Preface of the Editors
The fifth volume of the Serie “Advances in Systems, Signals and Devices” (ASSD), is
dedicated to fields related to “Systems, Automation and Control” (SAC). The scope of
this issue encompasses all aspects of the research, development and applications of
the science and technology in these fields.
Topics of this issue concerns: system design, system identification, biological and
economical models & control, modern control theory, nonlinear observers, control
and application of chaos, adaptive/non-adaptive backstepping control techniques,
advances in linear control theory, system optimization, multivariable control, large
scale and infinite dimension systems, nonlinear control, distributed control, predict-
ive control, geometric control, adaptive control, optimal and stochastic control, robust
control, neural control, fuzzy control, intelligent control systems, diagnostics, fault
tolerant control, robotics and mechatronics, navigation, robotics and human-machine
interaction, hierarchical and man-machine systems, etc.
Authors are encouraged to submit novel contributions which include results of
research or experimental work discussing new developments in the field of systems,
automation and control. The journal can be also addressed for editing special issues
for novel developments in specific fields. Guest editors are encouraged to make
proposals to the editor in chief of the corresponding main field.
The aims of this volume, in its own way, to promote an international scientific
progress in the fields of systems, automation and control. It provides at the same time
an opportunity to be informed about interesting results that have been reported during
the international SSD conferences.
The Editors
Nabil Derbel, Faouzi Derbel and Olfa Kanoun
Authenticated
