Sliding Mode Control In Electromechanical Systems

Sliding Mode Control (SMC) is gaining increasing importance as a universal design tool for the robust control of linear and nonlinear systems. Its strengths result from the ease and flexibility of the methodology for its design and implementation. It provides inherent order reduction, direct incorporation of robustness against system uncertainties and disturbances, and an implicit stability proof. It also allows the design of high performance control systems at low cost. SMC is particularly useful for electromechanical systems because of its discontinuous structure. In fact, since the hardware of many electro-mechanical systems (such as electric motors) prescribes discontinuous inputs, SMC has become the natural choice for direct implementation. This book provides a unique combination of theory, implementation issues, and examples of real-life applications. It is of use to both researchers and industrial engineers in its presentation of the many benefits of sliding mode control.