Advances in Autonomous Control Systems and Their Applications: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems & Control Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2024) | Viewed by 1898
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Interests: system identification; guidance navigation and control of marine vehicles; dynamic positioning of marine structures; marine remote laboratory
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Interests: computational optimal control; nonlinear control; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; autonomous control systems; state estimation; smart grids; solar energy; control of power systems; control of energy storage
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Interests: guidance navigation and control of marine vehicles; maritime unmanned systems; engineering education; control systems engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autonomous control refers to the ability of a system to function well in the face of high environmental uncertainty, as well as the ability to correct system faults without the need for external intervention. This is distinct from automation, which is commonly characterized as an operation carried out with little or no human intervention.
While it is common to think of different levels of autonomy, it is acknowledged that the availability of inexpensive sensors, the ability to handle massive volumes of data, and the processing capacity and methodologies to execute essential decision-making algorithms in real time are key factors in making real autonomous control systems possible.
Over the past few decades, significant advances have been made in control systems for different types of autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles in both military and civilian domains. In most of these applications, the control system plays a role of paramount importance in achieving the required performance, safety, and autonomy specifications. This Special Issue focusses on emerging control, sensing, dynamic modelling, and system identification methodologies and applications related to autonomous and semi-autonomous maritime, aerial, and terrestrial vehicles both in military and civilian domains.
We aim to seek high-quality submissions reporting research and real applications covering topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Advanced control methodologies for autonomous vehicles;
- Sensing for autonomous vehicles;
- Modelling and system identification for the autonomous control of vehicles;
- Applications to autonomous and semi-autonomous under-water vessels, surface vessels, aerial vehicles, and ground vehicles.
Dr. Elías Herrero
Prof. Dr. Victor Becerra
Dr. Francisco Jesus Velasco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autonomous control
- autonomous vehicles
- sensing for autonomy
- modelling and system identification for autonomous control
- fault-tolerant control for autonomous vehicles
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