Special Issues

Actuators runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Actuators Technologies for the Next Generation of Robots and Industry

edited by Arnaldo Leal-Junior and Anselmo Frizera-Neto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: soft robotics; rehabilitation robotics; bio-inspired design; compliant actuators; human–robot interaction; controllable stiffness actuators; actuator design, modeling, and control

Pneumatic Soft Actuators

edited by Steve Davis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2020 | 6 articles

Keywords: Soft robotics; Pneumatic actuators; Compliant actuation; Pneumatic muscles; Pneumatic soft actuators

Electro-Hydraulic Actuators

edited by Tatiana Minav

submission deadline 31 Oct 2020 | 6 articles

Keywords: efficiency; zonal hydraulics; energy balance; losses; direct pump control; pump-controlled actuators; direct-driven hydraulics; linear hydraulic actuation; self-contained hydraulic drives; throttle

Piezoelectric Actuators and Ultrasonic Motors: Future Perspectives

edited by Kenji Uchino

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020 | 4 articles

Keywords: nobel piezoelectric actuator designs; ultrasonic motors; piezoelectric MEMS; piezoelectric energy harvesting; hybrid actuator systems based on piezoelectrics; deeper modeling/simulation algorithms; innovative piezo-actuator drive/control schemes; high power piezoelectrics for actuator applications; niche application areas of piezoelectric actuators

(This special issues belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Soft Actuation: State of the Art and Outlook

edited by Aslan Miriyev

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020 | 2 articles

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

Actuators and Dampers for Vibration Control: Damping and Isolation Applications

edited by Emiliano Pereira González , Paul Reynolds and Sumeet S. Aphale

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: vibration damping; vibration isolation; precise positioning; trajectory tracking; alignment; inertial mass actuators; tuned mass damper; tuned liquid damper; electromagnetic damper; optimal design

(This special issues belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Flow Control by Means of Synthetic Jet Actuators

edited by Luigi de Luca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2020

Keywords: Synthetic jet actuator; Flow control; Piezo-driven device; Plasma spark jet device; Turbulence; Flow separation; Heat transfer; Mixing flow; Atomization; Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD); Dynamic mode decomposition (DMD); Low order modeling (LOM) global stability

Variable Stiffness Actuators

edited by Steffen Leonhardt, Bernhard Penzlin and Chuong Ngo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 4 articles

Keywords: Control systems; Human robot interaction; Energy efficiency; Compliant actuators; Rehabilitation robotics; Controllable stiffness actuators; Actuator design

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

Feature Papers to Celebrate the SCIE Coverage

edited by Delbert Tesar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 6 articles

Pneumatic, Hybrid Pneumatic–Electric, and Vacuum-Powered Actuators

edited by Gary M. Bone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 5 articles

Keywords: pneumatic actuators;; hybrid pneumatic–electric actuators;; vacuum-powered actuators;; soft actuators;; position control;; force control;; physical human–robot interaction;; soft robots;; collaborative robots;; assistive robots.

Polymeric Actuators 2020

edited by Salvatore Graziani and Alvo Aabloo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: polymeric actuators; nanocomposites; green chemistry; eco friendly materials; biocompatible materials; multiplysic models; medicine; nanomedicine; aerospace; robotics; bio-inspired robotics; smart systems

Spacecraft Dynamics and Actuation Control

edited by Morad Nazari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2021

(This special issues belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)

Soft Electromagnetic Actuators and Their Mechanisms

edited by Mert Vural and Abdon Pena-Francesch

submission deadline 28 Feb 2021

Keywords: novel magnetic and electronic materials for soft robotics; design, fabrication, and modeling of soft electromagnetic actuators; soft wearable and haptic systems based on electromagnetic actuators; soft electromagnetic actuator systems designed for robotic locomotion; assembly mechanics of soft magnetic robots; programmable assembly in soft magnetic robots

Soft Actuators for Artificial Muscles

edited by Alexander Hošovský , Silvia Elizabeth Rodrigo, Amir Jafari and Nafiseh Ebrahimi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: Pneumatic soft actuators; Electroactive polymer actuators; Thermally activated shape memory actuators; Stimuli-responsive gels; Magnetostrictive actuators; Carbon nanotubes; Magnetic soft actuators; Modeling and intelligent control; Design of soft actuators and soft robots; Design and control optimization

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

Pneumatic Actuators for Robotics and Automation

edited by Alessio Merola

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: Pneumatic actuation; Pneumatic control systems; Fluidic actuators; Soft robotics; Compliant actuators

Piezoelectric Actuators 2020

edited by Shuxiang Dong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: piezoelectric ceramic; working mechanism; piezoelectric actuator and motor; piezoelectric composite material; piezoelectric sensor; energy harvester

(This special issues belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Magnetic Bearings: From Theory to Applications

edited by Satoshi Ueno

submission deadline 30 Apr 2021

Keywords: active magnetic bearings; passive magnetic bearings; self-bearing/bearing-less motors; superconductors; diamagnetic bearings; magnetic levitation; control of magnetic bearings; applications of magnetic bearings

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

Shape Memory Alloy Actuators

edited by Xing Shen and Wei Min Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2021

Keywords: Shape memory alloys; Magnetic shape memory alloys; Shape memory effect; Superelasticity; Two-way actuators; One-way actuators; Thin film shape memory alloys; Nitinol; 3D/4D printing; Modeling and simulation

(This special issues belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Smart Actuators for Endoscopic Robots

edited by Luigi Manfredi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: endoscopic robots; smart materials; shape memory alloys; soft actuators; control; piezo actuators; shape memory polymers

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

Advanced Actuators for Aerospace Systems

edited by Ronald M. Barrett

submission deadline 31 Oct 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: aerospace actuator; flight control; electrohydrostatic; pneumatic; hydraulic; adaptive; smart; active; piezoelectric

(This special issues belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)

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