Robust Tracking Control of Automated Vehicles With Model Uncertainties: An Actor-Critic Learning Strategy

Zhao-Qing Liu; Hao Xie; Lei Ding; Liping Han

doi:10.1109/JAS.2025.125648

Volume 13 Issue 7

Jul. 2026

IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica

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Z.-Q. Liu, H. Xie, L. Ding, and L. Han, “Robust tracking control of automated vehicles with model uncertainties: An actor-critic learning strategy,” IEEE/CAA J. Autom. Sinica, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 1773–1775, Jul. 2026. doi: 10.1109/JAS.2025.125648

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Z.-Q. Liu, H. Xie, L. Ding, and L. Han, “Robust tracking control of automated vehicles with model uncertainties: An actor-critic learning strategy,” IEEE/CAA J. Autom. Sinica, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 1773–1775, Jul. 2026. doi: 10.1109/JAS.2025.125648

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