Advanced Theory and Application of Magnetic Actuators—3rd Edition
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Actuators for Surface Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: maglev train levitation control technology; intelligent control technology; maglev train track dynamics; stability and stability theory of high-speed maglev trains
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Interests: maglev train technology; maglev bearing technology; maglev control technology; fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control; electromechanical system safety control
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Interests: magnetic levitation technology; rotating machinery; electromechanical system control; vibration control
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Interests: magnetic levitation technology; magnetic bearings; magnetic actuators applications; active vehicle suspension using magnetic actuators
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Interests: maglev transit; rail vehicle dynamics; railway track dynamics
Interests: maglev vehicle dynamics; nonlinear control and intelligent monitoring; under-actuated robot; electromechanical system control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Magnetic actuators are actuators which use magnetic force or Lorentz force, and are extensively utilized in industry, defense, aviation, aerospace, and daily life. Magnetic actuators integrate electromagnetism, electronic technology, superconducting and cryogenic technology, control engineering, signal processing, mechanics, and dynamics. They have attracted extensive attention from scholars both nationally and internationally, thus representing a research hotspot in related fields. In order to overcome the basic scientific and technical problems related to magnetic actuators and compile recent research regarding magnetic actuators and vibration control, this Special Issue of Actuators, entitled "Advanced Theory and Application of Magnetic Actuators—3rd Edition", aims to address the use of actuators that employ magnetic force or Lorentz force.
Following the success of the first two volumes of this Special Issue, we have decided to broaden the scope and compile a third volume for the publication of all types of manuscripts (reviews, perspectives, and research papers).
This Special Issue also cooperates with the 13th Chinese Symposium on Magnetic Levitation Technology and Vibration Control (https://csve.kejie.org.cn/meeting/MLVC13/), held on 15 August 2025–18 August 2025, Qingdao, China. Authors of high-quality papers related to this Special Issue and resented at the conference are invited to submit extended versions of their work to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Junqi Xu
Prof. Dr. Zhiqiang Long
Prof. Dr. Jin Zhou
Prof. Dr. Feng Sun
Prof. Dr. Chunfa Zhao
Dr. Yougang Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- magnetic bearing
- maglev train
- magnetic suspension
- suspension control
- new maglev technology
- new applications of maglev technology
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