Actuators

Piezoelectric Actuators and Motors: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives for Actuators

edited by

Hu Huang

,

Zhixin Yang

and Zhi Xu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced design of piezoelectric actuators; smart piezoelectric materials; theoretical analysis of piezoelectric actuators; precision control technology; self-sensing for piezoelectric actuators; assessment and precision measurement; advanced manufacturing of piezoelectric actuators; emerging applications of piezoelectric actuators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Magnetic Materials for Novel Actuators

edited by

Hesam Khajehsaeid

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic shape-memory alloys; magnetostrictive and magnetorheological materials; soft magnetic composites; magneto-active polymers; emerging actuation technologies; magnetically driven actuators; intelligent actuation systems; adaptive actuation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Intelligent and Precision Control for Mechatronic/Electro-Hydraulic Systems—Second Edition

edited by

Bobo Helian

and

Zheng Chen

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5782 | 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)

Bioinspired Intelligence for Soft Actuators: Learning, Control, and Embodied Design

edited by

Yanhong Peng

,

Fangchao Hu

and Yi Li

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4865 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinspired robotics; soft robotic actuators; biomimetic design principles; smart materials; artificial muscles; autonomous sensor integration; medical, wearable, and rehabilitation robotics; robotics in harsh environments; autonomous decision making; integrated sensors

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

From Lab to Clinic: The Expanding Role of Robots and Actuators in Biomedicine

edited by Zhixing Ge and

Xingyue Hu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1713 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanorobots; soft robotics; intelligent control systems; minimally invasive therapy; biomedical robotics; clinical translation

Intelligent Safety Control and Actuation Technologies for Aerospace Systems

edited by

Liang Sun

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1207 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicle control; control systems design; safety control; intelligent control; model predictive control; adaptive control; human–machine shared control; trustworthy control design and decision-making; machine learning; command allocation; actuator modeling, simulation, and validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Recent Advances in the Design and Applications for Pneumatic Actuators

edited by

Valentin Ciupe

, Robert Kristof and

Erwin Lovasz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart pneumatics; pneumatic actuators; pneumatic valves; soft robotics; bio-inspired pneumatics; pneumatic simulations; pneumatic optimizations; pneumatics applications

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

Soft Actuators and Robotics—2nd Edition

edited by

Hamed Rahimi Nohooji

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15345 | 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)

Neural Networks-Based Modeling and Control for Uncertain Dynamical Systems

edited by Guanyu Lai, Fang Wang,

Weijun Yang

and Hanzhen Xiao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11513 | Submission Open

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

(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 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10576 | 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)

Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control Strategies for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems: Mitigating Actuator Faults

edited by Jianhui Wang and Kairui Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8949 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear systems; multi-agent systems; adaptive fault-tolerant control; actuator failures; model predictive control; industrial robots or mobile robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advances in Intelligent Control of Actuator Systems

edited by

Kun Zhang

,

Guoqiang Tan

and Ting Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7990 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; modeling and analysis; control applications; actuator systems; sensing nonlinear system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advanced Actuators and Magnetic Fluid Systems: Design, Control, and Applications

edited by

Zhenggui Li

,

Xiaolong Yang

, Fang Chen and

Wangxu Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5282 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced actuators; magnetic fluid systems; design and control; engineering applications; performance optimization; magnetic liquid Devices; microactuators; fluid machinery

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

Industrial and Biomechanical Applications of Actuators and Robots and Eco-Sutstainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Giorgio Olmi

,

Dario Croccolo

and

Mattia Mele

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | 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)

Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Bin-tang Yang

,

Yikun Yang

and

Xiaoqing Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 675 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

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 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 406 | 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)

Actuator Fault Diagnosis, State Detection and Fault Tolerant Control for Ground and Rail Vehicles, 2nd Edition

edited by Yan Wang,

Yong Qin

, Qingchao Liu, Liwei Xu and

Qiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 306 | 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)

Parallel Kinematic Machines: Actuation, Design, and Applications

edited by Filippo Cortinovis and

Paolo Righettini

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: parallel kinematic machines; actuation and transmission design; model-based control; force/impedance control for contact-rich tasks; manufacturing with PKRs; drive health-monitoring and diagnostics; variable-impedance actuation; type and structural synthesis; cable-driven parallel robots

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

Actuators in Multi-Agent Systems: Advanced Applications for Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Corrado Santoro

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuator design; intelligent actuators; multi-agent systems; AI-driven control; learning-based actuation; distributed control; cooperative robotics; autonomous vehicles; adaptive actuation; swarm robotics

