Topical Advisory Panel
- Actuators for Land Transport Section
- Miniaturized and Micro Actuators Section
- Control Systems Section
Members
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Via San Quirico19d, 16163 Genoa, Italy
Interests: mechatronic systems; robotic hands and grippers; actuators; sensors for robots; control; system dynamics; modelling and simulation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: mechatronic systems; robotic hands and grippers; actuators; sensors for robots; control; system dynamics; modelling and simulation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Interests: diagnostics for veterinary applications; fluid flow in porous substrates; point-of-care devices; centrifugal microfluidics; paper microfluidics; thin-layer chromatography
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: diagnostics for veterinary applications; fluid flow in porous substrates; point-of-care devices; centrifugal microfluidics; paper microfluidics; thin-layer chromatography
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Interests: fault diagnosis; active vibration control of mechanical equipment
Interests: fault diagnosis; active vibration control of mechanical equipment
Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Interests: 3D printing; microrobot
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: 3D printing; microrobot
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 4, Praha 6, 166 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: microprocessor systems; control systems; control of electrical machines; power electronics; high speed permanent magnet machines; sensors
Interests: microprocessor systems; control systems; control of electrical machines; power electronics; high speed permanent magnet machines; sensors
1. College of Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
2. Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 4648601, Japan
Interests: soft robotics; wearable robotics; bioinspired robotics; deep learning; large language model (LLM)
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
2. Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 4648601, Japan
Interests: soft robotics; wearable robotics; bioinspired robotics; deep learning; large language model (LLM)
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Robotics Institute, Beihang University, No. 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: haptic device; texture display; vibrotactile display
Interests: haptic device; texture display; vibrotactile display
Laboratoire de l'intégration du matériau au système (IMS), UMR 5218, CNRS-Université de Bordeaux-Bordeaux INP, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, 33607 Pessac CEDEX, France
Interests: polymer MEMS; soft actuators; resonators; biomimetics; electro-mechanical transduction; piezolectrics; micromachining; flexible electronics
Interests: polymer MEMS; soft actuators; resonators; biomimetics; electro-mechanical transduction; piezolectrics; micromachining; flexible electronics
Research Institute for Automotive Model-Based Control, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
Interests: energy and thermal management of xEV; AI/ML application in electrified transportation; carbon-neutral fuel engines for electrified powertrain; waste heat utilization
Interests: energy and thermal management of xEV; AI/ML application in electrified transportation; carbon-neutral fuel engines for electrified powertrain; waste heat utilization
Department of Microsystems, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: LTCC modules; microwaves, microfluidics; sensors
Interests: LTCC modules; microwaves, microfluidics; sensors
Department of Mechatronics and Automation, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, 6275 Szeged, Hungary
Interests: pneumatics systems; soft actuators; static and dynamic modelling; nonlinear controls
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: pneumatics systems; soft actuators; static and dynamic modelling; nonlinear controls
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Interests: control systems design; soft Computing; embeded Electronics
Interests: control systems design; soft Computing; embeded Electronics
1. Urban Transformations Research Centre (UTRC), Western Sydney University, NSW 2214, Australia
2. Smart Structures Group, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: modular construction; prefabrication; 3D printing; robotic construction; digital construction; net-zero; steel structures; RC structures; damping system; base isolation; vibration control; resilience; AI; VR; AR; smart structures; infrastructure; digital twin; SHM; structural dynamics; finite element method; earthquake engineering; smart materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
2. Smart Structures Group, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: modular construction; prefabrication; 3D printing; robotic construction; digital construction; net-zero; steel structures; RC structures; damping system; base isolation; vibration control; resilience; AI; VR; AR; smart structures; infrastructure; digital twin; SHM; structural dynamics; finite element method; earthquake engineering; smart materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with seat in Prešov, Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovakia
Interests: soft actuators and soft robotics; computational intelligence; automatic control; system identification; bio-inspired computational methods; optimization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: soft actuators and soft robotics; computational intelligence; automatic control; system identification; bio-inspired computational methods; optimization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Continental-NTU Corporate Lab, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Interests: electroactive polymers; smart polymer materials and devices; stretchable electrodes; soft robotics, dielectric elastomer actuators
