, M. Concurrent Learning Adaptive Command Filtered Backstepping Control for High-Order Strict-Feedback Systems. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 1696-1709. 2023

  29. Wang, X., & Duan, G. R. High-order fully actuated system approaches: Model predictive control with applications to under-actuated systems. Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 360, no. 10, pp. 6953-6975. 2023

  30. Liu, W., Duan, G. R., & Hou, M. High-order command filtered adaptive backstepping control for second-and high-order fully actuated strict-feedback systems. Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 360, no. 6, pp. 3989-4015. 2023

 

Bin Zhou

Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology

Harbin Institute of Technology

Harbin 150001, P. R. China

Email: binzhou@hit.edu.cn
 

Short Bio:

Bin Zhou is a Professor of the Department of Control Science and Engineering at the Harbin Institute of Technology. He received the Bachelor's degree, the Master's Degree and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Control Science and Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China in 2004, 2006 and 2010, respectively. His current research interests include time-delay systems, time-varying systems, nonlinear control, multi-agent systems, and control applications in astronautic engineering. He is a reviewer for American Mathematical Review and is an active reviewer for many journals. He received the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2012 from the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Education of P.R. China. He is a member of the IFAC Technical Committees on Linear Control Systems, Nonlinear Control Systems, and Aerospace. He is currently on the Conference Editorial Board of the IEEE Control Systems Society, and an Associate Editor of Automatica, IET Control Theory & Applications, Asian Journal of Control, Journal of System Science and Mathematical Science, and Control and Decision.

 

Publications:

  1. Bin Zhou, Kangkang Zhang, & Huaiyuan Jiang. Prescribed-time control of perturbed nonholonomic systems by time-varying feedback. Automatica, vol. 155, p. 111125, 2023.

  2. Bin Zhou. On the relative degree and normal forms of linear systems by output transformation with applications to tracking. Automatica, vol.148, p. 110800, 2023.

  3. Huaiyuan Jiang, & Bin Zhou. Bias-policy iteration based adaptive dynamic programming for unknown continuous-time linear systems. Automatica, vol.136, p. 110058, 2022.

  4. Kai Zhang, Bin Zhou, & Guanghui Wen. Global leader-following consensus of double-integrator multiagent systems by fully distributed bounded linear protocols. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 4846-4853, 2022.

  5. Huaiyuan Jiang, & Bin Zhou. Bias-policy iteration based adaptive dynamic programming for unknown continuous-time linear systems. Automatica, vol. 136, p. 110058, 2022.

  6. Bin Zhou, Wim Michiels, & Jie Chen. Fixed-time stabilization of linear delay systems by smooth periodic delayed feedback. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 557-573, 2021.

  7. Bin Zhou. Lyapunov differential equations and inequalities for stability and stabilization of linear time-varying systems. Automatica, vol.131, p. 109785, 2021.

  8. Bin Zhou, & Shi Yang. Prescribed-time stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems by linear time-varying feedback. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 6123-6130, 2021.

  9. Bin Zhou. Finite-time stability analysis and stabilization by bounded linear time-varying feedback. Automatica, vol. 121, p. 109191, 2020.

  10. Bin Zhou. Finite-time stabilization of linear systems by bounded linear time-varying feedback. Automatica, vol. 113, p. 108760, 2020.

  11. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, F. Mazenc, and J. Lam. Global stabilization of discrete-time linear systems subject to input saturation and time delay. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 1345-1352, 2020.

  12. Bin Zhou. On strong stability and robust strong stability of linear difference equations with two delays. Automatica, vol. 110, p. 108610, 2019.

  13. Bin Zhou, Qingsong Liu, and W. Michiels. Design of pseudo-predictor feedback for neutral-type linear systems with both state and input delays. Automatica, vol. 109, p. 108502, 2019.

  14. Bin Zhou. Construction of strict Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals for time-varying time-delay systems. Automatica, vol. 107, pp. 382-397, 2019.

