Precision Actuation and Intelligent Control of Fluid Flow Systems
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Control Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2027 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: theoretical and experimental aerodynamics; computational fluid dynamics; applied mathematics; renewable technologies; nanomaterials; thermoacoustics
Interests: thermal–fluid sciences; energy systems; development of measurement techniques and instrumentation for complex thermal-fluid systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Precise control of fluid flow is a fundamental requirement in a wide range of modern engineering systems, including aerospace vehicles, hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, energy conversion systems, biomedical devices, and microfluidic platforms. In recent years, increasing demands for higher efficiency, adaptability, and autonomy have driven significant advances in actuator technologies and intelligent control methodologies. Traditional open-loop or rule-based control strategies are often insufficient for handling nonlinear, unsteady, and highly coupled fluid dynamic phenomena, particularly in complex or uncertain environments. As a result, there is a growing interest in integrating advanced actuation mechanisms with data-driven modelling, adaptive control, and machine learning techniques to enable intelligent and high-precision regulation of fluid flows.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances in precision actuation and intelligent control of fluid flow systems. It will focus on both theoretical and applied research that enhances the understanding, design, and implementation of actuator-driven flow control strategies. Particular attention will be given to approaches that combine physical actuation technologies with modern sensing, computation, and control frameworks to achieve improved performance, robustness, and energy efficiency. Contributions addressing experimental investigations, numerical simulations, and hybrid methodologies that bridge modelling and real-world applications are especially encouraged.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Active and precision flow control using advanced actuators;
- Electrohydraulic and electropneumatic actuation systems;
- Synthetic jet actuators and other active flow control devices;
- Smart materials and soft actuators for fluid manipulation;
- Intelligent and adaptive control strategies (e.g., MPC, reinforcement learning);
- Data-driven and AI-based modeling of fluid actuation systems;
- Microfluidic actuation and lab-on-chip flow control;
- Fault-tolerant and robust control of fluid-powered systems;
- Integrated sensing–actuation systems for real-time flow regulation;
- Energy-efficient and high-performance fluidic actuation technologies.
This Special Issue seeks to bring together researchers from fluid mechanics, control engineering, mechatronics, and artificial intelligence to advance the state of the art in intelligent actuation and fluid flow regulation.
Dr. Mohammad Ja'fari
Prof. Dr. Artur J. Jaworski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fluid flow control
- precision actuation
- intelligent control systems
- active flow control
- smart actuators
- electrohydraulic and electropneumatic systems
- adaptive and robust control
- data-driven modelling
- synthetic jet actuators
- microfluidic systems
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