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: electroactive polymers; smart polymer materials and devices; stretchable electrodes; soft robotics, dielectric elastomer actuators
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Capua, Italy
Interests: morphing wings; smart materials; noise and vibration control
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: morphing wings; smart materials; noise and vibration control
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
Interests: soft robotics; hydrogel actuators; 3D printing; responsive polymers; bio-inspired design; smart materials; self-assembly; polymer formulation; programmable shape change
Interests: soft robotics; hydrogel actuators; 3D printing; responsive polymers; bio-inspired design; smart materials; self-assembly; polymer formulation; programmable shape change
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Interests: railway engineering; modeling and simulation; vehicle engineering; autonomous vehicles; virtual coupling; intelligent transportation systems
Interests: railway engineering; modeling and simulation; vehicle engineering; autonomous vehicles; virtual coupling; intelligent transportation systems
School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: smart materials and structures; piezoelectrics; sensors and actuators; structural health monitoring
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: smart materials and structures; piezoelectrics; sensors and actuators; structural health monitoring
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: plasma actuators; dielectric barrier discharges; flow control actuation; coupled sensor-actuator systems; aerodynamics; fluid mechanics; heat transfer; renewable energies
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: plasma actuators; dielectric barrier discharges; flow control actuation; coupled sensor-actuator systems; aerodynamics; fluid mechanics; heat transfer; renewable energies
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Interests: micro-manipulation; acoustics; microfluidics; biomedical microdevices; micro-actuators; transducers; ultrasound modulation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: micro-manipulation; acoustics; microfluidics; biomedical microdevices; micro-actuators; transducers; ultrasound modulation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi” ALMA MATER STUDIORUM, Università di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento, 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Interests: mechanics of machines; compliant mechanisms; soft-mechatronics; variable stiffness actuators; force/torque sensors; cable-driven mechanisms; multibody dynamics; bio-mechanics; micro-mechanisms; micro electro-mechanical systems; energy-harvesting; robotics; surgical robotics; haptics; teleoperation; surgical robotic tools; sustainable design; mechanical intelligence; legged robots; exoskeletons
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: mechanics of machines; compliant mechanisms; soft-mechatronics; variable stiffness actuators; force/torque sensors; cable-driven mechanisms; multibody dynamics; bio-mechanics; micro-mechanisms; micro electro-mechanical systems; energy-harvesting; robotics; surgical robotics; haptics; teleoperation; surgical robotic tools; sustainable design; mechanical intelligence; legged robots; exoskeletons
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Interests: design, modelling, and development of reconfigurable multi-purpose; assistive technologies, prosthetics; soft robotics applications in healthcare and food manufacturing
Interests: design, modelling, and development of reconfigurable multi-purpose; assistive technologies, prosthetics; soft robotics applications in healthcare and food manufacturing
Automation & Robotics Research Group, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Interests: soft robotics; reconfigurable robotics; robot control; robotic manipulation and grasping
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: soft robotics; reconfigurable robotics; robot control; robotic manipulation and grasping
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Daehak-ro 61, Gumi 39177, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Interests: smart material sensor and actuator; smart system and structure; active and semi-active control; vibration control; artificial intelligence; piezoelectric material; shape memory alloy; magnetorheological fluid
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: smart material sensor and actuator; smart system and structure; active and semi-active control; vibration control; artificial intelligence; piezoelectric material; shape memory alloy; magnetorheological fluid
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: intelligent connected vehicles; vehicle system dynamic; active safety control
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: intelligent connected vehicles; vehicle system dynamic; active safety control
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Interests: energetic modeling; control; energy efficiency; analysis and simulation; mechatronic systems; automotive; electrical machines; power electronics; robotics; collaborative robotics; human-robot interaction; virtual fixtures
Interests: energetic modeling; control; energy efficiency; analysis and simulation; mechatronic systems; automotive; electrical machines; power electronics; robotics; collaborative robotics; human-robot interaction; virtual fixtures
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
Interests: intelligent vehicle control; connected and automated vehicles; advanced driver assistance system
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: intelligent vehicle control; connected and automated vehicles; advanced driver assistance system
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
