Special Issues

Actuators publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators and Their Applications
edited by , and Luis Enrique Moreno Lorente
submission deadline 29 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloy actuator; actuator design; control; sensorless actuator; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Intelligent Control for Pneumatic Servo System
edited by Satoru Shibata and Shenglin Mu
submission deadline 29 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: pneumatic servo system; intelligent control; adaptation to parameter fluctuation; compensation of nonlinearity; high-precision positioning control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Nonlinear Active Vibration Control
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2221 | Submission Open
Keywords: active vibration control; nonlinear vibration; vibration isolation; vibration absorption; electromagnetic actuator; piezoelectric actuator; active control algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 25219 | Submission Open
Keywords: High-lift devices and other aerospace applications; Rigid-body mechanisms; Compliant mechanisms  ; Centralized and distributed actuation architectures  ; Conventional (mechanically signaled and hydraulically supplied); EMA and full electrical actuation; Design methodologies and optimization  ; Multibody simulations  ; Non-linear mechanics  ; Manufacturing; integration; and maintenance  ; Safety and reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)
Active Flow Control: Recent Advances in Fundamentals and Applications — Volume II
edited by , Xin Wen and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4183 | Submission Open
Keywords: active flow control; sensors and actuators; control of flow instability; flow separation control; mixing control; turbulence control; flow-induced vibration control; aeroacoustics control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Energy-Efficient Actuation with Focus on Human-Scale and Fluid-Driven Applications
edited by and Mingyi Liu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Rehabilitation Robots and Assistive Devices: A Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. Rory A. Cooper
edited by Jonathan Duvall, , Brad Duerstock and Jongbae Kim
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1334 | Submission Open
Keywords: assistive technology  ; wheelchairs  ; rehabilitation engineering  ; assistive robotics  ; accessible transportation  ; accessibility  ; injury prevention  ; activities of daily living  ; seating and mobility  ; usability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Actuators in 2024 submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuator materials; actuator designs; actuator applications
Advances in Smart Materials-Based Actuators
edited by and Yewei Yu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open
Keywords: hysteresis system; neural network; parameter estimation; robust control; adaptive control; iterative learning control; data-driven control; actuator dynamics and control; innovative robotic actuation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Advances in High-Precision Magnetic Levitation Actuators submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2878 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic levitation actuator; levitating microactuators; dynamic stability characteristics of operation; electromagnetic configurations; electromechanical coupling dynamics model; modeling and simulation; levitation system; hybrid levitation; active disturbance rejection control strategy; operation stability control; multi-degree-of-freedom precise control; superconducting actuator; superconducting levitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Design and Application of Actuators with Multi-DOF Movement-2nd Edition
edited by , and Chien-Yu Chen
submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-DOF; multi-DOF actuators; multi-DOF movements; humanoid robots; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Soft Actuators for Medical Robotics
edited by and Steve Davis
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4374 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; artificial muscle; textile technology; variable stiffness actuators; smart materials; medical devices; artificial organs; prostheses; surgical devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
From Theory to Practice: Incremental Nonlinear Control submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2723 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear control; incremental; robustness; data-driven
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Industrial and Biomechanical Applications of Actuators and Robots and Eco-Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1168 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial applications; actuators for manufacturing; testing and control; actuator design; energy source for actuators; actuators in biomechanics; eco-sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Manufacturing Systems)
Digital Hydraulic Control with Actuators
edited by Bin Zhang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Fault-Tolerant Control for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4453 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; fault-tolerant control; flight control system; fault detection and isolation; urban air mobility; actuator and sensor faults
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)
Advanced Spacecraft Structural Dynamics and Actuation Control
edited by , Xiangying Guo and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14094 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible spacecraft; composite structures; dynamic modeling; nonlinear vibration; active vibration control; attitude maneuver; orbital maneuver; actuation control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)
Advancement in the Design and Control of Robotic Grippers submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8877 | Submission Open
Keywords: design        ; actuation        ; instrumentation        ; real-time control        ; performance evaluation        ; modeling and test
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Actuators and Control of Intelligent Electric Vehicles
edited by , Bo Leng, and Qiangqiang Yao
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7220 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent electric vehicle; in-wheel motor; close-to-wheel motor; electromechanical brake; electro-hydraulic brake; active suspension; steer-by-wire actuator; active steering actuator; rear-wheel steering actuator; four-wheel steering actuator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3497 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuator; smart material; actuator design; actuator application; actuator control; active vibration control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Design and Control of Agricultural Robotics
edited by Mehrdad R. Kermani
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robotics; automation technologies; sustainable food production; mechatronic and vision systems in agriculture; autonomous harvesting; sensing technologies; crop health assessment; precision farming; human– robot interaction; field trials; ethics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Magnetorheological Actuators and Dampers submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiactive control; magnetorheological damper; design; modeling; magnetorheological fluid; damper; actuator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Recent Advances in the Design and Applications for Magnetoelastic and Electroelastic Actuators submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1329 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic actuator; magnetostrictive actuator; piezoelectric actuator; electrostrictive actuator; polymeric actuator; electro-magnetorheological elastomer; electrostatic actuator; thermoelastic actuator; thin-film/planar manufacturing processes; MEMS technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Recent Advances in Soft Actuators, Robotics and Intelligence
edited by Brian Byunghyun Kang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft technologies; soft robots; cable-driven robots; sensors; soft actuators; mechanisms; control for soft robots; modeling for soft robots; AI algorithm for soft technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Novel Design and Optimization Techniques for Thermal Actuators
