Actuators, Volume 10, Issue 9

This paper presents a novel method for designing and sizing high-efficient hydrostatic transmissions (HTs) for heavy duty propulsion applications such as agricultural and construction machinery. The proposed method consists in providing cost effectiv...

The tire forces of vehicles will fall into the non-linear region under extreme handling conditions, which cause poor path tracking performance. In this paper, a model predictive controller based on a nonlinear tire model is designed. The tire forces...

Twisted polymer fibre actuators provide high torsional rotation from stimulated volume expansion, induced either by chemical fuelling, thermal stimulation, or electrochemical charging. One key limitation of these actuators is the irreversibility of t...

With the fast development of infrastructure and communication technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a promising field. Ongoing research is looking at the smart home environment as the most promising sector that adopts IoT and cloud comp...

At present, the master cylinder pressure estimation algorithm (MCPE) of electro-hydraulic brake systems (EHB) based on vehicle dynamics has the disadvantages of poor condition adaptability, and there are delays and noise in the estimated pressure; ho...

In this paper, the infinite-dimensional port-Hamiltonian modelling and control problem of a flexible beam actuated using ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) actuators is investigated. The port-Hamiltonian framework is used to propose an interconnect...

One of the goals of modern internal combustion engines is the NOx-soot trade-off, and this would be better achieved by a better control of the fuel injection. Moreover, this feature can be also useful for high-performance hydraulic systems. Actual fu...

Ultrasonic-assisted grinding processing can effectively reduce the surface roughness and enhance the processing efficiency in the processing of hard and brittle materials. However, the most common ultrasonic assisted grinding is a type of contact ult...

This work investigates the effect of spool displacement control of the piezoelectric stack actuator (PSA) based valve system on the flow motion of the pressure drop and flow rate. As a first step, the governing equations of the structural parts of th...

The Remaining useful life (RUL) prediction is of great concern for the reliability and safety of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EVs), but the prediction precision is still unsatisfactory due to the unreliable measurement and fluctuation...