In this paper, the authors design an adaptive control scheme for electronic throttle that achieves good tracking of arbitrary constant speed commands in the presence of unknown disturbances. The design is based on a simplified linear vehicle model which is derived from a validated nonlinear one....

As the world's seventh largest wine producer (OIV, 2017), China plays a significant role in the world's wine industry. Classified as neither New or Old World it was recently classified into a "New, New World Category" (CNCCEF, 2009 Lawrence, 2016). This paper presents an overview of the Chinese...