Piezoelectric Applications for Robotics
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Actuators for Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 418
Special Issue Editor
Interests: flexure hinge; compliant mechanism; piezoelectric actuator; ultra-precision positioning; nano-mechatronics; nano-imprint
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your paper(s) to our Special Issue on “Piezoelectric Applications in Robotics” in Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). Both original research and review articles are welcome.
Recently, the advance of robotic systems has led to the development of various robotic components. The piezoelectric elements, one of their components, are known as smart materials to be applicable in robotic systems, due to their multifunctional properties caused by electromechanical coupling effect. Therefore, piezoelectric elements have been used in mechanical devices as actuators as well as electrical devices as sensors. Moreover they have been employed in energy generators.
In robotics, piezoelectric elements occupy a very important position in the subject of research and development, which is expected to remain in the future. To highlight the current status and perspectives, this Special Issue invites contributions from all aspects of piezoelectric actuators, sensors and energy generators, including but not limited to:
- Mechanism design for piezoelectric actuators, sensors, and energy generator;
- Theory, modeling, and control of piezoelectric mechanisms;
- Multi-degree-of–freedom mechanisms driven by piezoelectric actuators;
- MEMS or miniaturized mechanisms for piezoelectric actuators, sensors and energy generators;
- Manufacturing and processing of piezoelectric elements;
- Applications in research, industry, and education.
- Review articles
Dr. Kee-Bong Choi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- piezoelectric element
- piezoelectric actuator
- piezoelectric sensor
- energy generator
- energy harvest
- mechanism
- robotics
- mechatronics
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