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Actuators, Volume 14, Issue 8

August 2025 - 54 articles

Cover Story: This work emerged from a real challenge we encountered in spraying drone operations. To address it, we designed a robotic system that carries and supports the drone with essential resources, including water, chemical reservoirs, a mixer, power generation, and a landing pad. Additionally, through a mobile app connected to Arduino control, we automated the processes of mixture preparation and pump operation, achieving increased precision and efficiency. The platform also enables the drone to safely land, recharge, and operate directly from it, enhancing safety and usability. Developed from our field experience, this system provides a practical, low-cost solution that advances agricultural robotics and offers direct support not only for experimental research but also for individual farmers. View this paper
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Articles (54)

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,986 Views
35 Pages

2 August 2025

Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) strategies are gaining increasingly more traction in almost every field of engineering, offering stakeholders advanced capabilities in system monitoring, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance. Primary fl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
675 Views
17 Pages

Evaluation of a Passive-Assist Exoskeleton Under Different Assistive Force Profiles in Agricultural Working Postures

  • Naoki Saito,
  • Takumi Kobayashi,
  • Kohei Akimoto,
  • Toshiyuki Satoh and
  • Norihiko Saga

1 August 2025

To enable the practical application of passive back-support exoskeletons employing pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) in tasks such as agricultural work, we evaluated their assistive effectiveness in a half-squatting posture with a staggered stance....

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1,645 Views
12 Pages

1 August 2025

In this research project a large linear electromagnetic actuator (LLEA) was designed and manufactured. The electromagnetic performance was published in previous works, but in this paper we focus on the technological challenges related to the manufact...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
935 Views
35 Pages

1 August 2025

Actuators and power electronics are fundamental components of modern control systems, enabling high-precision functionality, enhanced energy efficiency, and sophisticated automation. This study investigates evolving research trends and thematic devel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,016 Views
19 Pages

31 July 2025

Surface electromyographic (sEMG) signal-driven joint-angle estimation plays a critical role in intelligent rehabilitation systems, as its accuracy directly affects both control performance and rehabilitation efficacy. This study proposes a continuous...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,227 Views
21 Pages

A Multibody-Based Benchmarking Framework for the Control of the Furuta Pendulum

  • Gerardo Peláez,
  • Pablo Izquierdo,
  • Gustavo Peláez and
  • Higinio Rubio

31 July 2025

The Furuta pendulum is a well-known benchmark in the field of underactuated mechanical systems due to its reduced number of control inputs compared to its degrees of freedom, and richly nonlinear behavior. This work addresses the challenge of accurat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,266 Views
16 Pages

27 July 2025

The properties of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) for the development of controllers, together with electronic emulation of physical process by Digital Twins (DT) significantly enhance the optimization of design and implementation in nonlinear control app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,185 Views
46 Pages

27 July 2025

In modern vehicles, Autonomous Driving Systems (ADSs) are designed to operate partially or fully without human intervention. The ADS pipeline comprises multiple layers, including sensors, perception, localization, mapping, path planning, and control....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
654 Views
25 Pages

26 July 2025

Volumetric error decoupling is a critical prerequisite for effective error compensation. In this paper, the forward volumetric error model is established using the screw theory. Additionally, the Jacobian matrix based on the product of exponential is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
507 Views
18 Pages

Study on Optimal Adaptive Meta-Model and Performance Optimization of Built-In Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

  • Chuanfu Jin,
  • Wei Zhou,
  • Wei Yang,
  • Yao Wu,
  • Jinlong Li,
  • Yongtong Wang and
  • Kang Li

25 July 2025

To overcome the limitations of single-objective optimization in permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) performance enhancement, this study proposes an adaptive moving least squares (AMLS) for a 12-pole/36-slot built-in PMSM. Through comprehensive...

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Actuators - ISSN 2076-0825