Actuating, Sensing, Control, and Instrumentation for Ultra Precision Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Ultra Precision Engineering (UPE) is a comprehensive field that concerns the design, manufacture and measurement of ultra-precision components and systems. It has impacted several diverse fields of science and technology, including microelectronics, optics, biotechnology, etc. UPE covers research and development areas such as materials, machining and fabrication processes, design of ultra-precision devices at nanoscales, sensors, actuators and control systems. With the progress of new solutions to UPE, the demand of advanced mechatronic systems with high-performance on freedom, stroke, resolution, accuracy and bandwidth has been continuously increasing. This Special Issue aims to provide a forum for researchers and developers to exchange ideas, recent trends, and achieved results related to these fields. Original and innovative research works from both academia and industry are welcomed.

How this topic fit within the scope of "Actuators": The topic covers novel actuators and advanced mechatronic systems for UPE as well as ultra-precision machines. The proposed topics are sclosely related to the integration of mechanism, actuators, sensors and control systems.

Prof. Dr. Limin Zhu
Dr. Yuen Kuan Yong
Prof. Dr. Yanling Tian
Prof. Dr. Yingxiang Liu
Guest Editors

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