This book describes the advances and applications in Sliding mode control (SMC) which is widely
used as a powerful method to tackle uncertain nonlinear systems. The book is organized into 21
chapters which have been organised by the editors to reflect the various themes of sliding mode
control. The book provides the reader with a broad range of material from first principles up
to the current state of the art in the area of SMC and observation presented in a clear
matter-of-fact style. As such it is appropriate for graduate students with a basic knowledge of
classical control theory and some knowledge of state-space methods and nonlinear systems. The
resulting design procedures are emphasized using Matlab Simulink software.
