Key papers in Control and Systems Engineering
Pofolia’s corpus holds 62 papers from the Control and Systems Engineering subfield (2012–2026). The list below starts with the most cited.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”.
Variational Mode Decomposition
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 129.03 · 8,749 citations
A new non-recursive Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) model extracts signal modes concurrently, offering improved robustness to noise and sampling issues compared to existing methods.
A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation
2017 · FWCI 166.41 · 6,734 citations
This work introduces a unified mathematical framework for robot manipulator kinematics, dynamics, and control, emphasizing the geometry of motion.
MuJoCo: A physics engine for model-based control
2012 · 4,474 citations
A new physics engine, MuJoCo, has been developed for model-based control, featuring efficient recursive algorithms for multi-joint dynamics and a novel velocity-stepping approach for contact responses.
Overview of current development in electrical energy storage technologies and the application potential in power system operation
Applied Energy · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 204.90 · 3,730 citations
This paper provides a comprehensive overview and comparative analysis of various electrical energy storage (EES) technologies to aid in selecting the most suitable options for power system integration.
Control of Power Converters in AC Microgrids
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 190.09 · 3,623 citations
This paper provides an overview of AC microgrid structures and control techniques, focusing on power converter configurations and hierarchical control layers.
The Uncanny Valley [From the Field]
IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 86.89 · 3,281 citations
This paper presents the first authorized English translation of Masahiro Mori's seminal 1970 essay, which introduced the concept of the "uncanny valley."
Microscopic Traffic Simulation using SUMO
2018 · 3,156 citations
This article details recent advancements in the open-source traffic simulator SUMO, focusing on intermodal traffic, simulator coupling, and model development/validation.
A Survey of Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Techniques—Part I: Fault Diagnosis With Model-Based and Signal-Based Approaches
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 154.81 · 3,036 citations
This paper provides a comprehensive review of fault diagnosis techniques, focusing on model-based and signal-based approaches developed over the last decade.
Trends in Microgrid Control
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 226.73 · 3,000 citations
This review categorizes microgrid control strategies into primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, detailing state-of-the-art approaches and challenges for integrating intermittent renewable energy sources.
Disturbance-Observer-Based Control and Related Methods—An Overview
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 128.12 · 2,857 citations
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of disturbance-observer-based control (DOBC) and related techniques for estimating and mitigating disturbances and uncertainties in industrial systems.
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control · 2023 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · 2,611 citations
This paper discusses simple mechanical control systems that operate under specific constraints.
Empirical Wavelet Transform
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 62.95 · 2,180 citations
A new 'empirical wavelet transform' (EWT) is introduced, which constructs adaptive wavelets by extracting signal modes via a designed wavelet filter bank.
Control Barrier Function Based Quadratic Programs for Safety Critical Systems
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 25.90 · 2,167 citations
This paper introduces a new method to unify safety conditions (control barrier functions) with performance goals (control Lyapunov functions) within real-time optimization controllers for safety-critical systems.
A New Convolutional Neural Network-Based Data-Driven Fault Diagnosis Method
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics · 2017 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 74.92 · 2,134 citations
A novel Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) method automatically extracts fault features from 2-D images of industrial signals, eliminating the need for expert-defined features.
Attack Detection and Identification in Cyber-Physical Systems
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 117.10 · 2,075 citations
This paper introduces a novel mathematical framework to detect and identify malicious attacks in cyber-physical systems, establishing fundamental monitoring limitations.
Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Engineering Systems
2017 · FWCI 27.63 · 2,003 citations
This book presents a model-based approach for fault detection and diagnosis in engineering systems.
Advanced Control Architectures for Intelligent Microgrids—Part I: Decentralized and Hierarchical Control
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 178.43 · 1,954 citations
This review categorizes and discusses advanced control techniques for microgrids, focusing on decentralized, distributed, and hierarchical approaches for both grid-connected and islanded operation.
Dynamic Triggering Mechanisms for Event-Triggered Control
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 38.29 · 1,934 citations
A new class of dynamic event triggering mechanisms is introduced for control systems, utilizing an internal dynamic variable to improve stability and performance.
An introduction to event-triggered and self-triggered control
2012 · 1,904 citations
This paper introduces event-triggered and self-triggered control systems, which perform sensing and actuation only when necessary, unlike traditional periodic methods.
rstatix: Pipe-Friendly Framework for Basic Statistical Tests
2019 · 1,850 citations · Open access
The rstatix R package offers a user-friendly, pipe-friendly framework for conducting common statistical tests and visualizing results, designed to integrate seamlessly with the 'tidyverse'.
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Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2026 · Q3 · 110 citations
This paper describes a web-based system for navigating broadcast and online television content using a hybrid recommendation engine combining collaborative and content-based filtering.
An Introduction to Input/Output Automata
Formal Aspects of Computing · 2026 · Q3 · FWCI 5.28 · 1,024 citations
This paper introduces the Input/Output Automaton (I/O automaton) model, a formal framework designed for specifying and reasoning about concurrent and distributed discrete event systems.
Advanced PID Control
2026 · FWCI 59.18 · 1,099 citations
This book extends foundational PID control concepts to advanced techniques, offering a pathway from basic to model-based controllers.
Fault Detection Method based on Artificial Neural Network for 330kV Nigerian Transmission Line
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) · 2024 · FWCI 511.81 · 1,767 citations
An artificial neural network (ANN) model successfully identified five conditions (four fault types and no fault) on a 330kV Nigerian transmission line using voltage and current data.
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control · 2023 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · 2,611 citations
This paper discusses simple mechanical control systems that operate under specific constraints.
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