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The proposed technique aims to merge the benefits of adaptive backstepping (AB) and integral sliding mode control (ISMC) to enhance the overall system\u2019s robustness. The unknown parameters with load disturbances are estimated using an adaptation law. These estimated parameters are incorporated into the controller design, to achieve a highly robust controller. The theoretical stability of the system is proved using the Lyapunov stability criteria. The effectiveness of the proposed AB\u2013ISMC was demonstrated by simulation, to track the reference speed under parametric uncertainties and load disturbances. The control performance of the proposed technique was compared to that of feedback linearization (FBL), conventional sliding mode control (SMC), and AB control laws without and with the adaptation law. Regression parameters, such as integral square error, integral absolute error, and integral time absolute error, were calculated to quantitatively analyze the tracking performance and robustness of the implemented nonlinear control techniques. The simulation results demonstrated that the proposed controller could accurately track the reference speed and exhibited robustness, with steady-state error accuracy. Moreover, AB\u2013ISMC overperformed, compared to the FBL, SMC, AB controller without adaptation law and AB controller with adaptation law, in reducing the settling time by factors of 27%, 67%, 23%, and 21%, respectively, thus highlighting the superior performance of the proposed controller.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/robotics12040105","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,17]],"date-time":"2023-07-17T00:35:04Z","timestamp":1689554104000},"page":"105","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":71,"title":["Adaptive Backstepping Integral Sliding Mode Control of a MIMO Separately Excited DC Motor"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Roohma","family":"Afifa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University, Islamabad 45550, Pakistan"}]},{"given":"Sadia","family":"Ali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan"}]},{"given":"Mahmood","family":"Pervaiz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University, Islamabad 45550, Pakistan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0795-0282","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jamshed","family":"Iqbal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull HU6 7RX, UK"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Riaz, S., Qi, R., Tutsoy, O., and Iqbal, J. 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