Advanced Actuation and Control in Intelligent Robots and Autonomous Systems
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Control Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 410
Special Issue Editors
Interests: steering control; steering angle encoder; driverless pod; Ackermann steering; electric power steering; Harris hawks optimization; CEC2020 benchmark; transient response
Interests: intelligent maintenance systems; advanced mechatronics; embedded systems; path planning; robotic operating system
Interests: micro/nanorobotics; control of magnetic microrobots; soft sensors; thin films for biomedical applications; micro/nanofabrication
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of intelligent autonomous systems is rapidly advancing, driven by innovations in actuation, control, and machine intelligence. Modern robotic systems rely on high-performance actuators and adaptive control architectures to achieve precise, reliable, and intelligent behavior. This Special Issue aims to bring together advanced research focused on the design, integration, and optimization of actuation and control mechanisms in autonomous and robotic platforms. Topics of interest include smart actuators, adaptive and fault-tolerant control, optimization-based path planning, and real-time embedded control systems.
Emphasis is placed on practical implementations, simulation frameworks, and experimental validation, especially within applications such as autonomous driving, wearable robotics, assistive systems, and intelligent manufacturing. We especially welcome contributions that apply artificial intelligence (AI), meta-heuristic optimization, or data-driven learning algorithms to address real-world challenges in actuation and control. Both theoretical developments and application-driven studies are encouraged. This issue offers a platform for researchers and engineers to share their advancements in making autonomous systems more responsive, robust, and efficient.
Dr. Mohamed Reda
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Onsy
Dr. Ali Ghanbari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- intelligent actuation
- adaptive control systems
- autonomous robotics
- meta-heuristic optimization
- path planning and trajectory control
- embedded and real-time systems
- artificial intelligence in control
- fault-tolerant control
- bio-inspired robotics
- autonomous driving systems
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