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Flight Control Systems and Dynamic Simulation for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Antonio Carlo Bertolino

and

Andrea De Martin

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18553 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight controls; dynamic simulation; aerospace actuators; flight control system digital twin for PHM; simulation; virtual prototyping; virtual test-benches; multiphysics; multidomain and multiscale simulation; model-based design and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Design, Hydrodynamics, and Control of Valve Systems

edited by Yong Wang, Yudong Xie and

Jiazhen Han

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1496 | Submission Open

Keywords: valve; control systems; fluid dynamics; hydraulic systems; sensing technologies; automation algorithms

Modeling and Control for Chassis Devices in Electric Vehicles—2nd Edition

edited by

Seongjin Yim

and

Kanghyun Nam

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | 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 Surface Vehicles)

Wearable E-Textile Technologies: Sensors, Actuators, and Integrated Systems

edited by

Rong Yin

Xiaomeng Fang

and

Wei Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 33334 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; wearable actuators; rehabilitation robot; exoskeleton; wearables; acoustics; haptics; signal control and feedback; integrated system

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

Actuator Technologies and Control: Materials, Devices and Applications

edited by

Paolo Mercorelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15203 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; actuator design; efficiency; dynamics; energy consumption; applications

Magnetorheological Actuators and Dampers

edited by

Michal Kubík

and

Janusz Gołdasz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14800 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Bio-Inspired Soft Robotics

edited by

Erik Prada

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8725 | 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)

Actuation and Sensing of Intelligent Soft Robots

edited by

Guanbin Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5695 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent soft robots; soft actuation mechanisms; flexible and embedded sensors; bio-inspired robotics; sensor fusion and data integration; soft robotic control and modeling; human– robot interaction (HRI); shape memory alloys and electroactive polymers; pneumatic and hydraulic actuators; wearable robotics and assistive devices

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

Advanced Technologies on the Control Method of Electromagnetic Actuator—Second Edition

edited by

Biao Xiang

Cong Peng

and Haitao Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2797 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic bearing; electromagnetic actuator; electromagnetic analysis; electromagnetic compatibility; advanced control theory; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advances in Fluid Power Systems and Actuators

edited by Mercè Garcia-Vilchez and

Pedro Javier Gamez-Montero

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid power; simulation; hydraulics; mechanical design; manufacturing; experimental techniques; fault detection; noise; vibration

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

Micro/Nano Actuators and Their Applications

edited by

Guangya Zhou

and Hongbin Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

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

Microfluidic and MEMS Devices for Biologically Inspired Actuators

edited by

Snehan Peshin

and

Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; bio-MEMS; actuators; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); fluid manipulation; biomedical engineering; precision control; fabrication techniques; experimental research; theoretical models

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

Advanced Control of Mechatronics Systems for Small Scale Robotics

edited by

Bongsu Hahn

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based control; data-driven control; hardware-software co-design; embedded control systems; real-time control systems; sensor-actuator integration; nonlinear control; adaptive control; energy-aware control; robust control

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

Micro- and Nanorobotics for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Gwangjun Go

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano robotics; biomimetic robotics; soft robotics; wireless actuation; targeted delivery; biomedical applications

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

Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Chang Peng

and Yangbin Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3491 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic transducers; CMUT; PMUT; HIFU; flexible ultrasound; wearable ultrasound; ultrasound imaging; ultrasound therapy

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

Key Technologies in UAV Design, Control, and Innovation

edited by

Chao-Chung Peng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV aircraft structure; actuator; and material designs; aerodynamic modeling and simulation; robust linear/nonlinear flight control algorithms; UAV flight under GPS jamming; spoofing or denied environment; intelligent sensing and navigation control; simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); fault detection; tolerant control and recovery systems; multi-sensor data fusion techniques; environmental localization; perception and situational awareness; advanced sensor technologies for UAVs; autonomous flight planning and mission execution; obstacle detection and avoidance strategies; UAV swarm coordination and formation control; bio-inspired design and control of UAV; novel UAV applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Smart Responsive Materials for Sensors and Actuators

edited by Zhongqiang Yang, Ruimao Hua and Huan Liang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6334 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart responsive materials; additive manufacturing; sensors; actuators; environmental and healthcare monitoring; smart textiles; soft robots; human– computer interaction; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

