Papers that do not include an element of robust or nonlinear control and estimation theory will not be considered by the journal, and all papers will be expected to include significant novel content. The focus of the journal is on model based control design approaches rather than heuristic or rule based methods. Papers on neural networks will have to be of exceptional novelty to be considered for the journal.
The International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control aims to encourage the development of analysis and design techniques for uncertain linear and nonlinear systems. The main focus of the journal is on the theory and design of regulating and tracking systems, but related areas such as linear and nonlinear filtering, condition monitoring and fault estimation are included. The physical modelling, simulation and identification of systems that may be uncertain or nonlinear is of interest. Papers are also welcome in the area of multi-agent systems considering coordinated control problems. Papers dealing with the general problem of consensus and synchronization that fail to demonstrate an application and/or include significant novelty will not be considered.
Papers that demonstrate the potential for robust or nonlinear controllers in applications will also be welcome, but such papers must include sufficient novel material. The Journal provides a natural forum for papers on the theory and application of robust control design and estimation techniques, including H∞ or H2 design, multi-objective optimization, and variable structure and sliding mode control design methods. Papers will also be welcome on non-optimal methods of improving the robustness of uncertain systems, such as QFT design methods. Papers on linear and nonlinear model based predictive control algorithms are also encouraged, and those concerned with linear parameter varying, switched or hybrid systems.
All aspects of the theory and techniques used in nonlinear control and estimation are also included ranging from gain scheduling to networked robust or nonlinear control systems. The development of nonlinear compensation and design methods using feedback linearization, back-stepping, Lyapunov based techniques, learning control, cooperative control and agent based systems are all of interest. Contributions are also welcome on numerical algorithms for robust or constrained control, using for example linear matrix inequalities, and on the problems of implementation, such as controller tuning and commissioning. Although the journal focus is on model-based control, papers on model free and data driven methods, artificial intelligence and machine learning will also be welcome if they are relevant to the control design problems for engineering systems.

MANAGING EDITOR

Mike J. Grimble
Industrial Control Centre
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Royal College Building
204 George Street
Glasgow G1 1XW, UK
E-mail: m.j.grimble@strath.ac.uk


EDITOR AT LARGE

Andrew Teel
University of California
ECE Department
Santa Barbara
93106-9560 California
USA


EDITORS
Andras Balogh
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA
(Boundary Feedback Control, Computational Mathematics, Distributed Parameter Systems)
Maria Di Benedetto
University of L’Aquila, Italy
(Nonlinear Systems)
Debasish Chatterjee
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
(Switched and Hybrid Systems, Stability of Hybrid Systems, Constrained Control, Optimization Based Control, Stochastic Control and Analysis, Optimal Control, Sparse Control, Control under Communication Constraints )
Ci Chen
Guangdong University of Technology, China
(reinforcement learning, heterogeneous multi-agent systems, and adaptive control)
Jie Chen
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
(Nonlinear Control, Multiagent Control, Cooperative Control, Networked Control, Adaptive Robust Control, Model Predictive Control)
Zhiyong Chen
The University of Newcastle, Australia
(Nonlinear Systems, Robust Control, Adaptive Control, Stabilization, Regulation, Multi-agent Systems, Biological Systems)
Graziano Chesi
The University of Hong Kong
(Uncertain systems, robust control, nonlinear systems, domain of attraction, multidimensional systems, switched systems, linear matrix inequality)
Jeff Cook
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, USA
(Powertrain Control, Engine Control, Automotive Control and Embedded Systems)
Daniel Coutinho
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Santa Catarina, Brazil
(Linear Robust Control, LMI Methods for Nonlinear Systems, Polynomial Lyapunov Functions)
Fernando Castanos
Cinvestav, Mexico
(Sliding-mode control, set-valued and convex analysis in control, port-Hamiltonian systems, passivity-based control, implicit systems, H infinity, homegeneity, mechnical and electrical systems)
Jiu-Gang Dong
Harbin Institute of Technology
(Self-organized systems, Cucker-Smale model, Vicsek model, Kuramoto model, Nonlinear systems, Stability, Switched systems, Monotone systems)
Chris Edwards
University of Exeter, UK
(Variable Structure Systems, Fault Detection, Fault Control)
Antonella Ferrara
University of Pavia, Italy
(Sliding Mode Control, Robotics, Uncertain Systems)
Paolo Frasca
University of Twente, the Netherlands
(Networks and multi-agent systems)
Leonid Fridman
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
(Discontinuous Systems, Sliding modes. Chattering, Frequency-Domain theory discontinuous systems, Homogeneity, Finite/fixed time convergence)
Mario García-Sanz
Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH, USA
(Frequency Domain Design and Applications)
Guoqiang Hu
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
(Multi-agent Systems, Resilient Control Systems)
Jie Huang
Chinese University of Hong Kong, P. R. China
(Applications of Nonlinear Systems)
Birgit Jacob
University of Wuppertal, Germany
(Distributed parameter systems, Infinite-dimensional systems, Port-Hamiltonian systems, Fractional order systems, Input-to-state stability, Controllability, Observability)
Bayu Jayawardhana
University of Groningen, Netherlands
(Nonlinear Control Systems, Systems Biology, Output Regulation, Mechatronics Design, Nonlinear Hybrid Systems and Multi-Agent Systems)
Zhong-Ping Jiang
Polytechnic Institute of New York University, USA
(Decentralized control, Nonlinear control, Stability, Stabilization)
Valter Leite
CEFET-MG, Divinopolis, Brazil
(Time-delay Systems, Robust Control, LMIs)
Shihua Li
Southeast University, China
(Disturbance/Uncertainty Estimation and Attenuation, Nonlinear Control and Observation, Motion Drives and Control, Power Conversion Control, Renewable Energy System, Flight Control Systems, Robotics)
Horacio J. Marquez
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
(Linear and Nonlinear Systems Theory, Nonlinear Control and Nonlinear Observers)
Yury Orlov
CICESE
(Distributed parameter systems, Sliding mode control, Nonlinear/nonsmooth H-infinity control, Variable-structure/discontinuous systems Lyapunov methods Finite time stability)
Cesar de Prada Moraga
Universidad de Valladolid
(Modelling and Simulation, Advanced Process Control and MPC, Plant Wide Economic Optimization and Dynamic Optimization, incorporating Uncertainty in the Optimal Decisions)
Franck Plestan
EC-Nantes, France
(sliding mode control, stability, predictive control, aerospace, robotics, actuators, motors)
Vincenç Puiq
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
(Fault Detection, Fault Diagnosis, Parametric Uncertainty)

