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Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Actuators and Motors
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9787 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Actuators in Robotic Control: Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19616 | 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; assitant robotics; upper limb exoskeletons; lower limb exoskeletons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Advancement in the Design and Control of Robotic Grippers submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 17851 | Submission Open
Keywords: design        ; actuation        ; instrumentation        ; real-time control        ; performance evaluation        ; modeling and test
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Active Flow Control: Recent Advances in Fundamentals and Applications — Volume II
edited by , Xin Wen and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12111 | 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)
Rehabilitation Robots and Assistive Devices: A Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. Rory A. Cooper
edited by Jonathan Duvall, , and Jongbae Kim
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11645 | Submission Open
Keywords: assistive technology  ; wheelchairs  ; rehabilitation engineering  ; assistive robotics  ; accessible transportation  ; accessibility  ; injury prevention  ; activities of daily living  ; seating and mobility  ; usability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Actuators and Robots for Biomedical Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11517 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern robots for medical applications (medical robots); rehabilitation systems (rehabilitation robots); safety issues for human– robot interactions (assistant robots); biomedical devices; intelligent control systems (with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning); sensing and manipulation; miniaturization (nanorobots); actuation technologies; design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Recent Advances in the Design Solutions of Electro-Hydraulic Actuators for Mechatronic Systems
edited by Fabrizio Paltrinieri and Matteo Venturelli
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4131 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
Advances in Smart Materials-Based Actuators
edited by and Yewei Yu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open
Keywords: hysteresis system; neural network; parameter estimation; robust control; adaptive control; iterative learning control; data-driven control; actuator dynamics and control; innovative robotic actuation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Energy-Efficient Actuation with Focus on Human-Scale and Fluid-Driven Applications
edited by and Mingyi Liu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2112 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Design of Smart Endorobots: Actuators, Sensors and Control Strategies submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2088 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Recent Advances in Soft Actuators, Robotics and Intelligence
edited by Brian Byunghyun Kang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft technologies; soft robots; cable-driven robots; sensors; soft actuators; mechanisms; control for soft robots; modeling for soft robots; AI algorithm for soft technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Recent Advances in the Design, Manufacturing and Control of Soft Actuators
edited by and Yue Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft actuator; robotic gripper; soft matter; bio-inspired actuator; position control; torque control; nonlinear control; manufacturing of soft actuator; additive manufacturing of soft materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators and Their Applications
edited by , and Luis Enrique Moreno Lorente
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4327 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloy actuator; actuator design; control; sensorless actuator; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Intelligent Control for Pneumatic Servo System
edited by Satoru Shibata and Shenglin Mu
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: pneumatic servo system; intelligent control; adaptation to parameter fluctuation; compensation of nonlinearity; high-precision positioning control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Power Electronics and Actuators
edited by Dong Jiang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20615 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; actuator; drive; dynamic; power density
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
Intelligent and Precision Control for Mechatronic/Electro-Hydraulic Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10721 | Submission Open
Keywords: control; mechatronics; electro-hydraulic systems; intelligent control; machine learning; motion control; non-linear control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Innovative Actuators Based on Shape Memory Alloys submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6989 | Submission Open
Keywords: SMA-based actuators for precise linear or rotary displacement; microactuators driven by SMAs in smart structures; SMA actuators for application in medicine; aerospace; robotics; and micro- and nanorobotics; bistable SMA actuators; multidomain modeling and control of SMA-based actuators; innovative industry applications of SMA-based actuators; innovative methods for the design of SMA actuators; methods for improving the dynamics of SMA actuators; machine learning; numerical and FEM models of SMA actuators; energy harvesting with SMAs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Advanced Technologies in Soft Actuators submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2927 | Submission Open
Keywords: IPMC; EAP; photo and thermally active actuators; magnetoactive actuators; SMA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitative robotics; assistive robotics; exoskeleton robots; end-effector robots; device control; device actuation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Biomechanics, Actuation, and Control Strategies of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Exoskeletons
edited by Mahdy Eslamy, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomechanics; actuation; control strategies; prosthetics; orthotics; exoskeletons; assistive devices; rehabilitation engineering; human– machine interaction; wearable robotics; bio-inspired robotics; gait analysis; neural interfaces; muscle synergies; kinematics and dynamics; rehabilitation robotics; human motor control; sensor technologies; artificial intelligence; wearable sensors; biomedical engineering; human– computer interaction; haptic feedback; electromyography (EMG); assistive technology; lower limb prosthetics; upper limb prosthetics; neuromuscular control; assistive robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Bio-Inspired Soft Robotics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1065 | 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)
Electroactive Polymer (EAP) for Actuators and Sensors Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open
Keywords: capacitance-based sensing; electroactive polymers; EAPs; dielectrics; ionic EAPs; actuators; sensors; large deformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “MEMS Dynamics and Control” submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4009 | Submission Open
Keywords: materials for MEMS and microactuators; processes and fabrication of MEMS devices; modelling and simulation; device principles; micromechanisms; and geometry scaling; characterization and testing techniques for MEMS; dynamics; and control; final applications of MEMS devices and systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Advanced Actuation, Intelligent Sensor and Precise Manipulation Technology in Human–Robot Interaction
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18266 | Submission Open
Keywords: microactuation techniques; micro-/nanoactuators; electronic drives; high-power drives; manipulation; sensor; haptic feedback; artificial muscle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Intelligent Systems, Robots and Devices for Healthcare and Rehabilitation
edited by Duk Shin, and
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1158 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent healthcare and biomedical systems; rehabilitation; actuator control; biomimetic robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Integrated Intelligent Vehicle Dynamics and Control