AI, Designing, Sensing, Instrumentation, Diagnosis, Controlling, and Integration of Actuators in Digital Manufacturing—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17954 | Submission Open

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

Motion Planning, Trajectory Prediction, and Control for Robotics

edited by Mingxing Yuan,

Wenxiang Deng

and Yuling Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11470 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion planning; motion/force control; human– robot interaction; trajectory prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Feature Papers in Actuators for Surface Vehicles

edited by

Hai Wang

Xiaozheng Jin

Edi Kurniawan

and Jinlin Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8676 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface vehicles; control systems; autonomous navigation; artificial intelligence; path planning; obstacle avoidance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Surface Vehicles)

Neural Networks-Based Modeling and Control for Uncertain Dynamical Systems

edited by Guanyu Lai, Fang Wang,

Weijun Yang

and Hanzhen Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5937 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks; actuator nonlinearities; robust adaptive control; noncanonical nonlinear systems; stability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Actuation and Robust Control Technologies for Aerospace Applications

edited by Xiaoxiong Liu and Yu Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3352 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace actuation systems; advanced control technologies; actuator dynamics; fault-tolerant strategy; aerospace robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Active Flow Control: Recent Advances in Fundamentals and Applications—3rd Edition

edited by

Hui Tang

, Xin Wen and

Feng Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2886 | 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)

Actuators in 2025

edited by

Kenji Uchino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2446 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuator materials; actuator designs; actuator applications; actuator control; control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

High-Performance Control of Electromechanical Servo System Based on Motor/Hydraulic Actuator

edited by

Guichao Yang

, Zhenle Dong and Zhangbao Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1639 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor control; hydraulic control; electromechanical control; servo control; motion control; controller design; control theory and application; control engineering; modeling and simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Actuator-Based Control Strategies for Marine Vehicles

edited by

Young-Bok Kim

and

Thinh Huynh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuator-based control; motion control; marine vehicle; control allocation; optimization; navigation; unmanned vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advances in Electrorheological and Magnetorheological Materials: Material Design, Control and Industrial Applications

edited by

Ramin Sedaghati

Norman M. Wereley

and Subhash Rakheja

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrorheological (ER) and magnetorheological Materials (MR); ER- and MR-based adaptive systems and structures; fabrication; characterization and modeling of ER and MR materials; magneto-active soft robotic actuators; ER- and MR-based energy harvesting devices; electro- and magneto-active metamaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Intelligent and Advanced Control for Human-Centric Robotic Actuation and Interaction

edited by

Brahim Brahmi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 642 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– robot interaction (HRI); intelligent control; adaptive control; nonlinear control; impedance/admittance control; observer-based control

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

Advanced High-Precision Servo Control Systems in Industrial Applications

edited by Yaoming Zhuang, Chengdong Wu and Jingyu Ru

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: servo control systems; multi-axis coordination; CNC machining; industrial robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Advanced Actuation, Intelligent Sensor and Precise Manipulation Technology in Human–Robot Interaction—2nd Edition

edited by

Tao Chen

Minglu Zhu

and

Haidong He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

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

Smart Structures and Precision Engineering for Space Systems: A Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. André Preumont

edited by

Kainan Wang

, David Alaluf and

Gonçalo Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: space structures; precision engineering; smart materials; vibration control; active damping; mechatronics; adaptive/active optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Advanced Measurement, Drive, and Control of Electric Actuators for Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Zhong Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion measurement; power conversion; anti-disturbance control; intelligent control; fault diagnosis and tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Bin-tang Yang

Yikun Yang

and

Xiaoqing Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuator; smart material; actuator design; actuator application; actuator control; active vibration control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Actuators for Haptic and Tactile Stimulation Applications

edited by Ali Mohammadi and

Uriel Martinez-Hernandez

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3854 | Submission Open

Keywords: tactile actuators; tactile perception; transduction mechanisms; tactile sensing; robotics; manipulation; human– robot interaction/collaboration; assistive devices; autonomous systems; machine learning

