The monograph provides an overview of the recent developments in modern control systems including new theoretical finding and successful examples of practical implementation of the control theory in different areas of industrial and special applications. Recent Developments in Automatic Control Systems consists of extended versions of the selected papers presented at XXVI International Conference on Automatic Control "Automation 2020" (October 13-15, 2020, Kyiv, Ukraine) which is the main Ukrainian Control Conference organized by Ukrainian Association on Automatic Control (National member organization of IFAC) and National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute . This is a third monograph in the River Publishers series in Automation, Control and Robotics, which is publishing based on the selected papers of the Ukrainian Control Conferences "Automation", in particular, first monograph "Control Systems: Theory and Applications (2018) was published based on the "Automation - 2017" and second monograph "Advanced Control Systems: Theory and Applications" - based on the "Automation - 2018". The monograph is divided into three main parts: (a) Advances in Theoretical Research of Control Systems; (b) Advances in Control Systems Application; (c) Recent Developments in Collaborative Automation. The chapters have been structured to provide an easy-to-follow introduction to the topics that are addressed, including the most relevant references, so that anyone interested in this field can get started in the area. This book may be useful for researchers and students who are interesting in recent developments of the modern control systems, robust adaptive systems, optimal control, fuzzy control, motion control, identification, modelling, differential games, evolutionary optimization, reliability control, security control, intelligent robotics and cyber-physical systems.
Chikrii, Arkadii A.: - Arkadii A. Chikrii is Ph.D. (1972), D.Sci. (1979), Professor (1989), Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2018), Head of the department "Optimization of Controlled Processes" of the Institute of Cybernetics, NAS of Ukraine.
He is Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology (1999), Glushkov Award (2003), Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of Education (2018), Mikhalevich Award (2021).
After graduation from Ivan Franko Lviv University (1968) Professor Chikrii has been working at the Institute ofCybernetics, Professor of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Professor of Ihor Sykorski National Technical University, and Professor of Yurij Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University.
He is the editor-in-chief of thejournal Problemy Upravleniya I Informatiki (since 2020).
He is a specialist in the field of applied nonlinear analysis, theory of extremal problems, mathematical theory of control, theory of dynamic games, theory of search formoving objects, and computer technologies for analysis of conflict situations. He is a disciple and follower of L.S. Pontryagin, N.N. Krasovskii and B.N. Pshenichnyi and is the author of 6 books and over 550 articles.
Gubarev, Vyacheslav F.: - Vyacheslav F. Gubarev is Doctor of Science (1992), Professor, Corresponding member National Academy of Science of Ukraine (2006), Professor of Mathematic Methods of System Analysis Department, Kiev National Technical University, Ukraine, Head of Control Department, Space Research Institute, National Academy of Science, Ukraine.
Professor Gubarev received a Ph.D. (1971) and a D.Sci. (1992) in System Analysis and Automatic Control from Institute of Cybernetic National Academy of Science, Ukraine. He has taken part in several international grants with Russia Academy of Science, Moscow State University and others.
His research interests include mathematical modelling of complex systems, automatic control, estimation and identification, ill-posed mathematical problems, dynamic and control under uncertainty, and spacecraft control systems.
He is part of the editorial staff of several journals including Problemy Upravleniya I Informatiki and Cybernetics and Systems Analysis. He is vice-chairman of the Ukrainian Association of Automatic Control, which is an NMO of IFAC.
Kondratenko, Yuriy P.: - "Yuriy P. Kondratenko is Doctor of Science (habil.); Professor; Honor Inventor of Ukraine (2008); Corr. Academician of Royal European Academy of Doctors - Barcelona1914 (2000); and Head of Intelligent Information Systems Department at Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Ukraine.
He received a Ph.D (1983) and a D.Sci. (1994) in Computer and Control Systems from Odessa National Polytechnic University.
He has received several international grants and scholarships for conducting research from Institute of Automation of Chongqing University, P.R. China (1988-1989), Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany (2000, 2010), Nazareth College and Cleveland State University (2003). In 2015 he received a Fulbright grant to conduct research for 9 months at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cleveland State University.
He is an author of more than 700 publications, including 140 patents and 14 books published by Springer, River Publishers, etc.
He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Council of Ukraine on Development of Science and Technology, National Committee of Ukrainian Association on Automatic Control, as well as visiting lecturer at the universities in Rochester, Cleveland, Kassel, Vladivostok and Warsaw. He is a member of Editorial Boards of such journals as Journal of Automation and Information Sciences, International Journal of Computing, Eastern European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, International Research and Review: Journal of Phi Beta Delta, Quantitative Methods in Economics and others.
His research interests include intelligent decision support systems, automation, sensors and control systems, fuzzy logic, soft computing, modelling and simulation, and robotics."
Kuntsevich, Vsevolod M.: - Vsevolod M. Kuntsevich is Ph.D. (1959), D.Sci. (1965), Professor (1967), Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1992), Honorary Director of Space Research Institute of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine. Honored Figure of Science and Technology of Ukraine (1999), laureate of the State Prize of the Ukrainian SSR (1978, 1991) and Ukraine (2000) in the field of science and technology, S. Lebedev Award (1987), V. Glushkov Award (1995), V. Mikhalevich Award (2003).
Professor Kuntsevich graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (1952) and has worked at the Institute of Electrical Engineering (1958-1963), Institute of Cybernetics (1963-1996), and Space Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine from 1996 to the present.
He is part of the editorial staff of several journals including Problemy Upravleniya I Informatiki and Cybernetics and Systems Analysis. He is the founder of the national school in the field of discrete control systems, and he made a significant contribution to the development of modern theory of adaptive and robust control under uncertainty. He is the author of 8 books and over 250 articles, and is the Chairman of the National Committee of Ukrainian Association on Automatic Control (NMO of IFAC).
