A complete reference to adaptive control of systems with nonsmooth nonlinearities such as:

backlash;

dead-zones;

component failure;

friction;

hysteresis;

saturation;

time delays.

These nonlinearities in industrial actuators cause severe problems in the motion control of industrial processes, particularly in view of modern requirements for speed and precision of movement, such as occur in semiconductor manufacturing, precision machining and elsewhere. Actuator nonlinearities are ubiquitous in engineering practice and limit...