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Advanced Actuation and Control Technologies for Vehicle Driving Systems

edited by

Md Abdus Samad Kamal

and Masakazu Mukai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8428 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuation technology for vehicles; vehicle dynamics and control; intelligent vehicle; advanced powertrain control technology; advanced motion control applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)

Recent Advances in Pneumatic Soft Actuators

edited by

João Falcão Carneiro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6977 | 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, 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 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 442 | 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)

Modelling and Motion Control of Soft Robots

edited by

Min Pan

and Runan Zhang

submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2076 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft actuators; smart actuators; soft robots; controllable robots; control algorithms; modelling; motion control; AI in soft robots

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

Advanced Robots: Design, Control and Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Ioan Doroftei

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14548 | Submission Open

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

Dynamics and Control of Underactuated Systems

edited by

Iacopo Tamellin

and

Jason Bettega

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2131 | 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)

Shape Memory Alloys and Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Hongli Ji

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20628 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16723 | Submission Open

Keywords: system dynamics; system identification; control system design; stability analysis; dynamics and control; aerospace vehicles; experimental investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)

Active Flow Control: Recent Advances in Fundamentals and Applications — Volume II

edited by

Hui Tang

, Xin Wen and

Feng Ren

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10376 | Submission Open

Keywords: active flow control; sensors and actuators; control of flow instability; flow separation control; mixing control; turbulence control; flow-induced vibration control; aeroacoustics control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Soft Robotics in Biomedical Application

edited by

Amir Jafari

and

Trevor Exley

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6064 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft material; designs and fabrications of soft robots; soft actuation; soft sensing; control of soft robotic platforms

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

AI, Designing, Sensing, Instrumentation, Diagnosis, Controlling, and Integration of Actuators in Digital Manufacturing—Volume II

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

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

Rehabilitation Robots and Assistive Devices: A Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. Rory A. Cooper

edited by Jonathan Duvall,

Jorge L. Candiotti

Brad Duerstock

and Jongbae Kim

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9070 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive technology ; wheelchairs ; rehabilitation engineering ; assistive robotics ; accessible transportation ; accessibility ; injury prevention ; activities of daily living ; seating and mobility ; usability

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

Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Actuators and Motors

edited by

Junkao Liu

and

Kai Li

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8667 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Actuators in Robotic Control: Volume II

edited by

Chih Jer Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17166 | Submission Open

Keywords: variable impedance actuators; soft actuators; elastic actuators; electric actuators; pneumatic artificial muscles; force/torque control; soft robotics; mobile robots; humanoid robotics; wearable robotic system; assitant robotics; upper limb exoskeletons; lower limb exoskeletons

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

Advancement in the Design and Control of Robotic Grippers

edited by

Rocco Antonio Romeo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12869 | Submission Open

Keywords: design ; actuation ; instrumentation ; real-time control ; performance evaluation ; modeling and test

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

Actuators and Robots for Biomedical Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9685 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern robots for medical applications (medical robots); rehabilitation systems (rehabilitation robots); safety issues for human– robot interactions (assistant robots); biomedical devices; intelligent control systems (with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning); sensing and manipulation; miniaturization (nanorobots); actuation technologies; design

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

Recent Advances in the Design Solutions of Electro-Hydraulic Actuators for Mechatronic Systems

edited by Fabrizio Paltrinieri and Matteo Venturelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3694 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Smart Materials-Based Actuators

edited by

Miaolei Zhou

and Yewei Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2212 | 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)

Design of Smart Endorobots: Actuators, Sensors and Control Strategies

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1943 | Submission Open

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

Energy-Efficient Actuation with Focus on Human-Scale and Fluid-Driven Applications

edited by

Damiano Padovani

and Mingyi Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1943 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Recent Advances in Soft Actuators, Robotics and Intelligence

edited by Brian Byunghyun Kang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 290 | 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)

Recent Advances in the Design, Manufacturing and Control of Soft Actuators

edited by

Lianjun Wu

and Yue Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 235 | 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)

Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators and Their Applications

edited by

Dorin Sabin Copaci

Maria Dolores Blanco Rojas

and Luis Enrique Moreno Lorente

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3087 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloy actuator; actuator design; control; sensorless actuator; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Externally Actuated Micro- and Nanorobots for Medical Interventions

edited by Amirreza Aghakhani

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 61 | 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)

Intelligent Control for Pneumatic Servo System

edited by Satoru Shibata and Shenglin Mu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 310 | 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)

Power Electronics and Actuators

edited by Dong Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17463 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; actuator; drive; dynamic; power density

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

Intelligent and Precision Control for Mechatronic/Electro-Hydraulic Systems

edited by

Bobo Helian

and

Zheng Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8159 | Submission Open

Keywords: control; mechatronics; electro-hydraulic systems; intelligent control; machine learning; motion control; non-linear control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Innovative Actuators Based on Shape Memory Alloys

edited by

Todor Stoilov Todorov

Rosen Mitrev

and

Wei Min Huang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6365 | 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

edited by Mahato Manmatha and

Jaehwan Kim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2604 | Submission Open

Keywords: IPMC; EAP; photo and thermally active actuators; magnetoactive actuators; SMA

