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Intelligent Systems, Robots and Devices for Healthcare and Rehabilitation

edited by Duk Shin,

JaeHyo Kim

and

Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2008 | 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 9670 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7699 | 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 Actuators for Land Transport)

Fault Detection and Isolation, Fault Tolerant Control for Autonomous and Transport Vehicles

edited by

Cristina Morel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6888 | 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)

Magnetorheological Actuators and Dampers

edited by

Michal Kubík

and

Janusz Gołdasz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6839 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Nonlinear Active Vibration Control

edited by

Zeqi Lu

Hailing Fu

and

Nan Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4530 | 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 2032 | 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 784 | 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 314 | 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 242 | 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 157 | 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 257 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4662 | 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 314 | 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 10200 | 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 6839 | 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 5741 | 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 1328 | 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 279 | 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 7455 | 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 5874 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; real time implementation; nonlinear control; robust control; observer-based control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control 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 3308 | 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)

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 3201 | 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)

Advances in Smart Materials-Based Actuators

edited by

Miaolei Zhou

and Yewei Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2877 | 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)

Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation—Second Edition

edited by

Ignazio Dimino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1917 | 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)

Recent Advances in the Design, Manufacturing and Control of Soft Actuators

edited by

Lianjun Wu

and Yue Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | 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)

Piezoelectric Actuators in MEMS

edited by Anqing Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open

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

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

Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Chang Peng

and Yangbin Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | 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)

Control of Hydraulic Robotic Manipulators

edited by

Daniel Hagen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 856 | 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)

4D Printing and 3D Printing in Robotics and Actuator Manufacturing

edited by

Stelios K. Georgantzinos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics and actuator manufacturing; 3D printing; 4D printing; polymers and composite materials

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

Actuation and Control in Digital Fluid Power

edited by Matti Linjama and

Tatiana Minav

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital fluid power; actuator; hydraulics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Flight Control Systems and Dynamic Simulation for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Antonio Carlo Bertolino

and

Andrea De Martin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7237 | 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 Aircraft Actuators)

Design and Control of Agricultural Robotics

edited by Mehrdad R. Kermani

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4760 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; automation technologies; sustainable food production; mechatronic and vision systems in agriculture; autonomous harvesting; sensing technologies; crop health assessment; precision farming; human– robot interaction; field trials; ethics

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

Advanced Theory and Application of Magnetic Actuators—2nd Edition

edited by

, Jin Zhou,

, Ran Zhou and

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3961 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic bearing; maglev carrier; new maglev technology; new applications of maglev technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)

Externally Actuated Micro- and Nanorobots for Medical Interventions

edited by Amirreza Aghakhani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: external actuation; wireless actuation; magnetic field; acoustic waves; light powering; electrical field; microrobots; nanorobots

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

From Theory to Practice: Incremental Nonlinear Control

edited by

Xuerui Wang

and

Erik-Jan Van Kampen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8606 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear control; incremental; robustness; data-driven

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Advanced Technologies in Soft Pneumatic Actuators

edited by

Alessio Merola

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5210 | Submission Open

Keywords: pneumatic actuation; pneumatic control systems; fluidic actuators; soft robotics; compliant actuators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)

Electrohydrodynamic Plasma Actuator for Active Flow Control: From Micropumps to Space Thrusters

edited by

Paulo Manuel de Araújo Sá

and

Mario J. Pinheiro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma actuators; actuators using ionized gases; ionic wind actuators; EHD plasma propulsion actuators; lifter; electrical aircraft propulsion actuators; electrohydrodynamic flow actuators; EHD-enhanced drying actuators; actuators for electronics cooling; actuators for heat transfer improvement; actuators for boundary layer enhancement; actuators for EHD pumps; actuators for flame; combustion control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aircraft Actuators)

Actuators in Magnetic Levitation Technology and Vibration Control

edited by

Guang-Zhong Cao

and

Zigang Deng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic bearing; magnetic levitation; motor; control; vibration; applications

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

Actuators for Micro-robots and Bio-Robots

edited by

Dal Hyung Kim

U Kei Cheang

and Jamel Ali

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic actuators; soft actuators; miniaturization robots; biomimetic small-scale robots

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

Flow Control and Beyond Enhancing Performance and Energy Efficiency in Complex Fluid System

edited by

Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues

and

M. Abdollahzadeh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Pneumatic Soft Actuators

edited by

João Falcão Carneiro

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8383 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft actuators; pneumatic muscles; hybrid pneumatic-electrical; design of soft actuators; fabrication of soft actuators; modelling and control of soft actuators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

Modeling, Dynamics, Intelligent Control, and Fault Diagnosis of Vehicle Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Yongjun Pan

and Weicheng Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; dynamics; intelligent control; fault diagnosis; parameter identification; comfort and riding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Land Transport)

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

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4489 | Submission Open

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

Intelligent Sensing, Control and Actuation in Networked Systems

edited by

Guangtao Ran

Yanning Guo

and Chuan-jiang Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2572 | Submission Open

Keywords: networked systems; intelligent sensing and control; actuator applications; data-driven control; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

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

edited by

Biao Xiang

Cong Peng

and Haitao Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

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

Neural Networks-Based Modeling and Control for Uncertain Dynamical Systems

edited by Guanyu Lai, Fang Wang,

Weijun Yang

and Hanzhen Xiao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 831 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Design and Control of Soft Assistive Wearable Robots

edited by

Inderjeet Singh

, Veysel Erel and

Muthu B. J. Wijesundara

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; wearable robots; assistive robots; flexible sensors; exoskeletons; human-robot interaction; biomechanical design; control strategies; medical rehabilitation; industrial assistance; compliant actuators; safety and intuitiveness; advanced materials and technologies

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

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

edited by

Rong Yin

Xiaomeng Fang

and

Wei Gao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 22757 | 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)

Recent Advances in the Design Solutions of Electro-Hydraulic Actuators for Mechatronic Systems

edited by Fabrizio Paltrinieri and Matteo Venturelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5338 | Submission Open

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

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