New Trends in the Control of Robots and Mechatronic Systems.

Paper [[21]] proposes an analytic solution for state-constrained optimal tracking control problems for continuous-time linear time-invariant (CT-LTI) systems based on model-based prediction, quadratic penalty function, and a variational approach. Special Issue Topics This Special Issue has received several submissions, out of which 13 contributions passed the review process and have been published. In recent years, research into the control of robotic and mechatronic systems has led to a wide variety of advanced paradigms and techniques, which have been extensively analysed and discussed in the scientific literature. Overall, the accepted papers illustrate a wide variety of alternative approaches and methods for improving the performance of mechatronic and robotic systems, with possible additional applications in related emerging fields, such as biomechanics. [Extracted from the article]