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Actuators, Volume 13, Issue 9

September 2024 - 57 articles

Cover Story: This work presents both the design and characterisation of a novel hybrid pneumatic rotational actuator. The air chamber and auxetic structure of the actuator can exploit the hyper-elastic properties of a soft fabrication material to optimise the response and to extend the operational range of the actuator. The integration of the soft structure within a rigid frame is inspired by the musculoskeletal structure of a lobster leg. Hyper-elastic and 3D-printable materials are used to fabricate the actuator through an FDM process. The experimental results show the linearity, good repeatability, and sensitivity of the actuator response vs. pneumatic pressure input, apart from a small percentage of hysteresis, which is ten times less than that which is observed in commercial soft pneumatic actuators. View this paper
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Articles (57)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,517 Views
22 Pages

Fault Diagnosis of Low-Noise Amplifier Circuit Based on Fusion Domain Adaptation Method

  • Chao Zhang,
  • Peng Du,
  • Dingyu Zhou,
  • Zhijie Dong,
  • Shilie He and
  • Zhenwei Zhou

23 September 2024

The Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA) is a critical component of Radio Frequency (RF) receivers. Therefore, the accuracy of LNA fault diagnosis significantly impacts the overall performance of the entire RF receiver. Traditional LNA fault diagnosis is typica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,463 Views
31 Pages

23 September 2024

Currently, key factors hindering application of steer-by-wire systems are their inadequate safety and reliability, which are significant criteria for evaluating automotive active safety. Based on the steer-by-wire platform, a dual-redundant steering...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,378 Views
22 Pages

23 September 2024

With technological advances and industrial upgrading, electro-mechanical actuators (EMAs) have gradually replaced traditional hydraulic actuation systems. During operation, force servo systems inevitably suffer from external force or position disturb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,187 Views
21 Pages

23 September 2024

The control of the injection speed in hydraulic injection molding machines is critical to product quality and production efficiency. This paper analyzes servomotor-driven constant pump hydraulic systems in injection molding machines to achieve optima...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,039 Views
19 Pages

23 September 2024

Based on the adaptive control structure of neural networks, this paper proposes a novel output voltage control strategy for DC converters. The strategy regulates the inductor current to maintain a constant voltage by adjusting the duty cycle of four-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,713 Views
15 Pages

Enhanced Hand–Eye Coordination Control for Six-Axis Robots Using YOLOv5 with Attention Module

  • Yulan Wei,
  • Chenghao Liao,
  • Liang Zhang,
  • Qingzhu Zhang,
  • Yang Shen,
  • Ying Zang,
  • Siqi Li and
  • Haibo Huang

20 September 2024

Utilizing machine vision technology based on YOLOv5, a six-axis robot can quickly identify and classify targets. However, when the YOLOv5 model is used for the recognition and grasping of small workpieces, issues such as low precision and missed dete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,403 Views
22 Pages

20 September 2024

With the continuous development of actuator technology, the Electro-Mechanical Actuator (EMA) is gradually becoming the first choice in the aviation field. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) is one of the core components of EMA, and its health...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,214 Views
14 Pages

20 September 2024

Among various motor-controlled hydraulic cylinder (MCC) topologies, the two-motor-two-pump (2M2P) MCC distinguishes itself through several notable advantages, including precise cylinder pressure control and eliminating mode switch oscillations. Never...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,298 Views
17 Pages

20 September 2024

This paper presents a novel incremental sliding mode control scheme to address the attitude-tracking issue in both the helicopter and airplane modes of an electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, guaranteeing the stabilization of the attitude-t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,487 Views
22 Pages

20 September 2024

Traditional path planning algorithms typically focus only on path length, which fails to meet the low energy consumption requirements for wall-climbing robots in bridge inspection. This paper proposes an improved sparrow search algorithm based on log...

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