M. Fliess et H. Siraramirez, LINEAR SLIDING MODES AND VARIABLE-STRUCTU RE SYSTEMS - A MODULE-THEORETIC APPROACH, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie 1, Mathematique, 317(7), 1993, pp. 703-706
Linear sliding modes and variable structure systems are generalized, v
ia module theory, independently of any state-variable or input-output
representation. A great variety of model dynamics can be followed. Pre
dictive control may be justified in this context.