Actuators, Volume 12, Issue 10

A gas turbine cooling system is a typical multivariable, strongly coupled, nonlinear system; however, the randomness and large disturbances make it difficult to control the variables precisely. In order to solve the problem of precise process control...

In the field-weakening region, the traditional field-weakening method for induction motor drives based on model predictive control (MPC) is to take a no-load operation as the premise and adjust the flux reference in the cost function proportional to...

Electrification and hybridization in non-road mobile machinery have attracted considerable attention in recent years. Normally, these green solutions concentrate on drivetrains, slowly penetrating to the implements or, as they are commonly known, wor...

This paper investigates a path planning approach for the walking and obstacle avoidance of a blind hexapod robot in various field conditions. Hexapod robots often perform field tasks in unstructured environments, and their external sensors are affect...

This work outlines a design for a wire rope maintenance device that is based on commonly used, low-dropping point lubricating grease for wire rope lubrication and operates along the strand’s twist direction. Unlike similar existing devices, thi...

Point machines are the actuators for railway switching and crossing systems that guide trains from one track to another. Hence, the safe and reliable behavior of point machines are pivotal for rail transportation. Recently, scholars and researchers h...

With the evolution of the aerospace industry, structures have become larger and more complex. These structures exhibit significant characteristics such as extensive flexibility, low natural frequencies, numerous modes, and minimal structural damping....

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems often suffer from unscheduled maintenance or abnormal shutdown due to the fault of their interior sensor system. Traditional fault diagnosis methods for HVAC sensor systems primarily focus on...

To address the issue of serious torque pulsation and optimize the output characteristics of multi-acting cam ring motors at low speed, a sensitivity analysis was conducted on the parameters of the triangular groove at the valve plate. Firstly, a math...

This article proposes a servo control strategy for compensating matched and mismatched perturbations in flexible ball screw feed systems to improve their tracking performance. The perturbations that satisfy or dissatisfy the matching conditions inclu...

We analyse the spectral content and parametric resonant dynamics of an array of elastically and electrostatically coupled interdigitated micro cantilevers assembled into two identical half-arrays. In this uncommon arrangement, within each of the half...

This paper aims to optimize the two-stage helical pairs (TSHPs) in a helical hydraulic rotary actuator (HHRA) in terms of volume, transmission efficiency, and maximum contact stress. Volume and transmission efficiency can be determined through analyt...

In recent years, virtual microgravity training technology for astronauts based on cable-driven designs has emerged, and it solves the following problems: high costs, short training times, and low safety of existing equipment. However, this technology...

Post-assembly magnetization can significantly simplify the manufacturing of the rotor of permanent magnet (PM) electrical machines. The optimization of the post-assembly magnetizing device using finite element analysis (FEA) is time-consuming; theref...

This paper presents an innovative powertrain design and an energy regeneration system for hybrid hydraulic excavators to reduce energy consumption and emissions. The proposed system is designed to maximize engine efficiency and make full use of the e...

The paper discusses the synthesis problem of a bistable piston pump, employing a driving mechanism that comprises shape memory alloy wires, a two-section involute cam, and an energy-recuperating spring. The transition from one stable end position to...

Depth control is crucial for underwater vehicles, not only to perform certain tasks that require the vehicle to be still at a given depth but also because most propeller-driven vehicles waste a considerable amount of energy to counteract the passivel...

This article presents a numerical and experimental investigation of a novel rod-shaped linear piezoelectric actuator that consists of a square cross-section-shaped rod with eight piezo ceramic plates and a cylindrical guidance rail. The rod has a hol...

The integration of a passive elastic element in series between a motor and its load is popular in many human–robot interaction scenarios. By virtually imposing elastic behavior on the motor, an impedance control can act as a second stiffness to...

Traditional rigid grippers that are used for underwater systems lack flexibility and have lower degrees of freedom. These systems might damage the underwater environment while conducting data acquisition and data sampling. Soft robotics, which is mai...

In the electronic brake system (EBS) of commercial vehicles, due to the compressibility of gas, it is difficult to achieve accurate control in the pneumatic pipeline. To address this issue, a vertical load estimator based on unscented particle filter...

In this paper, the experimental validation of an innovative clutch based on magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) excited by permanent magnets is described. The device, used in automotive applications to engage and disengage the vacuum pump, is tested usi...

We propose to study the nonlinear stroke and lower-order modal interactions of a clamped–clamped shallow-arch flexible micro-electrode. The flexible electrode is electrically actuated through an in-plane parallel-plates field superimposed over...

Underwater manipulation is one of the most significant functions of the deep-sea crawling and swimming robot (DCSR), which relies on the high-accuracy control of the body posture. As the actuator of body posture control, the position control performa...

Fast and precise pressure control for an electropneumatic brake system is essential for ensuring the safe operation of trains. However, the nonlinearity and uncertainties of the system make controller design challenging. This paper proposes a prescri...

Most existing ESC (electronic stability control) and ADS (auto drive system) stability controls rely on the measurement of yaw rate and sideslip angle. However, the existing sensors are too expensive, which is one of the factors that makes it difficu...

Hydraulic cylinders are well known as cheap and robust actuators for moving heavy loads, especially in harsh environments. For this reason, they are often used in construction machines such as excavators. Basically, the hydraulic cylinders are contro...

There is a complex coupling relationship between the structural parameters and various performance indicators of a permanent magnet eddy current coupler. In order to obtain the optimal combination of structural parameters that can improve the overall...

In this study, the mechanical models of a multilayer combined extrusion cylinder and a steel-wire-winding extrusion cylinder were established and compared using a finite element simulation and existing experimental cases. This work provides theoretic...

This study proposes a method for designing a class of rotationally symmetric Stewart platforms (RSSPs) with an insensitive condition number (ICN), which is used to minimize the condition number to achieve a high accuracy for a multi-degree-of-freedom...

The technique of morphing in aerospace engineering is a relatively new discipline targeting the improvement of aircraft performance, even through dramatic changes to some critical geometrical and mechanical features, to adapt aircrafts’ configu...