"Title Page"--"Copyright"--"Dedication" -- "Table of Contents" -- "Preface" -- "Series Preface" -- "Symbols and Acronyms" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction" -- "Chapter 2: Fractional Calculus and Fractional-Order Systems" -- "2.1 Fractional Calculus" -- "2.2 Some Typical Fractional-Order Systems" -- "2.3 Conclusion" -- "Chapter 3: Fractional-Order PID Controller and Fractional-Order Disturbance Observer" -- "3.1 Problem Statement" -- "3.2 Fractional-Order PID Controller" -- "3.3 Frequency-Domain Fractional-Order Disturbance Observer" -- "3.4 Conclusion" -- "Chapter 4: Design of Fractional-Order Controllers for Nonlinear Chaotic Systems and Some Applications" -- "4.1 Fractional-Order Control for a Novel Chaotic System Without Equilibrium" -- "4.2 Application of Chaotic System without Equilibrium in Image Encryption" -- "4.3 Synchronization Control for Fractional-Order Nonlinear Chaotic Systems" -- "4.4 Conclusion" -- "Chapter 5: Sliding-Mode Control for Fractional-Order Nonlinear Systems Based on Disturbance Observer" -- "5.1 Problem Statement" -- "5.2 Adaptive Control Design Based on Fractional-Order Sliding-Mode Disturbance Observer" -- "5.3 Simulation Examples" -- "5.4 Conclusion" -- "Chapter 6: Disturbance-Observer-Based Neural Control for Uncertain Fractional-Order Rotational Mechanical System" -- "6.1 Problem Statement" -- "6.2 Adaptive Neural Control Design" -- "6.3 Simulation Example" -- "6.4 Conclusion" -- "Chapter 7: Adaptive Neural Tracking Control for Uncertain Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems Subject to Input Saturation and Disturbance" -- "7.1 Problem Statement" -- "7.2 Adaptive Neural Control Design Based on Fractional-Order Disturbance Observer" -- "7.3 Simulation Examples" -- "7.4 Conclusion" -- "Chapter 8: Stabilization Control of Continuous-Time Fractional Positive Systems Based on Disturbance Observer" -- "8.1 Problem Statement.