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Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10814 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuator; smart material; actuator design; actuator application; actuator control; active vibration control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Soft Robotics: Actuation, Control, and Application
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7391 | 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)
Vibration Control Using Electromagnetic Actuators
edited by , Yefa Hu, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5975 | 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)
Magnetostrictive Transducers, Sensors, and Actuators submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1366 | Submission Open
Keywords: Magnetostrictive; Transducers; Sensors; Actuators; Joule effect; Wiedemann effect; Villari effect; Matteucci effect; Delta-E effect; Resonant; Non-resonant; Control systems; Self-sensing
Novel Design and Optimization Techniques for Thermal Actuators
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 296 | 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)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Nonlinear Control and Dynamics for MEMS submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7738 | Submission Open
Keywords: MEMS; functionalized nonlinearity; nonlinear; dynamics and vibrations; bifurcation topology; multistability; frequency stability; chaos; modal interactions; nonlinear controllers; dynamic; stability; robust control; hybrid controllers; adaptive control; reduced order modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
New Control Schemes for Actuators—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6201 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control; real time implementation; nonlinear control; robust control; observer-based control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Actuator Fault Diagnosis, State Detection and Fault Tolerant Control for Ground and Rail Vehicles
edited by Yan Wang, , Qingchao Liu, Liwei Xu and Bin-Bin Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3986 | Submission Open
Keywords: ground and rail vehicles; actuator fault diagnosis; state detection; fault tolerant control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Industrial and Biomechanical Applications of Actuators and Robots and Eco-Sustainability submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3378 | 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)
Advances in Smart Materials-Based Actuators
edited by and Yewei Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3003 | 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)
Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2081 | Submission Open
Keywords: rigid-body mechanisms for aerospace; compliant mechanisms for aerospace; centralized and distributed actuation architectures; conventional actuators (mechanically signaled and hydraulically supplied); EMA and full electrical actuation; mechanism design and optimization; multibody simulations; non-linear mechanics; manufacturing; integration; and maintenance; safety and reliability; high-lift devices and other aerospace applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)
Recent Advances in the Design, Manufacturing and Control of Soft Actuators
edited by and Yue Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1519 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft actuator; robotic gripper; soft matter; bio-inspired actuator; position control; torque control; nonlinear control; manufacturing of soft actuator; additive manufacturing of soft materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Piezoelectric Actuators in MEMS
edited by Anqing Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectric actuator; MEMS; precise motion and control; micro devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications
edited by and Yangbin Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1058 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasonic transducers; CMUT; PMUT; HIFU; flexible ultrasound; wearable ultrasound; ultrasound imaging; ultrasound therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Control of Hydraulic Robotic Manipulators
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | 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)
4D Printing and 3D Printing in Robotics and Actuator Manufacturing submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotics and actuator manufacturing; 3D printing; 4D printing; polymers and composite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Manufacturing Systems)
Actuation and Control in Digital Fluid Power
edited by Matti Linjama and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital fluid power; actuator; hydraulics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Flight Control Systems and Dynamic Simulation for Aerospace Applications submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7763 | 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 Aerospace Actuators)
Design and Control of Agricultural Robotics
edited by Mehrdad R. Kermani
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5343 | 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)
Advanced Theory and Application of Magnetic Actuators—2nd Edition
edited by , , Jin Zhou, , Ran Zhou and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4662 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic bearing; maglev carrier; new maglev technology; new applications of maglev technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Externally Actuated Micro- and Nanorobots for Medical Interventions
edited by Amirreza Aghakhani
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: external actuation; wireless actuation; magnetic field; acoustic waves; light powering; electrical field; microrobots; nanorobots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
From Theory to Practice: Incremental Nonlinear Control submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9035 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear control; incremental; robustness; data-driven
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Advanced Technologies in Soft Pneumatic Actuators
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5839 | Submission Open
Keywords: pneumatic actuation; pneumatic control systems; fluidic actuators; soft robotics; compliant actuators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Electrohydrodynamic Plasma Actuator for Active Flow Control: From Micropumps to Space Thrusters submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1661 | 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 Aerospace Actuators)
Actuators in Magnetic Levitation Technology and Vibration Control submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic bearing; magnetic levitation; motor; control; vibration; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
Flow Control and Beyond Enhancing Performance and Energy Efficiency in Complex Fluid System submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open
Keywords: flow control; actuators; fluid systems; electro-hydro dynamics; magneto-plasma dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
Actuators for Micro-robots and Bio-Robots
edited by , and Jamel Ali
