Inspec keywords: variable structure systems; piezoelectric actuators; micropositioning; motion control; discrete time systems; nonlinear control systems; uncertain systems; robust control; nanopositioning

Other keywords: stability; nonlinear DTSMC robust control; nanopositioning systems; model uncertainty; robustness feature; output-based discrete-time terminal sliding mode control; motion tracking application; piezoelectric positioning control; external disturbances; conventional linear discrete-time sliding-mode control; piezoelectric actuation; micro-nanomanipulation domain; precision motion control

Subjects: Electric actuators and final control equipment; Microactuators; Discrete control systems; Multivariable control systems; Stability in control theory; Spatial variables control; Nonlinear control systems