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

Intelligent Control and Actuation for High-Performance Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics

edited by Jaewon Nah

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicle dynamics; intelligent actuation systems; integrated chassis control; model predictive control (MPC); data-driven control; fault-tolerant control/safety-critical systems; tire–road interaction; real-time embedded control

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

Design, Hydrodynamics, and Control of Mechatronic Systems

edited by Yong Wang, Yudong Xie and

Jiazhen Han

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5460 | Submission Open

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

Actuator Technologies for Flow Control in Aerodynamic and Energy Systems

edited by

Massimiliano Chillemi

and

Sebastian Brusca

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; flow control methods; turbomachinery; energy systems; aerodynamics; numerical simulation; experimental methods; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Dynamics and Control of Underactuated Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Iacopo Tamellin

,

Jason Bettega

and

Domenico Dona'

submission deadline 16 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: underactuated systems; motion planning; control of underactuated systems; dynamics of underactuated systems; inverse dynamics; flexible systems; vibration control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Innovative MEMS: Merging Smart Materials with Electronic Techniques for Enhanced Sensing and Actuation

edited by Michele Rosso and

Alessandro Nastro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6391 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS; actuation; sensing; energy harvesting; magnetic interaction; electromechanical coupling; piezoelectric; electronic techniques; circuits

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

Actuation and Control in Digital Fluid Power

edited by Matti Linjama and

Tatiana Minav

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6066 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital fluid power; actuator; hydraulics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Ti Chen

, Gangqiang Li, Zhengtao Wei and Caoqun Luo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5657 | Submission Open

Keywords: system dynamics; system identification; control system design; stability analysis; dynamics and control; aerospace vehicles; experimental investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators and Their Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Dorin Sabin Copaci

,

Maria Dolores Blanco Rojas

and Janeth Ileana Arias Guadalupe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3556 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloy actuator; actuator design ; control ; sensorless actuator; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Next-Generation Electric Machine Design and Control for Sustainable Mobility

edited by

Farshid Mahmouditabar

and

Mehmet C. Kulan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3381 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machine design optimization; control strategies; electric drives; transportation systems; energy efficiency; real-time control; multi-objective optimization; modeling and simulation; sustainable transportation; experimental validation

Smart Actuation and Flow Control Technologies for Next-Generation Aircraft Propulsion Systems

edited by

Subrata Roy

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart actuation; plasma actuators; flow control; aircraft propulsion systems; linear and serpentine designs; aerospace applications; distributed sensing; propulsion airframe integration

(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 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1206 | 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)

Autonomous Vehicles Impact on Roads and Control Strategies

edited by

Stefano Coropulis

and

Md Abdus Samad Kamal

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1135 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent vehicles; vehicle control strategies; remote operators; active and passive safety systems

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

Advanced Power Electronics and Intelligent Actuation for Next-Generation Energy Systems

edited by

Mohamad Alzayed

and

Hicham Chaoui

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent actuation; advanced power electronics; energy-aware systems; AI-enabled control; cyber–physical systems; renewable-energy actuation; smart grids and microgrids; model-predictive control; high-efficiency drives; fault-tolerant and resilient control; electrified transportation; solid-state actuators; adaptive and learning-based control; multi-domain energy systems; real-time embedded control

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

Design and Control of Mechatronic Systems for Biomedical and Rehabilitation Applications

edited by

Sk Hasan

and

Duk Shin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuation mechanisms in assistive and rehabilitative devices; design and control of wearable robotics (exoskeletons, orthoses, prostheses); AI and machine learning in adaptive rehabilitation systems; bio-signal processing and human intent recognition; sensor integration and feedback in bio-mechatronic systems; rehabilitation robotics for stroke, SCI, and neuro-motor recovery; clinical evaluation and user-centered design; biomedical informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Flow Control and Beyond: Enhancing Performance and Energy Efficiency in Complex Fluid Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues

and

Mohammadmahdi Abdollahzadehsangroudi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: flow control; actuators; fluid systems; electro-hydrodynamics; magneto-plasma dynamics

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

Piezoelectric MEMS/NEMS: Actuators, Sensors, and Energy Harvesters

edited by

Michele Tonan

and

Stefano Lovato

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric material; vibration energy harvesting; hybrid energy harvesting; piezoelectric actuators; vehicle vibrations; IoT sensors; flow-induced vibrations

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

Advanced Actuation and Control Technologies for Vehicle Driving Systems—3rd Edition

edited by

Md Abdus Samad Kamal

and Masakazu Mukai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuation technology for vehicles; vehicle dynamics and control; intelligent vehicle; advanced powertrain control technology; advanced motion control applications

