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Disturbance observer-based adaptive fixed-time sliding mode control for nonlinear time-delay systems

Yunjun Chen, Zhengzhuang Yao, Jiuzhi Dong, Rui Li

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering | Jun 19, 2026

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This paper develops a disturbance observer-based adaptive sliding mode control strategy for a class of nonlinear time-delay systems subject to exogenous disturbances and delayed nonlinear uncertainties. A fixed-time nonlinear disturbance observer is designed using dual-power feedback terms to achieve precise estimation of external disturbances. Barrier functions are employed to design an adaptive controller that dynamically adjusts gains for time-delay uncertainty compensation, removing the initial condition dependence of common approaches. The Lyapunov-Razumikhin method is employed to handle large time-varying delays, and the fixed-time convergence of the sliding surface is established through Lyapunov stability theory. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through its application to a continuous stirred-tank reactor system and a numerical simulation.

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Yunjun Chen

first | Tiangong University | ORCID 0000-0001-5326-127X

Zhengzhuang Yao

middle | Tiangong University

Jiuzhi Dong

middle | Tiangong University | ORCID 0000-0002-2116-0287

Rui Li

last | Tiangong University | ORCID 0000-0003-2281-6062

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@article{Chen2026Disturbance,
  title = {Disturbance observer-based adaptive fixed-time sliding mode control for nonlinear time-delay systems},
  author = {Yunjun Chen and Zhengzhuang Yao and Jiuzhi Dong and Rui Li},
  journal = {Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1177/09596518261455936},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/09596518261455936}
}

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