  15. Bin Zhou. On stability and stabilization of the linearized spacecraft attitude control system with bounded inputs. Automatica, vol. 105, pp. 448-452, 2019.

  16. Shoulin Hao, Tao Liu, & Bin Zhou. Output feedback anti-disturbance control of input-delayed systems with time-varying uncertainties. Automatica, vol. 104, pp. 8-16, 2019.

  17. Bin Zhou, & Xuefei Yang. Global stabilization of discrete-time multiple integrators with bounded and delayed feedback. Automatica, vol. 97, pp. 306-315, 2018.

  18. Bin Zhou. Improved Razumikhin and Krasovskii approaches for discrete-time time-varying time-delay systems. Automatica, vol. 91, pp. 256-269, 2018.

  19. Bin Zhou, & Weiwei Luo. Improved Razumikhin and Krasovskii stability criteria for time-varying stochastic time-delay systems. Automatica, vol. 89, pp. 382-391, 2018.

  20. Bin Zhou, & Xuefei Yang. Global stabilization of feedforward nonlinear time-delay systems by bounded controls. Automatica, vol. 88, pp. 21-30, 2018.

  21. Bin Zhou, Qingsong Liu, & Frédéric Mazenc. Stabilization of linear systems with both input and state delays by observer–predictors. Automatica,vol. 83, pp. 368-377, 2017.

  22. Bin Zhou, & Tianrui Zhao. On asymptotic stability of discrete-time linear time-varying systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 4274-4281, 2017.

  23. Bin Zhou, & Qingsong Liu. Input delay compensation for neutral type time-delay systems. Automatica, vol. 78, pp. 309-319, 2017.

  24. Bin Zhou. On asymptotic stability of linear time-varying systems. Automatica,vol. 68, pp. 266-276, 2016.

  25. Bin Zhou, & Alexey V. Egorov. Razumikhin and Krasovskii stability theorems for time-varying time-delay systems. Automatica, vol. 71, pp. 281-291, 2016.

  26. Tan Feng, Bin Zhou, & Guang-Ren Duan. Finite-time stabilization of linear time-varying systems by piecewise constant feedback. Automatica, vol. 68, pp.277-285, 2016.

  27. Bin Zhou. On asymptotic stability of linear time-varying systems. Automatica, vol. 68, pp. 266-276, 2016.

  28. Bin Zhou, & Xuefei Yang. Global stabilization of the multiple integrators system by delayed and bounded controls. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 61, no.12, pp. 4222-4228, 2015.

  29. Bin Zhou. Pseudo-predictor feedback stabilization of linear systems with time-varying input delays. Automatica, vol. 50, no.11, pp. 2861-2871, 2014.

  30. Bin Zhou, & Zongli Lin. Truncated predictor feedback stabilization of polynomially unstable linear systems with multiple time-varying input delays. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 59, no.8, pp. 2157-2163, 2014.

 

Xuefei Yang

Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology

Harbin Institute of Technology

Harbin 150001, P. R. China

Email: yangxuefei@hit.edu.cn

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Short Bio:

Xuefei Yang received the B.S. degree in Mathematics, the M.S. degree in Materials Processing Engineering, the Ph.D. degree in Control Science and Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China in 2012, 2014 and 2018, respectively. From 2019 to 2021 he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology(Shenzhen). From August 2019 to February 2020, he visited the University of Hong Kong. From 2021 to 2023 he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of at the School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Currently he is an associate professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin. His research interests include extremum seeking control, time-delay systems and nonlinear control. He won the “National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents”, the “PBC Fellowship Program for Outstanding Post-Doctoral Researchers--Israel” and the “Best Conference Paper Award--IEEE-CYBER 2023”.

 

Publications:

  1. Xuefei Yang, Jin Zhang, Emilia, Fridman, Periodic averaging of discrete-time systems: A time-Delay approach, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2022.3209496.

  2. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, Frederic Mazenc, James. Lam, Global stabilization of discrete-time linear systems subject to input saturation and time delay, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 66(3): 1345-1352, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2020.2989791.

