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From Theory to Practice: Incremental Nonlinear Control submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10188
Keywords: nonlinear control; incremental; robustness; data-driven
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Advanced Technologies in Soft Pneumatic Actuators
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7014
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 submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1883
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 Aerospace Actuators)
Actuators for Micro-robots and Bio-Robots
edited by , and Jamel Ali
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 424
Keywords: magnetic actuators; soft actuators; miniaturization robots; biomimetic small-scale robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Recent Advances in Pneumatic Soft Actuators submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9220 | 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 and Weicheng Huang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1438 | 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)
Intelligent Sensing, Control and Actuation in Networked Systems
edited by , and Chuan-jiang Li
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3972 | 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)
Neural Networks-Based Modeling and Control for Uncertain Dynamical Systems
edited by Guanyu Lai, Fang Wang, and Hanzhen Xiao
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1622 | Submission Open
Keywords: neural networks; actuator nonlinearities; robust adaptive control; noncanonical nonlinear systems; stability analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Advanced Technologies on the Control Method of Electromagnetic Actuator—Second Edition
edited by , and Haitao Li
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1237 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic bearing; electromagnetic actuator; electromagnetic analysis; electromagnetic compatibility; advanced control theory; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Design and Control of Soft Assistive Wearable Robots
edited by , Veysel Erel and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 170 | 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 , and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 25710 | 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 6561 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section High Torque/Power Density Actuators)
Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5214 | 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)
Actuator Technology for Active Noise and Vibration Control
edited by and Qianqian Wu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open
Keywords: active noise control; active vibration control; actuators; smart materials; feedback control systems; signal processing algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Electroactive Polymer (EAP) for Actuators and Sensors Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | 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)
Recent Advances in Soft Actuators, Robotics and Intelligence
edited by Brian Byunghyun Kang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1385 | 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)
Microfluidic and MEMS Devices for Biologically Inspired Actuators submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; bio-MEMS; actuators; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); fluid manipulation; biomedical engineering; precision control; fabrication techniques; experimental research; theoretical models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Energy-Efficient Actuation with Focus on Human-Scale and Fluid-Driven Applications
edited by and Mingyi Liu
submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2633 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Actuators and Motors
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12107 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Dynamics and Control of Underactuated Systems submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5817 | 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)
Design and Application of Actuators with Multi-DOF Movement-2nd Edition
edited by , and Chien-Yu Chen
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2635 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-DOF; multi-DOF actuators; multi-DOF movements; humanoid robots; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
Advanced Robots: Design, Control and Application—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– robot interactions (HRIs) and social robotics; safety issues for advanced robots and autonomous systems; legal and ethical issues for advanced robots; advanced industrial robots for future manufacturing; healthcare and medical applications; service and assistance; entertainment and education; robotics and autonomous driving; artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics; bio-inspired robotics; agricultural robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Actuators for Haptic and Tactile Stimulation Applications
edited by Ali Mohammadi and
submission deadline 21 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1628 | 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)
Innovative Actuators Based on Shape Memory Alloys submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11368 | 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 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4604 | Submission Open
Keywords: IPMC; EAP; photo and thermally active actuators; magnetoactive actuators; SMA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Industrial and Biomechanical Applications of Actuators and Robots and Eco-Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4086 | 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)
Smart Responsive Materials for Sensors and Actuators
edited by Zhongqiang Yang, Ruimao Hua and Huan Liang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1362 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart responsive materials; additive manufacturing; sensors; actuators; environmental and healthcare monitoring; smart textiles; soft robots; human– computer interaction; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Advanced Actuation and Control Technologies for Vehicle Driving Systems—2nd Edition
edited by and Masakazu Mukai
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 985 | 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 Land Transport)
Intelligent Control for Pneumatic Servo System
edited by Satoru Shibata and Shenglin Mu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 553 | 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)
Advanced Mechanism Design and Sensing for Soft Robotics
edited by Martina Maselli
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics technologies; advanced mechanism design; sensing technologies; deformable structures; real-time monitoring; control algorithms; autonomy and adaptability; soft robotic performance optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)
Actuation and Biomedical Development of Micro/Nano Robotics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbots; nanorobots; untethered robot; wireless actuation; biomedical robotics; biocompatible; healthcare; diagnosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Shape Memory Alloys and Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications—2nd Edition
edited by and Chao Zhang
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloys; piezoelectric materials; modeling of 3D SMA; modeling of flexible piezoelectric intelligent structure with large deformation; adaptive aerostructures; piezoelectric energy harvesting; vibration and noise control; precision drive; structural health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Control and Dynamics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive control; robust control; fault-tolerant control; optimal control; machine learning; observer design; modeling and analysis; formation control; cooperative control; guidance method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Actuators)
Advanced Theory and Application of Magnetic Actuators—2nd Edition
edited by , , Jin Zhou, , Ran Zhou and
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6197 | 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)
Bioinspired Structures for Soft Robots
edited by , and Yi Li
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 250 | 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)
Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators and Their Applications
edited by , and Luis Enrique Moreno Lorente
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8986 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloy actuator; actuator design; control; sensorless actuator; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuator Materials)
Magnetorheological Actuators and Dampers submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8643 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiactive control; magnetorheological damper; design; modeling; magnetorheological fluid; damper; actuator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)
Bio-Inspired Soft Robotics
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3753 | 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)
Biomechanics, Actuation, and Control Strategies of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Exoskeletons
edited by Mahdy Eslamy, and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3521 | 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)
Actuator Technologies and Control: Materials, Devices and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open
Keywords: materials; actuator design; efficiency; dynamics; energy consumption; applications
Actuators in Robotic Control—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | 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; assistant robotics; upper limb exoskeletons; lower limb exoskeletons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
Micro/Nano Manipulation and Its Applications in Fabrication
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 204 | 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)
Actuators in 2025
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: actuator materials; actuator designs; actuator applications; actuator control; control systems
Integrated Intelligent Vehicle Dynamics and Control
edited by and Hongbo Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13096 | 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)
Fault Detection and Isolation, Fault Tolerant Control for Autonomous and Transport Vehicles
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9034 | 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)
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 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4909 | 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)
Intelligent Systems, Robots and Devices for Healthcare and Rehabilitation
edited by Duk Shin, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3550 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent healthcare and biomedical systems; rehabilitation; actuator control; biomimetic robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)
Soft Actuators and Robotics—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2462 | 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)
Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications
edited by and Yangbin Liu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1701 | 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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