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal actuators; bio-inspired optimization algorithms; multiobjective optimization; boundary condition identification; shape optimization; topology optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Vibration Control Using Electromagnetic Actuators
edited by , Yefa Hu, and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3638 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuators for magnetic bearings; modeling; simulation; design and identification; advanced control for vibration reduction; hybrid bearing systems; electromagnetic actuator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Electrohydrodynamic Plasma Actuator for Active Flow Control: From Micropumps to Space Thrusters submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasma actuators; actuators using ionized gases; ionic wind actuators; EHD plasma propulsion actuators; lifter; electrical aircraft propulsion actuators; electrohydrodynamic flow actuators; EHD-enhanced drying actuators; actuators for electronics cooling; actuators for heat transfer improvement; actuators for boundary layer enhancement; actuators for EHD pumps; actuators for flame; combustion control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)
Advanced Technologies in Soft Pneumatic Actuators
edited by
submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: pneumatic actuation; pneumatic control systems; fluidic actuators; soft robotics; compliant actuators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Shape Memory Alloys and Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16895 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Advanced Technologies on the Control Method of Electromagnetic Actuator
edited by , and Haitao Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9412 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic bearing; electromagnetic actuator; electromagnetic analysis; electromagnetic compatibility; advanced control theory; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
New Control Schemes for Actuators—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1928 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control; real time implementation; nonlinear control; robust control; observer-based control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Flight Control Systems and Dynamic Simulation for Aerospace Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: flight controls; dynamic simulation; aerospace actuators; flight control system digital twin for PHM; simulation; virtual prototyping; virtual test-benches; multiphysics; multidomain and multiscale simulation; model-based design and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)
Soft Actuators and Robotics—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; soft actuators; manufacturing methods in soft robotics; topology optimization in soft robotics; modeling and control of soft robotics; AI in soft robotics; soft grippers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Modeling and Control for Chassis Devices in Electric Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: vehicle chassis devices; dynamic modeling and control; state/parameter estimation; coordinated control; fault-tolerant control; ride comfort
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Recent Advances in Pneumatic Soft Actuators submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5391 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft actuators; pneumatic muscles; hybrid pneumatic-electrical; design of soft actuators; fabrication of soft actuators; modelling and control of soft actuators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Advanced Actuation and Control Technologies for Vehicle Driving Systems
edited by and Masakazu Mukai
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3559 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuation technology for vehicles; vehicle dynamics and control; intelligent vehicle; advanced powertrain control technology; advanced motion control applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Soft Robotics: Actuation, Control, and Application
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft actuators; soft robots; flexible electronics; strain sensors; artificial muscle; electroactive polymers; compliant mechanism; sensors; tactile sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Modeling, Perception and Control of Robotic Systems with Real-World Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: automation; computer vision; control systems; cyber-physical systems; machine learning; mechatronics; mobile robotics; motion planning; perception; real-world applications; robot dynamics; robot localization; robot sensing; robotic manipulation; sensor fusion; simulation; soft robotics; swarm robotics; teleoperation; virtual reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Modelling and Motion Control of Soft Robots
edited by and Runan Zhang
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1546 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft actuators; smart actuators; soft robots; controllable robots; control algorithms; modelling; motion control; AI in soft robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Advanced Robots: Design, Control and Application—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6136 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Dynamics and Control of Underactuated Systems submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: underactuated systems; motion planning; control of underactuated systems; dynamics of underactuated systems; inverse dynamics; flexible systems; vibration control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Systems submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11698 | Submission Open
Keywords: system dynamics; system identification; control system design; stability analysis; dynamics and control; aerospace vehicles; experimental investigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)
Soft Robotics in Biomedical Application
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4397 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft material; designs and fabrications of soft robots; soft actuation; soft sensing; control of soft robotic platforms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Control of Hydraulic Robotic Manipulators
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: electro-hydraulic/hydrostatic actuators; energy-efficient solutions; electric vs. hydraulics; modeling and simulations; model-based design; digital twin; optimal and health-aware control; applied AI/machine learning; offshore robotics; assistive technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Actuators and Motors
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7089 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Actuators in Robotic Control: Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12140 | Submission Open
Keywords: variable impedance actuators; soft actuators; elastic actuators; electric actuators; pneumatic artificial muscles; force/torque control; soft robotics; mobile robots; humanoid robotics; wearable robotic system; assitant robotics; upper limb exoskeletons; lower limb exoskeletons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Actuators and Robots for Biomedical Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6822 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern robots for medical applications (medical robots); rehabilitation systems (rehabilitation robots); safety issues for human– robot interactions (assistant robots); biomedical devices; intelligent control systems (with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning); sensing and manipulation; miniaturization (nanorobots); actuation technologies; design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Recent Advances in the Design Solutions of Electro-Hydraulic Actuators for Mechatronic Systems
edited by Fabrizio Paltrinieri and Matteo Venturelli
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1388 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
Power Electronics and Actuators
edited by Dong Jiang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10125 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; actuator; drive; dynamic; power density
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
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