Actuators

Modeling and Nonlinear Control for Complex MIMO Mechatronic Systems

edited by Gang Li, Huimin Ouyang and Tong Yang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4916 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent designing and modeling of MIMO systems; trajectory planning; adaptive control; vibration control; observer-based control; robotics; robustness; fault diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Motion Planning and Control of Wearable Device Driven by Advanced Actuator

edited by

Qing Guo

,

Feiyan Min

and Wei Li

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1039 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable device design; flexible manipulator design; motion trajectory planning; motion gait learning; human posture identification; wearable exoskeleton control; impedance control; admittance control; flexible actuator design; flexible joint drive

Industrial and Biomechanical Applications of Actuators and Robots and Eco-Sustainability

edited by

Giorgio Olmi

,

Dario Croccolo

and

Mattia Mele

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7649 | 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)

Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation—Second Edition

edited by

Ignazio Dimino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5714 | 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)

Modeling, Perception and Control of Robotic Systems with Real-World Applications

edited by

Ahmad Taher Azar

, Mohamed DJEMAI,

Haoping Wang

,

Abdulkareem Alzahrani

and

Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3312 | 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)

Actuation and Control in Digital Fluid Power

edited by Matti Linjama and

Tatiana Minav

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital fluid power; actuator; hydraulics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Intelligent Control for Pneumatic Servo System

edited by Satoru Shibata and Shenglin Mu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1587 | 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)

Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control Strategies for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems: Mitigating Actuator Faults

edited by Jianhui Wang and Kairui Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1540 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear systems; multi-agent systems; adaptive fault-tolerant control; actuator failures; model predictive control; industrial robots or mobile robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Actuators: State-of-the-Art and New Developments

edited by

Juan Fang

and Le Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: cable-driven actuators; tendon-based robotic systems; dynamic modelling; force control; rehabilitation technology; robotic surgery; sport training; human– machine interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)

Advanced Actuators and Magnetic Fluid Systems: Design, Control, and Applications

edited by

Zhenggui Li

,

Xiaolong Yang

and Fang Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced actuators; magnetic fluid systems; design and control; engineering applications; performance optimization; magnetic liquid Devices; microactuators; fluid machinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)

Novel Design and Optimization Techniques for Thermal Actuators

edited by

Adam Długosz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 518 | 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)

Analysis and Design of Linear/Nonlinear Control System

edited by

Chao-Chung Peng

submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6111 | Submission Open

Keywords: system modeling and parameter identification; linear/nonlinear control design; sliding mode control (SMC) systems; model reference adaptive control (MRAC) systems; proportional– integral– derivative (PID) control; robust observer design for disturbance/state estimation; sensor-fusion-based control technology; servo mechanism control design and applications; artificial intelligence (AI) for control systems; path planning and optimization; control design of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); advanced control applications and optimization; robot control; navigation; localization; and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Design, Modeling, and Control of UAV Systems

edited by

Lihui Wang

, Bailing Tian and Hongyang Bai

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2160 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV system design; aerodynamics; control system optimization; path planning; autonomous navigation; sensor fusion; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

AI, Designing, Sensing, Instrumentation, Diagnosis, Controlling, and Integration of Actuators in Digital Manufacturing—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12844 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Manufacturing Systems)

Soft Robotics: Actuation, Control, and Application

edited by

Han Yuan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12091 | 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)

New Control Schemes for Actuators—2nd Edition

edited by

Oscar Barambones

,

Jose Antonio Cortajarena

and

Patxi Alkorta

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11301 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; real time implementation; nonlinear control; robust control; observer-based control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Nonlinear Control and Dynamics for MEMS

edited by

Najib Kacem

and

Raffaele Ardito

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9752 | 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)

Actuators in Magnetic Levitation Technology and Vibration Control

edited by

Guang-Zhong Cao

and

Zigang Deng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9197 | 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

edited by

Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues

and

M. Abdollahzadeh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6169 | 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)

Actuator Technology for Active Noise and Vibration Control

edited by

Bilong Liu

and Qianqian Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3387 | 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)

Data-Driven Control for Vehicle Dynamics

edited by Yashar Mousavi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3172 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; fault-tolerant control; machine learning in vehicle dynamics; electromechanical coupling; predictive control technologies; vibration suppression techniques; vehicle-to-user interaction; energy efficient actuators; actuator control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Chang Peng

and Yangbin Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2795 | 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)

Piezoelectric Actuators in MEMS

edited by Anqing Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1922 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric actuator; MEMS; precise motion and control; micro devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)

Autonomous Soft Robotic Systems for Surgical Applications with Integrated Actuation and Sensing

edited by

Majid Roshanfar

and Thomas Looi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft surgical robotics; soft autonomous robotic systems; soft actuation mechanisms; adaptive control strategies; real-time sensing and feedback; soft robots for minimally invasive surgery

Advances in Piezoelectric Actuators and Materials

edited by

Dalius Mažeika

,

Piotr Vasiljev

and

Andrius Čeponis

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric actuators; piezoelectric motors; piezoelectric transducers; piezoelectric energy harvesters; materials; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Control System of Autonomous Surface Vehicle

edited by Jun Ning, Xin Hu,

Zhouhua Peng

and Jian-Chuan Yin

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2444 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface vehicle control; nonlinear control design; fuzzy logic control; observer design; automatic collision avoidance; sliding mode control systems; trajectory planning and optimization; autonomous surface vehicle control; networked control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Surface Vehicles)

