Basic Theory -- Regularization of Second Order Sliding Mode Control Systems -- A Comprehensive Analysis of Chattering in Second Order Sliding Mode Control Systems -- Analysis of Closed-Loop Performance and Frequency-Domain Design of Compensating Filters for Sliding Mode Control Systems -- Discontinuous Homogeneous Control -- Second-Order Sliding Sector for Variable Structure Control -- On Euler’s Discretization of Sliding Mode Control Systems with Relative Degree Restriction -- Design Methods -- Circumventing the Relative Degree Condition in Sliding Mode Design -- HOSM Driven Output Tracking in the Nonminimum-Phase Causal Nonlinear Systems -- High Order Sliding Mode Neurocontrol for Uncertain Nonlinear SISO Systems: Theory and Applications -- A Generalized PI Sliding Mode and PWM Control of Switched Fractional Systems -- Stabilization of Nonholonomic Uncertain Systems Via Adaptive Second Order Sliding Mode Control -- Output Tracking with Discrete-Time Integral Sliding Mode Control -- Flatness, Backstepping and Sliding Mode Controllers for Nonlinear Systems -- Observers and Fault Detection -- Observation and Identification Via High-Order Sliding Modes -- High Order Sliding Mode Observers and Differentiators–Application to Fault Diagnosis Problem -- Vehicle Parameter and States Estimation Via Sliding Mode Observers -- An Alternative to the Measurement of Five-Links Biped Robot Absolute Orientation: Estimation Based on High Order Sliding Mode -- Applications -- Robust Orbital Stabilization of Pendubot: Algorithm Synthesis, Experimental Verification, and Application to Swing up and Balancing Control -- Higher Order SM Block-Control of Nonlinear Systems with Unmodeled Actuators: Application to Electric Power Systems and Electrohydraulic Servo-Drives -- Blood Glucose Regulation Via Double Loop Higher Order Sliding Mode Control and Multiple Sampling Rate -- Contact Force Regulation in Wire-Actuated Pantographs.