A projection-based adaptive command-filtered backstepping controller is designed based on indirect vector control to deal with the problem of position tracking of the linear induction motor(LIM) considering end effects.Firstly, the dynamic model of indirect vector control of the LIM considering end effects is presented.Then, backstepping is used to design virtual controllers step by step, meanwhile, constrained command filters are used to solve the differential expansion and the controller input saturation in the traditional backstepping, and compensating signals are designed to reduce the effect of the filtering errors caused by command filters.Furthermore, adaptive laws are designed to estimate uncertain parameters (unknown total mass of the mover, viscous friction and external load disturbance) in the LIM, and projection operator is introduced to ensure the boundedness of the estimated parameters.Finally, simulation results demonstrate that the proposed controller has more excellent dynamic performance and stronger robustness compared with the traditional proportional-integral-derivative(PID) controller and command-filtered backstepping controller(CBC).