Intelligent Sensing, Control and Actuation in Networked Systems

edited by

Guangtao Ran

,

Yanning Guo

and Chuan-jiang Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6007 | 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)

Modeling, Dynamics, Intelligent Control, and Fault Diagnosis of Vehicle Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Yongjun Pan

and Weicheng Huang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2308 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; dynamics; intelligent control; fault diagnosis; parameter identification; comfort and riding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Surface Vehicles)

Advances in Dynamics and Motion Control of Unmanned Aerial/Underwater/Ground Vehicles—2nd Edition

edited by

Han Sol Kim

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned vehicle; vehicle dynamic modeling and control; remotely operated vehicle; unnamed aerial vehicle; actuator and sensor faults

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Surface Vehicles)

Advances in Intelligent Control of Actuator Systems

edited by Kun Zhang,

Guoqiang Tan

and Ting Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2258 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; modeling and analysis; control applications; actuator systems; sensing nonlinear system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advanced Robots: Design, Control and Application—3rd Edition

edited by

Ioan Doroftei

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1629 | 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)

Actuation and Biomedical Development of Micro/Nano Robotics

edited by

Kihan Park

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbots; nanorobots; untethered robot; wireless actuation; biomedical robotics; biocompatible; healthcare; diagnosis; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)

Actuators for Micro-robots and Bio-Robots

edited by

Dal Hyung Kim

,

U Kei Cheang

and Jamel Ali

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic actuators; soft actuators; miniaturization robots; biomimetic small-scale robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)

The Impact of Smart Structures in Contemporary and Future Aerospace Scenarios

edited by

Matteo Davide Lorenzo Dalla Vedova

,

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

and

Stefano Valvano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart structures; aerospace engineering; embedded actuation; closed-loop systems; sensor technologies; real-time processing; smart materials; actuation mechanisms; performance evaluation; resilient aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Miniature and Micro-Actuators—2nd Edition

edited by

Jose Luis Sanchez-Rojas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for microactuators; processes and fabrication of miniaturized actuators; modelling and simulation; actuation principles micromechanisms and geometry scaling; characterization and testing techniques for micro-actuators; final applications of miniaturized or micro-actuator devices and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)

Human-Centric Intelligent Actuation Systems: Innovations in Control, Sensing, and Multidisciplinary Applications

edited by Shenglin Mu and Satoru Shibata

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centric actuation; intelligent control systems; human– machine interaction; advanced sensing technologies; multidisciplinary applications; high-precision actuation; energy-efficient actuation; miniaturized actuators; smart materials for actuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)

Flight Control Systems and Dynamic Simulation for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Antonio Carlo Bertolino

and

Andrea De Martin

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13690 | 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 Soft Assistive Wearable Robots

edited by

Inderjeet Singh

, Veysel Erel and

Muthu B. J. Wijesundara

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 350 | 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)

Shape Memory Alloys and Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Hongli Ji

and Chao Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5029 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloys; piezoelectric materials; modeling of 3D SMA; modeling of flexible piezoelectric intelligent structure with large deformation; adaptive aerostructures; piezoelectric energy harvesting; vibration and noise control; precision drive; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Design, Hydrodynamics, and Control of Valve Systems

edited by Yong Wang, Yudong Xie and Jiazhen Han

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 710 | Submission Open

Keywords: valve; control systems; fluid dynamics; hydraulic systems; sensing technologies; automation algorithms

Modeling and Control for Chassis Devices in Electric Vehicles—2nd Edition

edited by

Seongjin Yim

and

Kanghyun Nam

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 480 | 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 Surface Vehicles)

Wearable E-Textile Technologies: Sensors, Actuators, and Integrated Systems

edited by

Rong Yin

,

Xiaomeng Fang

and

Wei Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 30236 | 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)

Magnetorheological Actuators and Dampers

edited by

Michal Kubík

and

Janusz Gołdasz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11866 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiactive control; magnetorheological damper; design; modeling; magnetorheological fluid; damper; actuator

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Bio-Inspired Soft Robotics

edited by

Erik Prada

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6866 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinspired soft mechanisms; bio-inspired actuators; biorobotics; bio-inspired soft robotics; biomimetic soft robots; soft robot control; locomotion of bio-inspired soft robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)

Actuator Technologies and Control: Materials, Devices and Applications

edited by

Paolo Mercorelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3833 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; actuator design; efficiency; dynamics; energy consumption; applications

Advanced Technologies on the Control Method of Electromagnetic Actuator—Second Edition

edited by

Biao Xiang

,

Cong Peng

and Haitao Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2294 | 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)

Actuation and Sensing of Intelligent Soft Robots

edited by

Guanbin Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent soft robots; soft actuation mechanisms; flexible and embedded sensors; bio-inspired robotics; sensor fusion and data integration; soft robotic control and modeling; human– robot interaction (HRI); shape memory alloys and electroactive polymers; pneumatic and hydraulic actuators; wearable robotics and assistive devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)

Micro/Nano Actuators and Their Applications

edited by

Guangya Zhou

and Hongbin Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)

Advances in Fluid Power Systems and Actuators

edited by Mercè Garcia-Vilchez and

Pedro Javier Gamez-Montero

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid power; simulation; hydraulics; mechanical design; manufacturing; experimental techniques; fault detection; noise; vibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)

Microfluidic and MEMS Devices for Biologically Inspired Actuators

edited by

Snehan Peshin

and

Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 385 | 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)

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