Prof. Qingsong Xu has been working in the area of micro-/nano-mechatronics and robotics including design and precision control of micro/nano-positioning systems for about 10 years. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences in related domains. Prof. Kok Kiong Tan has been working in the area of precision motion control and instrumentation, advanced process control and autotuning, and general industrial automation for over 20 years. He has published over 10 books and 400 scientific papers in related fields.

• Introduction.- Part I Hysteresis Model-Based Feedforward Control.- Feedforward Control Based on an Inverse Hysteresis Model.- Feedforward Control without Modeling Inverse Hysteresis.- Part II Hysteresis-Model-Free, State-Observer-Based Feedback Control.- Model Predictive Discrete-Time Sliding-Mode Control.- Model Predictive Output Integral Discrete-Time Sliding-Mode Control.- Part III Hysteresis-Model-Free, State-Observer-Free Feedback Control.- Digital Sliding-Mode Control of Second-Order Systems.- Digital Sliding-Mode Control of High-Order System.- Digital Sliding-Mode Prediction Control.- Model-Reference Adaptive Control with Perturbation Estimation.- Part IV Applications to Micromanipulation.- Adaptive Impedance Control of Piezoelectric Microgripper.- Position/Force-Switching Control of a Miniature Gripper. Glossary.

Prof. Qingsong Xu has been working in the area of micro-/nano-mechatronics and robotics including design and precision control of micro/nano-positioning systems for about 10 years. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences in related domains. Prof. Kok Kiong Tan has been working in the area of precision motion control and instrumentation, advanced process control and autotuning, and general industrial automation for over 20 years. He has published over 10 books and 400 scientific papers in related fields.

• Introduction.- Part I Hysteresis Model-Based Feedforward Control.- Feedforward Control Based on an Inverse Hysteresis Model.- Feedforward Control without Modeling Inverse Hysteresis.- Part II Hysteresis-Model-Free, State-Observer-Based Feedback Control.- Model Predictive Discrete-Time Sliding-Mode Control.- Model Predictive Output Integral Discrete-Time Sliding-Mode Control.- Part III Hysteresis-Model-Free, State-Observer-Free Feedback Control.- Digital Sliding-Mode Control of Second-Order Systems.- Digital Sliding-Mode Control of High-Order System.- Digital Sliding-Mode Prediction Control.- Model-Reference Adaptive Control with Perturbation Estimation.- Part IV Applications to Micromanipulation.- Adaptive Impedance Control of Piezoelectric Microgripper.- Position/Force-Switching Control of a Miniature Gripper. Glossary.

Prof. Qingsong Xu has been working in the area of micro-/nano-mechatronics and robotics including design and precision control of micro/nano-positioning systems for about 10 years. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences in related domains. Prof. Kok Kiong Tan has been working in the area of precision motion control and instrumentation, advanced process control and autotuning, and general industrial automation for over 20 years. He has published over 10 books and 400 scientific papers in related fields.

• Introduction.- Part I Hysteresis Model-Based Feedforward Control.- Feedforward Control Based on an Inverse Hysteresis Model.- Feedforward Control without Modeling Inverse Hysteresis.- Part II Hysteresis-Model-Free, State-Observer-Based Feedback Control.- Model Predictive Discrete-Time Sliding-Mode Control.- Model Predictive Output Integral Discrete-Time Sliding-Mode Control.- Part III Hysteresis-Model-Free, State-Observer-Free Feedback Control.- Digital Sliding-Mode Control of Second-Order Systems.- Digital Sliding-Mode Control of High-Order System.- Digital Sliding-Mode Prediction Control.- Model-Reference Adaptive Control with Perturbation Estimation.- Part IV Applications to Micromanipulation.- Adaptive Impedance Control of Piezoelectric Microgripper.- Position/Force-Switching Control of a Miniature Gripper. Glossary.