This book comprises a selection of papers that were first presented at VSS98 (5th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems) held in Sarasota, Florida. This workshop was the fifth in a series of VSS international workshops, and the first to be held in the United States. Work presented herein on theoretical developments and applications on VSS and Sliding Mode, reflects how trends have advanced beyond the original ideas that are now well documented in a number of books and research monographs. In particular, the concepts of Sliding Sector and Second Order Sliding Mode introduced in this volume, will stimulate discussions and invite further extensions. Also, the focus on Sampled Data systems represents a positive trend towards practical industrial implementations of sliding mode controllers.

Theoretical and pragmatic approach to the subject Existing ideas have been developed and expanded, making this the most recent collection of research material available on this subject Contributions come from worldwide leading researchers in this field

Inhalt
Sliding sector for variable structure system.- On discrete variable structure control with switching sector.- Variable structure control of nonlinear sampled data systems by second order sliding modes.- On sampled data variable structure control systems.- Sliding mode control of systems with delayed states and controls.- On global stabilization of nonlinear dynamical systems.- A general canonical form for sliding mode control of nonlinear systems.- Handling stiction with variable structure control.- Equivalent value filters in disturbance estimation and state observation.- Sliding mode control of a car-like mobile robot using single-track dynamic model.- Park vector based sliding mode control of UPS with unbalanced and nonlinear load.- Dynamical adaptive sliding mode control of observable minimum-phase uncertain nonlinear systems.- Symbolic computing tools for nonsmooth dynamics and control.- Sliding mode control with gain scheduled hyperplane for LPV plant.- A study on parameterized output feedback sliding mode controller.- Sliding mode tracking control of systems with unstable zero dynamics.- On second order sliding mode controllers.- A tale of two discontinuities.- The problem of chattering: an averaging approach.