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

The Impact of Smart Structures in Contemporary and Future Aerospace Scenarios

edited by

Matteo Davide Lorenzo Dalla Vedova

,

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

and

Stefano Valvano

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5141 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart structures; aerospace engineering; embedded actuation; closed-loop systems; sensor technologies; real-time processing; smart materials; actuation mechanisms; performance evaluation; resilient aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)

Electrothermal and Electromagnetic Modeling of Actuator Power Cable Harnesses

edited by

Cristina Morel

and Nassim Rizoug

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuators; cable harnesses; multiconductor transmission line network; electromagnetic modeling; electromagnetic compatibility; electrothermal modeling; temperature distribution

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

Piezoelectric Actuators & Ultrasonic Motors: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Sidra Naz

and

Tian-Bing Xu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric actuators; ultrasonic motors; manufacturing; fabrications; characterizations; drivers; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Vibration Control Based on Intelligent Actuators and Sensors

edited by

Tongfei Tian

,

Yingdan Liu

,

Shou-Hu Xuan

and Yuhiro Iwamoto

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent actuators; smart sensors; vibration control; adaptive structures; magnetorheological materials; electrorheological materials; piezoelectric actuators; active and semi-active control; structural health monitoring; advanced control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Hardware Foundations of Embodied Artificial Intelligence: Actuators, Sensors, and Mechanical Design for Physical Intelligence and Robot Learning

edited by

Stefano Dalla Gasperina

and

Jozsef Sarosi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 807 | Submission Open

Keywords: hardware for physical intelligence and embodied AI; hardware design for robot learning; compliant and variable-stiffness actuation; proprioceptive and tactile sensing; multimodal sensor fusion; actuators and sensors for teleoperated systems

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

Actuation and Robust Control Technologies for Aerospace Applications

edited by Xiaoxiong Liu and Yu Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8299 | 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)

Autonomous Soft Robotic Systems for Surgical Applications with Integrated Actuation and Sensing

edited by

Majid Roshanfar

and Thomas Looi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5190 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft surgical robotics; soft autonomous robotic systems; soft actuation mechanisms; adaptive control strategies; real-time sensing and feedback; soft robots for minimally invasive surgery

Human-Centered Actuation: Algorithms, Design, and Robotic Applications

edited by

Wojciech Wolanśki

and

Andrzej Burghardt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1719 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuation; algorithms; design; robotic; control; safety; manipulation; human-centered robotic; assistive robotics; human-robot interaction; intelligent robotic systems

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

Advanced Model Predictive Control and Intelligent Actuation for Multi-Agent and Complex Systems

edited by

Constantin-Florin Caruntu

and

Anca Maxim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: model predictive control (MPC); multi-agent systems (MASs); resilient actuation; data-driven predictive control (DDPC); coalition-based control; topology switching; machine learning integration; cyber-physical systems (CPSs); resource-efficient control strategies; robust control in dynamic environments

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

High-Performance Control of Electromechanical Servo Systems Based on Motor/Hydraulic Actuators—2nd Edition

edited by

Guichao Yang

and

Zhenle Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1372 | 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)

Soft Pneumatic Actuators: Recent Advances and Emerging Applications

edited by

Juraj Benić

and

Mihael Cipek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; soft pneumatic actuator; design; modeling; sensing; control; 3D-printed actuators; flexible grippers; wearable soft robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Advanced Design and Control of Electrical Machines

edited by

Dong-Hoon Jung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical machine design; advanced motor control; permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM); multi-physics analysis; optimal design methodologies; fault-tolerant control; industrial energy efficiency; high-power density; high-performance motor drives; model predictive control (MPC)

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

Feature Review Papers in Actuators and Related Technologies in 2026

edited by

,

,

,

and Mingsen Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuator materials; shape memory alloys; piezoelectric actuators; electroactive polymers; 3D/4D printing; soft robotics; smart materials; emerging actuation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Recent Trends in Actuator Development and Applications

edited by

Manfred Kohl

, Jürgen Maas,

Emmanuel Vander Poorten

,

Ulrike Wallrabe

and Yoko Yamanishi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: electro- and thermomagnetic actuators; piezoelectric actuators/motors; thermal/magnetic shape memory actuators; electrostatic devices; polymer/electro- and magnetoactive polymer actuators; active medical devices; actuators for robotics; tunable optics/photonics; adaptive systems in aerospace/aviation; cooperative and multistable actuator systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

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