edited by and Hongbo Wang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8389 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent vehicle; electric vehicle; rail vehicle; special vehicle; vehicle dynamics modelling and control; integrated vehicle control; dynamic modelling and control of powertrain; chassis system dynamics and integrated control; X-by-wire chassis system dynamics and control; fault diagnosis and control of intelligent vehicle; vehicle stability analysis; energy management strategy of electric vehicle; connected autonomous vehicle control; vehicle dynamics control in mixed traffic environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Advances in Dynamics and Motion Control of Unmanned Aerial/Underwater/Ground Vehicles
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5288 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned vehicle; vehicle dynamic modeling and control; remotely operated vehicle; unnamed aerial vehicle; actuator and sensor faults
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Magnetorheological Actuators and Dampers submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5165 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiactive control; magnetorheological damper; design; modeling; magnetorheological fluid; damper; actuator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Fault Detection and Isolation, Fault Tolerant Control for Autonomous and Transport Vehicles
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4305 | Submission Open
Keywords: detection and isolation faults; fault tolerant strategy; inverter; converter and machine; vehicle dynamics; vehicle control; integrated chassis control; suspension control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Nonlinear Active Vibration Control
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4136 | Submission Open
Keywords: active vibration control; nonlinear vibration; vibration isolation; vibration absorption; electromagnetic actuator; piezoelectric actuator; active control algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Recent Advances in the Design and Applications for Magnetoelastic and Electroelastic Actuators submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1861 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic actuator; magnetostrictive actuator; piezoelectric actuator; electrostrictive actuator; polymeric actuator; electro-magnetorheological elastomer; electrostatic actuator; thermoelastic actuator; thin-film/planar manufacturing processes; MEMS technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Micro/Nano Actuators and Their Applications
edited by and Hongbin Yu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Soft Actuators and Robotics—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; soft actuators; manufacturing methods in soft robotics; topology optimization in soft robotics; modeling and control of soft robotics; AI in soft robotics; soft grippers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Data-Driven Control for Vehicle Dynamics
edited by Yashar Mousavi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous vehicles; fault-tolerant control; machine learning in vehicle dynamics; electromechanical coupling; predictive control technologies; vibration suppression techniques; vehicle-to-user interaction; energy efficient actuators; actuator control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Micro/Nano Manipulation and Its Applications in Fabrication
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro/nano tweezers; concentration; separation; rotary/linear drive; extraction; decoration; removal fabrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Electrothermal and Electrostatic Actuators for Assembly, Robotics and Micromanipulation Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuators; electro-thermal; electrostatic; MEMS; design; modeling and simulation of actuators; material modeling for actuators; micro/nano manipulation; fabrication of actuators; characterization of actuators; micro robotics; out-of-plane; in-plane motion; actuators for microfluidics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Modeling and Control for Chassis Devices in Electric Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2147 | 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 Land Transport)
Digital Hydraulic Control with Actuators
edited by Bin Zhang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8693 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuator; smart material; actuator design; actuator application; actuator control; active vibration control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Soft Robotics: Actuation, Control, and Application
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5299 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft actuators; soft robots; flexible electronics; strain sensors; artificial muscle; electroactive polymers; compliant mechanism; sensors; tactile sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Vibration Control Using Electromagnetic Actuators
edited by , Yefa Hu, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5245 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuators for magnetic bearings; modeling; simulation; design and identification; advanced control for vibration reduction; hybrid bearing systems; electromagnetic actuator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Actuators for Haptic and Tactile Stimulation Applications
edited by Ali Mohammadi and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 352 | 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)
Magnetostrictive Transducers, Sensors, and Actuators submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open
Keywords: Magnetostrictive; Transducers; Sensors; Actuators; Joule effect; Wiedemann effect; Villari effect; Matteucci effect; Delta-E effect; Resonant; Non-resonant; Control systems; Self-sensing
Novel Design and Optimization Techniques for Thermal Actuators
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal actuators; bio-inspired optimization algorithms; multiobjective optimization; boundary condition identification; shape optimization; topology optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Nonlinear Control and Dynamics for MEMS submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6799 | Submission Open
Keywords: MEMS; functionalized nonlinearity; nonlinear; dynamics and vibrations; bifurcation topology; multistability; frequency stability; chaos; modal interactions; nonlinear controllers; dynamic; stability; robust control; hybrid controllers; adaptive control; reduced order modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
New Control Schemes for Actuators—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5129 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control; real time implementation; nonlinear control; robust control; observer-based control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Industrial and Biomechanical Applications of Actuators and Robots and Eco-Sustainability submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2625 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial applications; actuators for manufacturing; testing and control; actuator design; energy source for actuators; actuators in biomechanics; eco-sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Manufacturing Systems)
Actuator Fault Diagnosis, State Detection and Fault Tolerant Control for Ground and Rail Vehicles
edited by Yan Wang, , Qingchao Liu, Liwei Xu and Bin-Bin Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1840 | Submission Open
Keywords: ground and rail vehicles; actuator fault diagnosis; state detection; fault tolerant control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)
Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1242 | Submission Open
Keywords: rigid-body mechanisms for aerospace; compliant mechanisms for aerospace; centralized and distributed actuation architectures; conventional actuators (mechanically signaled and hydraulically supplied); EMA and full electrical actuation; mechanism design and optimization; multibody simulations; non-linear mechanics; manufacturing; integration; and maintenance; safety and reliability; high-lift devices and other aerospace applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)
Piezoelectric Actuators in MEMS
edited by Anqing Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectric actuator; MEMS; precise motion and control; micro devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
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