内容简介：　　

　 This book reflects the latest developments in variable structure systems (VSS) and sliding mode control (SMC), highlighting advances in various branches of the VSS/SMC field, e.g., from conventional SMC to high-order SMC, from the continuous-time domain to the discrete-time domain, from theories to applications, etc. The book consists of three parts and 16 chapters: in the first part, new VSS/SMC algorithms are proposed and their properties are analyzed, while the second focuses on the use of VSS/SMC techniques to solve a variety of control problems; the third part examines the applications of VSS/SMC to real-time systems.

　 The book introduces postgraduates and researchers to the state-of-the-art in VSS/SMC field, including the theory, methodology, and applications. Relative academic disciplines include Automation, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Instrument Science and Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Transportation Engineering, Energy and Power Engineering, etc.


英文目录：
Part I New VSS/SMC Algorithms and Their Properties
　　1 Lyapunov-Based Design of Homogeneous High-Order Sliding Modes
　　2 Robustness of Homogeneous and Homogeneizable Differential Inclusions
　　3 Stochastic Sliding Mode Control and State Estimation
　　4 Practical Stability Phase and Gain Margins Concept
　　5 On Inherent Gain Margins of Sliding-Mode Control Systems
　　6 Adaptive Sliding Mode Control Based on the Extended Equivalent Control Concept for Disturbances with Unknown Bounds
　　7 Indirect Adaptive Sliding-Mode Control Using the Certainty-Equivalence Principle
Part II The Usage of VSS/SMC Techniques for Solutions of Different Control Problems
　　8 Variable Structure Observers for Nonlinear Interconnected Systems
　　9 A Unified Lyapunov Function for Finite Time Stabilization of Continuous and Variable Structure Systems with Resets
　　10 Robustification of Cooperative Consensus Algorithms in Perturbed Multi-agents Systems
　　11 Finite-Time Consensus for Disturbed Multi-agent Systems with Unmeasured States via Nonsingular Terminal Sliding-Mode Control
　　12 Discrete Event-Triggered Sliding Mode Control
　　13 Fault Tolerant Control Using Integral Sliding Modes
Part III Applications of VSS/SMC to Real Time Systems
　　14 Speed Control of Induction Motor Servo Drives Using Terminal Sliding-Mode Controller
　　15 Sliding Modes Control in Vehicle Longitudinal Dynamics Control
　　16 Sliding Mode Control of Power Converters with Switching Frequency Regulation