Actuators

Innovative Actuators Based on Shape Memory Alloys

edited by

Todor Stoilov Todorov

,

Rosen Mitrev

and

Wei Min Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12940 | 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

edited by

Mahato Manmatha

and

Jaehwan Kim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5496 | 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

edited by

Giorgio Olmi

,

Dario Croccolo

and

Mattia Mele

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5075 | 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)

Advanced Actuation and Control Technologies for Vehicle Driving Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Md Abdus Samad Kamal

and Masakazu Mukai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2404 | 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)

Intelligent Control for Pneumatic Servo System

edited by Satoru Shibata and Shenglin Mu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | 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

Kihan Park

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 152 | 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

Hongli Ji

and Chao Zhang

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3675 | 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

Kenji Uchiyama

and

Kai Masuda

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 213 | 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 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9658 | Submission Open

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

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

Bioinspired Structures for Soft Robots

edited by

Yanhong Peng

,

Fangchao Hu

and Yi Li

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 347 | 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

Dorin Sabin Copaci

,

Maria Dolores Blanco Rojas

and Luis Enrique Moreno Lorente

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10531 | 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

edited by

Michal Kubík

and

Janusz Gołdasz

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9870 | 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

Erik Prada

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5383 | 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,

Geetika Aggarwal

and

Jinoop Arackal Narayanan

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4940 | 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)

Actuators in Robotic Control—3rd Edition

edited by

Chih Jer Lin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1910 | 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)

Actuator Technologies and Control: Materials, Devices and Applications

edited by

Paolo Mercorelli

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1581 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; actuator design; efficiency; dynamics; energy consumption; applications

Micro/Nano Manipulation and Its Applications in Fabrication

edited by

Junhui Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 261 | 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

Kenji Uchino

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuator materials; actuator designs; actuator applications; actuator control; control systems

Integrated Intelligent Vehicle Dynamics and Control

edited by

Wuwei Chen

and Hongbo Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16406 | 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 Surface Vehicles)

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

edited by

Cristina Morel

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10799 | 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 Surface Vehicles)

Intelligent Systems, Robots and Devices for Healthcare and Rehabilitation

edited by Duk Shin,

JaeHyo Kim

and

Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6615 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent healthcare and biomedical systems; rehabilitation; actuator control; biomimetic robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators for Medical Instruments)

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 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5995 | 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)

Soft Actuators and Robotics—2nd Edition

edited by

Hamed Rahimi Nohooji

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3575 | 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)

Advancement in the Design and Control of Robotic Grippers—Second Edition

edited by

Rocco Antonio Romeo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2789 | Submission Open

Keywords: design; actuation; instrumentation; real-time control; performance evaluation; modeling and test

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

Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Chang Peng

and Yangbin Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2210 | 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 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2159 | 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)

Power Electronics and Actuators—Second Edition

edited by Dong Jiang, Sizhao Lu and Zewei Shen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; actuator; drive; dynamic; power density

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

Motion Planning, Trajectory Prediction, and Control for Robotics

edited by Mingxing Yuan,

Wenxiang Deng

and Yuling Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion planning; motion/force control; human– robot interaction; trajectory prediction

(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 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | 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)

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

edited by

Bobo Helian

and

Zheng Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 238 | 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)

Design and Control of Agricultural Robotics

edited by Mehrdad R. Kermani

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7778 | 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)

Modeling and Control for Chassis Devices in Electric Vehicles—2nd Edition

edited by

Seongjin Yim

and

Kanghyun Nam

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 108 | 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 Surface Vehicles)

Recent Advances in the Design and Applications for Magnetoelastic and Electroelastic Actuators

edited by

Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu

and

Alexandru M. Morega

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2486 | 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)

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

edited by

Constantin-Florin Caruntu

and

Anca Maxim

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 306 | 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)

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

edited by Michele Rosso and

Alessandro Nastro

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 143 | 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)

Recent Developments in Precision Actuation Technologies

edited by

Bin-tang Yang

,

Yikun Yang

and

Xiaoqing Sun

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14271 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision Actuators)

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

edited by

Lianjun Wu

and Yue Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2137 | 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)

Recent Advances in Soft Actuators, Robotics and Intelligence

edited by Brian Byunghyun Kang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1728 | 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)

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

edited by

Stelios K. Georgantzinos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 543 | 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)

Advanced Learning and Intelligent Control Algorithms for Robots

edited by

Haibo Du

, Lanlin Yu and

Xiaodong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; advanced learning; intelligent control algorithms; multi-robot control; autonomous navigation control; decision-making; swarm robotics control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Nonlinear Control of Mechanical and Robotic Systems

edited by Arturo Zavala-Río,

Victor Santibañez

and Fernando Reyes-Cortés

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical systems; robot manipulators; mobile robots; underactuated systems; networked robots; finite-time control; bilateral teleoperation; passivity-based control; force control; constrained control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Electrical Actuators for Eco-Friendly Internal Combustion Engines, Powertrains and Vehicle Testbeds

edited by

Soo-Jin Jeong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly combustion engines; electric actuators; low emission; engine performance; combustion control; engine testing and measuring

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

Modeling and Nonlinear Control for Complex MIMO Mechatronic Systems

edited by Gang Li, Huimin Ouyang and Tong Yang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 2336 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent designing and modeling of MIMO systems; trajectory planning; adaptive control; vibration control; observer-based control; robotics; robustness; fault diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Motion Planning and Control of Wearable Device Driven by Advanced Actuator

edited by

Qing Guo

,

Feiyan Min

and Wei Li

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable device design; flexible manipulator design; motion trajectory planning; motion gait learning; human posture identification; wearable exoskeleton control; impedance control; admittance control; flexible actuator design; flexible joint drive

Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation—Second Edition

edited by

Ignazio Dimino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4032 | 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 Aerospace Actuators)

Modeling, Perception and Control of Robotic Systems with Real-World Applications

edited by

Ahmad Taher Azar

, Mohamed DJEMAI,

Haoping Wang

,

Abdulkareem Alzahrani

and

Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1918 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation; computer vision; control systems; cyber-physical systems; machine learning; mechatronics; mobile robotics; motion planning; perception; real-world applications; robot dynamics; robot localization; robot sensing; robotic manipulation; sensor fusion; simulation; soft robotics; swarm robotics; teleoperation; virtual reality

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

Actuation and Control in Digital Fluid Power

edited by Matti Linjama and

Tatiana Minav

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital fluid power; actuator; hydraulics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Systems)

Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Actuators: State-of-the-Art and New Developments

edited by

Juan Fang

and Le Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: cable-driven actuators; tendon-based robotic systems; dynamic modelling; force control; rehabilitation technology; robotic surgery; sport training; human– machine interface

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

Novel Design and Optimization Techniques for Thermal Actuators

edited by

Adam Długosz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 454 | 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)

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