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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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."

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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Recently added

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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