  3. Bin Zhou, Xuefei Yang, Global stabilization of discrete-time multiple integrators with bounded and delayed feedback, Automatica, 97: 306-315, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2018.08.015.

  4. Bin Zhou, Xuefei Yang, Global stabilization of feedforward nonlinear time-delay systems by bounded controls, Automatica, 88: 21-30, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2017.10.021.

  5. Bin Zhou, Xuefei Yang, Global stabilization of the multiple integrators system by delayed and bounded controls, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 61(12): 4222-4228, 2016. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2015.2513371.

  6. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, Frederic Mazenc, Global stabilization of the discrete-time integrators system by bounded controls, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 67(12): 5175-5188, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2020.3004915.

  7. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, Consensus of discrete-time multi-agent systems with input delays by truncated pseudo-predictor feedback, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics (regular paper), 49(2): 505-516, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2017.2779120.

  8. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, James Lam, Global stabilization of multiple oscillator systems by delayed and bounded feedback, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 64(6): 675-679, 2017. DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2016.2599015.

  9. Lixuan Zhang, Xuefei Yang*, On pole assignment of high-order discrete-time linear systems with multiple state and input delays, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems-S, 15(11): 3351-3368, 2022. DOI:10.3934/dcdss.2022022.

  10. Yunxia Song, Huaiyuan Jiang, Xuefei Yang*, Strong delay-independent stability analysis of neutral delay systems with commensurate delays, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 359, 7600-7619, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2022.07.038.

  11. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, Bounded controls for discrete-time linear systems subject to input time delay, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 359, 4893-4914, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2022.04.034.

  12. Zhe Zhang, Bin Zhou, Wim Michiels, Xuefei Yang, A novel act-and-wait control scheme for fixed-time stabilization of input-delay systems and assignment of the monodromy matrix, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 32(2): 987-1003. DOI: 10.1002/rnc.5866.

  13. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, James Lam, Stabilisation of quadrotor aircraft with constrained controls, International Journal of Systems Science, 53(6): 1245-1259, 2022. DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2021.1998718.

  14. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, Bounded control of multiple oscillators system by using state-dependent saturation functions, International Journal of Control, 2021. DOI: 10.1080/00207179.2021.1975198.

  15. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, James Lam, Yong Cao, Bounded control of feedforward nonlinear systems subject to input time-delay, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 30: 5579-5601, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/rnc.5098.

  16. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, James Lam, Bounded control of feedforward time-delay systems with linearized systems consisting of chain of oscillators, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 29: 283-305, 2019. DOI: 10.1002/rnc.4389.

  17. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, Global stabilization of discrete-time feedforward time-delay systems by bounded controls, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 28: 4438-4454, 2018. DOI: 10.1002/rnc.4245.

  18. Bin Zhou, Xuefei Yang, Jams Lam, Pseudo-predictor feedback control of discrete time linear systems with a single input delay, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 26: 2845-2863, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/rnc.3478.

  19. Xuefei Yang, Emilia Fridman, and Bowen Zhao, Bounded extremum seeking for single-variable static map with large measurement delay via time-delay approach to averaging, 2023 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2023.

  20. Xuefei Yang and Emilia Fridman, A robust time-delay approach to continuous-time extremum seeking for multi-variable static map, 2023 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2023.

  21. Bowen Zhao, Xuefei Yang*, and Emilia Fridman, A time-Delay Approach to extremum seeking with measurement noise, IFAC World Congress, 2023.

  22. Xuefei Yang and Emilia Fridman, A time-delay approach to extremum seeking with large measurement delays, IFAC World Congress, 2023.

  23. Xuefei Yang, Emilia Fridman, Practical stabilization of affine discrete-time systems by periodic switching via a time-delay approach to averaging, 2022 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2022.

  24. Xuefei Yang, Bin Zhou, James Lam, On bounded control of a class of feedforward nonlinear time-delay systems, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(14): 89-93, 2018.

 

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