Actuators

edited by

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19703 | 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

edited by

Rocco Antonio Romeo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18025 | 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

Hui Tang

, Xin Wen and

Feng Ren

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12183 | 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,

Jorge L. Candiotti

,

Brad Duerstock

and Jongbae Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11745 | 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

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11588 | 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 4161 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Smart Materials-Based Actuators

edited by

Miaolei Zhou

and Yewei Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2501 | 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

Damiano Padovani

and Mingyi Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2125 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Design of Smart Endorobots: Actuators, Sensors and Control Strategies

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2106 | 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 367 | 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

Lianjun Wu

and Yue Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 292 | 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

Dorin Sabin Copaci

,

Maria Dolores Blanco Rojas

and Luis Enrique Moreno Lorente

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4393 | 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 374 | 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 20739 | 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

Bobo Helian

and

Zheng Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10775 | 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

edited by

Todor Stoilov Todorov

,

Rosen Mitrev

and

Wei Min Huang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7021 | 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

edited by

Mahato Manmatha

and

Jaehwan Kim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2939 | 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

edited by

Monica Tiboni

,

Monica Malvezzi

and

Maria Cristina Valigi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1880 | 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,

Geetika Aggarwal

and

Jinoop Arackal Narayanan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1438 | 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

Erik Prada

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1093 | 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

Brittany Newell

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 625 | 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”

edited by

Jose Luis Sanchez-Rojas

,

Wenjun (Chris) Zhang

and

Guangya Zhou

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4023 | 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

Tao Chen

,

Minglu Zhu

and

Haidong He

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18345 | 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,

JaeHyo Kim

and

Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | 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

Wuwei Chen

and Hongbo Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8429 | 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

Han Sol Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5364 | 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

edited by

Michal Kubík

and

Janusz Gołdasz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5216 | 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

Cristina Morel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4382 | 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

Zeqi Lu

,

Hailing Fu

and

Nan Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4150 | 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

edited by

Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu

and

Alexandru M. Morega

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1868 | 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

Guangya Zhou

and Hongbin Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

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

Soft Actuators and Robotics—2nd Edition

edited by

Hamed Rahimi Nohooji

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 233 | 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 154 | 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

Junhui Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 116 | 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

Rodica Voicu

and

Jian LU

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 201 | 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

Seongjin Yim

and

Kanghyun Nam

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2178 | 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 260 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies

edited by

Bin-tang Yang

,

Yikun Yang

and

Xiaoqing Sun

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8746 | 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

Han Yuan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5364 | 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

Huachun Wu

, Yefa Hu,

Feng Sun

and

Satoshi Ueno

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5256 | 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)

Magnetostrictive Transducers, Sensors, and Actuators

edited by

Mojtaba Ghodsi

and

Morteza Mohammadzaheri

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1245 | 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

Adam Długosz

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 237 | 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

edited by

Najib Kacem

and

Raffaele Ardito

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6819 | 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

edited by

Oscar Barambones

,

Jose Antonio Cortajarena

and

Patxi Alkorta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5153 | 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

edited by

Giorgio Olmi

,

Dario Croccolo

and

Mattia Mele

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2637 | 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,

Yong Qin

, Qingchao Liu, Liwei Xu and Bin-Bin Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2083 | 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

Ignazio Dimino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1272 | 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 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric actuator; MEMS; precise motion and control; micro devices

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

Control of Hydraulic Robotic Manipulators

edited by

Daniel Hagen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: electro-hydraulic/hydrostatic actuators; energy-efficient solutions; electric vs. hydraulics; modeling and simulations; model-based design; digital twin; optimal and health-aware control; applied AI/machine learning; offshore robotics; assistive technology

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

Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Chang Peng

and Yangbin Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 279 | 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)

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