... Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Autonomous aerial refueling Direct lift control Active anti-disturbance Extended state observer Sliding mode control In aerial refueling (AR), a tanker aircraft transfers fuel to one or more receiver aircraft...

... advancement presented in this study is a fixed-time control strategy that synergistically integrates filtering, extended state observers and sliding mode control. Such a synthesized strategy opens up new possibilities for maintaining robust flight control of hypersonic vehicles amidst challenging and rapidly...

... subsystems: a position subsystem and a pitch angle subsystem. For each subsystem, an improved learning observer is designed to estimate external disturbances in real time. These estimates are integrated with sliding mode controllers to achieve precise altitude and pitch angle tracking. Findings...

...Shuai bin Guan; Xingjian Fu Purpose This study aims to optimize control strategies for multi-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems by integrating differential game theory with sliding mode control and neural networks. This approach addresses challenges in dynamic and uncertain environments...

...He Du; Ming Yang; Songyan Wang; Tao Chao Purpose This paper aims to investigate a novel impact time control guidance (ITCG) law based on the sliding mode control (SMC) for a nonmaneuvering target using the predicted interception point (PIP). Design/methodology/approach To intercept the target...

... disturbance, structure fault and actuator fault. Design/methodology/approach The automatic carrier landing task is resolved into the glide path tracking problem and attitude tracking problem. The disturbance observer-based adaptive sliding mode control scheme is proposed for system stabilization...

.... To address the challenges of a complex and dynamic environment, an adaptive sliding mode control (SMC)-based consensus protocol is proposed. The closed loop stability analysis is established through Lyapunov theory. Findings The efficacy of the discussed robust consensus controller is analyzed through...

... is generated by varying the pitch angle of blades. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, a sliding mode controller and an adaptive sliding mode controller are used to control the variable pitch quadrotor to have better performance. Findings The variable pitch mechanism has a wider control...

... that the rigid bodies in the formation may encounter loss of effectiveness and/or bias actuator faults. Design/methodology/approach For the purpose, adaptive terminal sliding mode control and neural network structure are used, and a new sliding surface is proposed to guarantee known finite-time convergence...

..., external environmental disturbance and internal variable payloads as two major interference factors lead to control performance degradation or even instability, thus a trajectory tracking controller which innovatively combines sliding mode control technology and model-free control technique is proposed...

... ω e ( tan ⁡ γ   cos ⁡ θ cos ⁡ χ − sin ⁡ θ )             + Ω 2 ( R e + h ) V   cos ⁡ γ sin ⁡ θ cos ⁡ θ   sin ⁡ χ (4) θ ˙ = V ( R e + h ) cos ⁡ γ cos ⁡ χ Sliding mode control Disturbance...

... of tracking a reference, as well as disturbance estimation, and rejection is achieved. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Robust control Disturbance observer Sliding mode control Adaptive control Disturbance observer-based control...

...Tiger Yuan; Guanyou Guo; Baiyu Du; Zhiping Zhao; Weikai Xu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to resolve the problem of the dynamic response performance of the driving control system for a six-wheeled planetary rover. An adaptive sliding mode controller based on an improved genetic algorithm...

... be contacted at: muhtaimoor123@hotmail.com 28 05 2019 04 10 2019 13 11 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Sliding mode control Observer Unmanned aerial vehicle Aircraft Disturbance rejection Aeronautical...

...Muhammad Taimoor; Li Aijun; Rooh ul Amin Purpose The purpose of this paper aims to investigate an effective algorithm for different types of disturbances rejection. New dynamics are designed based on disturbance. Observer-based sliding mode control (SMC) technique is used for approximation...

...Hongshi Lu; Li Aijun; Wang Changqing; Zabolotnov Michaelovitch Yuriy Purpose This paper aims to present the impact analysis of payload rendezvous with tethered satellite system and the design of an adaptive sliding mode controller which can deal with mass parameter uncertainty of targeted payload...

...Zhi Chen; Daobo Wang; Ziyang Zhen Purpose To facilitate the nonlinear controller design, dynamic model of a novel coaxial unmanned helicopter (UH) is established and its coupling analysis is presented. Design/methodology/approach The chattering-free sliding mode controller (SMC...

... of the closed‐loop system can be successfully guaranteed and the proposed control strategies are effective to overcome these unexpected phenomena subject to arbitrary communication topology. Originality/value This paper introduces a fast terminal sliding mode control method which can guarantee the fast...