A supervisory fuzzy neural network (FNN) control system is designed to trac
k periodic reference inputs in this study, The control system is composed o
f a permanent magnet CPM) synchronous servo motor drive with a supervisory
FNN position controller, The supervisory FNN controller comprises a supervi
sory controller, which is designed to stabilize the system states around a
defined bound region and an FNN sliding-mode controller, which combines the
advantages of the sliding-mode control with robust characteristics and the
FNN with on-line learning ability. The theoretical and stability analyses
of the supervisory FNN controller are discussed in detail. Simulation and e
xperimental results show that the proposed control system is robust with re
gard to plant parameter variations and external load disturbance. Moreover,
the advantages of the proposed control system are indicated in comparison
with the sliding-mode control system.