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Towards High-Performance DC Motor Control: Fractional Modelling and FOPID Optimisation Cover

Towards High-Performance DC Motor Control: Fractional Modelling and FOPID Optimisation

By: Bilel Kanzari and  Adel Taeib  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2025-0030 | Journal eISSN: 2543-4292 | Journal ISSN: 2451-0262
Language: English
Page range: 448 - 466
Submitted on: Sep 7, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 15, 2025
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Published on: Jan 16, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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