Transactions on SMC: Systems

Scope

The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems includes the field of systems engineering. It also includes issue formulation, analysis and modeling, decision making, and issue interpretation for any of the systems engineering lifecycle phases associated with the definition, development, and deployment of large systems. Other topics include systems management, systems engineering processes, and a variety of systems engineering methods such as optimization, modeling and simulation.

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans was renamed IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems on January 1, 2013.

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Editor-in-Chief

Robert Kozma, Editor-In-Chief
Robert Kozma

Editor-In-Chief
FedEx Institute of Technology
Department of Mathematics
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152, USA

Articles

09 January 2025
This article is focused on the stabilization and control of variable fractional-order (VFO) neutral delay systems with time-varying structured uncertainties and delays. Using the Lyapunov theorem, the delay- and order-dependent stability criterion of both the nominal and uncertain VFO systems of neutral-type with time-varying delays are derived using a set...
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03 September 2025
With the remarkable success of generative models like ChatGPT, artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) is undergoing explosive development. Not limited to text and images, generative models can generate industrial time series data, addressing challenges, such as the difficulty of data collection and data annotation. Due to their outstanding generation ability,...
01 September 2025
This article investigates adaptive output feedback fuzzy control for networked nonlinear systems with hybrid attacks using fuzzy information learning approach. First, the systems with external disturbances and parameter uncertainties are modeled via a fuzzy framework, and an improved hybrid attack model is developed by incorporating aperiodic DoS and FDI attacks....
22 August 2025
This article studies the pursuit–evasion game involving nonholonomic vehicles constrained by input saturation, aiming for the pursuer to intercept an evasive opponent. Unlike the previous game research neglecting the practical kinematic constraints, a coupled nonlinear system is formulated to elucidate the interaction dynamics between the players. After that, the optimal...
15 August 2025
An output-feedback safe tracking control (OFSTC) scheme is investigated for nonlinear systems with sensor faults based on ACL algorithm. By introducing a first-order filter, a mapping relationship between sensor faults and actuator faults is established, and an augmented system is constructed by integrating system state and filter output. Through the...
22 July 2025
This article proposes an integrated framework for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) cooperative control, combining advanced distributed control strategies with human–swarm interaction mechanisms to address obstacle avoidance scenarios. First, distributed controllers are designed to explicitly account for observer errors. Specifically, first-order and high-order control barrier functions (CBFs), integrated with the bounded-error...

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