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic actuators; soft actuators; miniaturization robots; biomimetic small-scale robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Recent Advances in Pneumatic Soft Actuators submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8673 | 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)
Modeling, Dynamics, Intelligent Control, and Fault Diagnosis of Vehicle Systems—2nd Edition
edited by and Weicheng Huang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling; dynamics; intelligent control; fault diagnosis; parameter identification; comfort and riding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Intelligent Sensing, Control and Actuation in Networked Systems
edited by , and Chuan-jiang Li
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3280 | Submission Open
Keywords: networked systems; intelligent sensing and control; actuator applications; data-driven control; fault-tolerant control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Advanced Technologies on the Control Method of Electromagnetic Actuator—Second Edition
edited by , and Haitao Li
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic bearing; electromagnetic actuator; electromagnetic analysis; electromagnetic compatibility; advanced control theory; signal processing
Neural Networks-Based Modeling and Control for Uncertain Dynamical Systems
edited by Guanyu Lai, Fang Wang, and Hanzhen Xiao
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open
Keywords: neural networks; actuator nonlinearities; robust adaptive control; noncanonical nonlinear systems; stability analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Design and Control of Soft Assistive Wearable Robots
edited by , Veysel Erel and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; wearable robots; assistive robots; flexible sensors; exoskeletons; human-robot interaction; biomechanical design; control strategies; medical rehabilitation; industrial assistance; compliant actuators; safety and intuitiveness; advanced materials and technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Wearable E-Textile Technologies: Sensors, Actuators, and Integrated Systems
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 23302 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; wearable actuators; rehabilitation robot; exoskeleton; wearables; acoustics; haptics; signal control and feedback; integrated system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Recent Advances in the Design Solutions of Electro-Hydraulic Actuators for Mechatronic Systems
edited by Fabrizio Paltrinieri and Matteo Venturelli
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5807 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4242 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitative robotics; assistive robotics; exoskeleton robots; end-effector robots; device control; device actuation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Recent Advances in Soft Actuators, Robotics and Intelligence
edited by Brian Byunghyun Kang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | 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)
Electroactive Polymer (EAP) for Actuators and Sensors Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open
Keywords: capacitance-based sensing; electroactive polymers; EAPs; dielectrics; ionic EAPs; actuators; sensors; large deformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Actuator Technology for Active Noise and Vibration Control
edited by and Qianqian Wu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open
Keywords: active noise control; active vibration control; actuators; smart materials; feedback control systems; signal processing algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Microfluidic and MEMS Devices for Biologically Inspired Actuators
edited by Snehan Peshin and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; bio-MEMS; actuators; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); fluid manipulation; biomedical engineering; precision control; fabrication techniques; experimental research; theoretical models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Energy-Efficient Actuation with Focus on Human-Scale and Fluid-Driven Applications
edited by and Mingyi Liu
submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2434 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Actuators and Motors
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11181 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Dynamics and Control of Underactuated Systems submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4860 | 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)
Design and Application of Actuators with Multi-DOF Movement-2nd Edition
edited by , and Chien-Yu Chen
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1909 | 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)
Advanced Robots: Design, Control and Application—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– robot interactions (HRIs) and social robotics; safety issues for advanced robots and autonomous systems; legal and ethical issues for advanced robots; advanced industrial robots for future manufacturing; healthcare and medical applications; service and assistance; entertainment and education; robotics and autonomous driving; artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics; bio-inspired robotics; agricultural robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Actuators for Haptic and Tactile Stimulation Applications
edited by Ali Mohammadi and
submission deadline 21 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open
Keywords: tactile actuators; tactile perception; transduction mechanisms; tactile sensing; robotics; manipulation; human– robot interaction/collaboration; assistive devices; autonomous systems; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Innovative Actuators Based on Shape Memory Alloys submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9524 | Submission Open
Keywords: SMA-based actuators for precise linear or rotary displacement; microactuators driven by SMAs in smart structures; SMA actuators for application in medicine; aerospace; robotics; and micro- and nanorobotics; bistable SMA actuators; multidomain modeling and control of SMA-based actuators; innovative industry applications of SMA-based actuators; innovative methods for the design of SMA actuators; methods for improving the dynamics of SMA actuators; machine learning; numerical and FEM models of SMA actuators; energy harvesting with SMAs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Advanced Technologies in Soft Actuators submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3621 | Submission Open
Keywords: IPMC; EAP; photo and thermally active actuators; magnetoactive actuators; SMA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Smart Responsive Materials for Sensors and Actuators
edited by Zhongqiang Yang, Ruimao Hua and Huan Liang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 892 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart responsive materials; additive manufacturing; sensors; actuators; environmental and healthcare monitoring; smart textiles; soft robots; human– computer interaction; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
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