Chunjiang Qian
The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
(Nonlinear Systems, Output Feedback Control)
Daniel Quevedo
The University of Paderborn, Germany
(Networked Estimation and Control, Control of Power Converters, Model Predictive Control, Quantised Control, Sparse Control)
Hamid Reza Karimi
Politecnico di Milano
(robust control and estimation, switched, hybrid, control and estimation over networks, fault detection and fault tolerant control, sliding mode control, large scale systems, industrial control applications - applications to vibration control, automation systems, wind energy, cyber-physical systems, vehicles and mechatronics)
Alessandro Saccon
Technische Universiteit, Eindhoven
(Modelling, analysis, and control of mechanical systems, nonlinear control theory, and numerical optimal control for exploration of trajectory space of complex highly manoeuvrable nonlinear systems, development of optimal constrained motion-planning strategies for multiple autonomous robotic vehicles)
Athanasios Sideris
University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
(Robust Control Theory and Design)
Silvio Simani
University of Ferrara, ITALY
(Fault Detection and Isolation, Fault Diagnosis, System Identification and Data Analysis, Fault Tolerant Control, Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks)
Sarah Spurgeon
University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
(Sliding modes, control, estimation)
Youfeng Su
Fuzhou University, China
(Nonlinear systems, output regulation, multi-agent systems, switched systems, hybrid systems, quantized control, sampled-data control, robust adaptive control)
Zhendong Sun
AMSS, CAS, China
(Analysis, Control and Optimization of Switched and Hybrid Systems; Autonomous Multi-agent Systems; Feedback Linearization of Nonlinear Control Systems)
Pietro Tesi
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
(Switched systems, Control of uncertain systems, Fault-tolerant control, Data-driven control design, Cyber-physical systems, Networked control systems, Control under communication constraints, Sampled-data systems)
Daniel Zelazo
Technion University, Israel
(Multi-agent systems, coopertative control, formation control, graph theory, optimization theory, distributed systems, passivity theory, robust control)


EDITORIAL BOARD
F. Allgower
University of Stuttgart
Germany
 S. S. Banda
Air Force Research Laboratory
USA
S. Boyd
Stanford University
USA
R. Findeisen
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität
Germany
Leonid Fridman
Ciudad Universitaria
Mexico
J. Geromel
University of Campinas
Brazil
K. Glover
University of Cambridge
UK
J. W. Helton
University of California
San Diego, USA
T. Iwasaki
University of Virginia
USA
H. Kimura
Osaka University
Japan
V. Kučera
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
D. Limebeer
Imperial College, London
UK
W. Lin
Case Western Reserve University
USA
D. H. Owens
University of Sheffield
UK
T. Parisini
University of Trieste
Italy
A. Saberi
Washington State University
USA
M. G. Safonov
University of Southern California
USA
J. Scherpen
University of Groningen
The Netherlands
C. Schumacher
Air Force Research Laboratory
OH, USA
U. Shaked
Tel-Aviv University
Israel
A. Stoorvogel
University of Twente
The Netherlands
J. Stoustrup
Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)
Washington, USA
A. Zinober
University of Sheffield
UK