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

Biomechanics, Actuation, and Control Strategies of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Exoskeletons

edited by Mahdy Eslamy,

Geetika Aggarwal

and

Jinoop Arackal Narayanan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; actuation; control strategies; prosthetics; orthotics; exoskeletons; assistive devices; rehabilitation engineering; human– machine interaction; wearable robotics; bio-inspired robotics; gait analysis; neural interfaces; muscle synergies; kinematics and dynamics; rehabilitation robotics; human motor control; sensor technologies; artificial intelligence; wearable sensors; biomedical engineering; human– computer interaction; haptic feedback; electromyography (EMG); assistive technology; lower limb prosthetics; upper limb prosthetics; neuromuscular control; assistive robotics

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

Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance

edited by

Monica Tiboni

Monica Malvezzi

and

Maria Cristina Valigi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 256 | 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)

Electroactive Polymer (EAP) for Actuators and Sensors Applications

edited by

Brittany Newell

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 255 | 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)

Bio-Inspired Soft Robotics

edited by

Erik Prada

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 176 | 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)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “MEMS Dynamics and Control”

edited by

Jose Luis Sanchez-Rojas

Wenjun (Chris) Zhang

and

Guangya Zhou

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3679 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for MEMS and microactuators; processes and fabrication of MEMS devices; modelling and simulation; device principles; micromechanisms; and geometry scaling; characterization and testing techniques for MEMS; dynamics; and control; final applications of MEMS devices and systems

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

Advanced Actuation, Intelligent Sensor and Precise Manipulation Technology in Human–Robot Interaction

edited by

Tao Chen

Minglu Zhu

and

Haidong He

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16364 | Submission Open

Keywords: microactuation techniques; micro-/nanoactuators; electronic drives; high-power drives; manipulation; sensor; haptic feedback; artificial muscle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Intelligent Systems, Robots and Devices for Healthcare and Rehabilitation

edited by Duk Shin,

JaeHyo Kim

and

Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent healthcare and biomedical systems; rehabilitation; actuator control; biomimetic robots

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

Integrated Intelligent Vehicle Dynamics and Control

edited by

Wuwei Chen

and Hongbo Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7508 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent vehicle; electric vehicle; rail vehicle; special vehicle; vehicle dynamics modelling and control; integrated vehicle control; dynamic modelling and control of powertrain; chassis system dynamics and integrated control; X-by-wire chassis system dynamics and control; fault diagnosis and control of intelligent vehicle; vehicle stability analysis; energy management strategy of electric vehicle; connected autonomous vehicle control; vehicle dynamics control in mixed traffic environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)

Nonlinear Active Vibration Control

edited by

Zeqi Lu

Hailing Fu

and

Nan Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3793 | Submission Open

Keywords: active vibration control; nonlinear vibration; vibration isolation; vibration absorption; electromagnetic actuator; piezoelectric actuator; active control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advances in Dynamics and Motion Control of Unmanned Aerial/Underwater/Ground Vehicles

edited by

Han Sol Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3450 | 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 Control Systems)

Fault Detection and Isolation, Fault Tolerant Control for Autonomous and Transport Vehicles

edited by

Cristina Morel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3296 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection and isolation faults; fault tolerant strategy; inverter; converter and machine; vehicle dynamics; vehicle control; integrated chassis control; suspension control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)

Magnetorheological Actuators and Dampers

edited by

Michal Kubík

and

Janusz Gołdasz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3268 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Recent Advances in the Design and Applications for Magnetoelastic and Electroelastic Actuators

edited by

Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu

and

Alexandru M. Morega

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic actuator; magnetostrictive actuator; piezoelectric actuator; electrostrictive actuator; polymeric actuator; electro-magnetorheological elastomer; electrostatic actuator; thermoelastic actuator; thin-film/planar manufacturing processes; MEMS technology

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

Micro/Nano Actuators and Their Applications

edited by

Guangya Zhou

and Hongbin Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

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

Soft Actuators and Robotics—2nd Edition

edited by

Hamed Rahimi Nohooji

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; soft actuators; manufacturing methods in soft robotics; topology optimization in soft robotics; modeling and control of soft robotics; AI in soft robotics; soft grippers

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

Data-Driven Control for Vehicle Dynamics

edited by Yashar Mousavi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 68 | 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)

Micro/Nano Manipulation and Its Applications in Fabrication

edited by

Junhui Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano tweezers; concentration; separation; rotary/linear drive; extraction; decoration; removal fabrication

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

Electrothermal and Electrostatic Actuators for Assembly, Robotics and Micromanipulation Applications

edited by

Rodica Voicu

and

Jian LU

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuators; electro-thermal; electrostatic; MEMS; design; modeling and simulation of actuators; material modeling for actuators; micro/nano manipulation; fabrication of actuators; characterization of actuators; micro robotics; out-of-plane; in-plane motion; actuators for microfluidics

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

Modeling and Control for Chassis Devices in Electric Vehicles

edited by

Seongjin Yim

and

Kanghyun Nam

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | 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 Land Transport)

Digital Hydraulic Control with Actuators

edited by Bin Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies

edited by

Bin-tang Yang

Yikun Yang

and

Xiaoqing Sun

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5838 | Submission Open