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

Cutting-Edge Advancements in Robotics and Control Systems

edited by

Nabih Pico

and Babar Jamil

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuators; soft and bio-inspired actuation; advanced motion control; robot control; human-robot interaction; autonomous robots

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

Control and Dynamics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by

Kenji Uchiyama

and

Kai Masuda

submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive control; robust control; fault-tolerant control; optimal control; machine learning; observer design; modeling and analysis; formation control; cooperative control; guidance method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Machine Learning for Actuation and Control in Robotic Joint Systems

edited by Gao Huang and Pan Yu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic joint control; robot joint design; machine learning; modeling; control; and optimization of electromechanical systems; adaptive control; neural networks; soft robot and actuation; humanoid robot; bio-inspired robot design; optimization of robot transmission; machine learning-based motion control

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

Harnessing Morphological Computation for Intelligent Actuated Systems

edited by

Matteo Cianchetti

Niccolò Pagliarani

, Perla Maiolino and

Marco Pontin

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphological computation; physical control; embodied intelligence; bioinspired simplification principles; control simplification; interaction-based intelligence; smart actuators; soft actuators; nonlinear systems; smart mechanisms

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

Actuators in Robotic Control—3rd Edition

edited by

Chih Jer Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13155 | 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; assistant robotics; upper limb exoskeletons; lower limb exoskeletons

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

Actuator Fault Diagnosis, State Detection and Fault Tolerant Control for Ground and Rail Vehicles

edited by Yan Wang,

Yong Qin

, Qingchao Liu, Liwei Xu and Bin-Bin Hu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13078 | Submission Open

Keywords: ground and rail vehicles; actuator fault diagnosis; state detection; fault tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Surface Vehicles)

Advanced Mechanism Design and Sensing for Soft Robotics

edited by Martina Maselli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4608 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics technologies; advanced mechanism design; sensing technologies; deformable structures; real-time monitoring; control algorithms; autonomy and adaptability; soft robotic performance optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Actuation and Control in Digital Fluid Power

edited by Matti Linjama and

Tatiana Minav

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3216 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital fluid power; actuator; hydraulics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Mechanical, Optical, and Acoustic Metamaterials and Anisotropic Design for Dynamic Control in Actuators and Sensors

edited by

Yasu Sakai

, Tomohisa Tanaka,

Xinyi Xie

and

Koki Jimbo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2103 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical metamaterials ; anisotropic design ; dynamic control ; actuators and actuators ; soft robotics ; functional materials

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

Actuation and Biomedical Development of Micro/Nano Robotics

edited by

Kihan Park

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbots; nanorobots; untethered robot; wireless actuation; biomedical robotics; biocompatible; healthcare; diagnosis; treatment

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

Advanced Perception and Control of Intelligent Equipment

edited by

Bo Chen

, Zheming Wang,

Ming Chen

Rusheng Wang

and Wangzhuo Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1667 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent equipment; adaptive perception; robust control; fault diagnosis and isolation; distributed control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Active Disturbance Rejection Control: Theory, Design, and Applications in Advanced Actuation Systems

edited by Yan Wu,

Seenith Sivasundaram

and

Thomas Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: extended state observer; nonlinear control; bandwidth parametrization; error feedback control; dynamic compensation; robustness; model independence; decoupling; tracking differentiator

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advanced Actuation and Control in Intelligent Robots and Autonomous Systems

edited by

Mohamed Reda

, Ahmed Mahmoud Onsy and Ali Ghanbari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Actuators for System Identification, Vibration Analysis, and Control—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Beltran-Carbajal

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration control; system identification; modal analysis; structural dynamics; finite element analysis; rotordynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Smart Control for Electromagnetic (EM) Actuation

edited by Nafiseh Ebrahimi and

Alexander Hošovský

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic actuation; smart control; adaptive control; AI-based control; soft robotics; distributed actuation networks; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Design and Application of Actuators with Multi-DOF Movement-2nd Edition

edited by

Chien-Sheng Liu

Yu-Jen Wang

and Chien-Yu Chen

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16191 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-DOF; multi-DOF actuators; multi-DOF movements; humanoid robots; robotics

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

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