Output Feedback Control for Asymptotic Stabilization of Spacecraft with Input Saturation by Chutiphon Pukdeboon

“…This paper investigates the attitude stabilization problem of rigid spacecraft subject to actuator constraints, external disturbances, and attitude measurements only. …”
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Design and Driving Characteristics of Rehabilitation Robot Flexible Joints Based on Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Xie Guanghui, Sun Hong, Sun Fanwei, Wang Guangjian

“…To solve the problem of poor compliance of the rehabilitation robot body, a new polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) gel based artificial muscle is proposed, which is used as the flexible joint actuator of rehabilitation robots to achieve human-like actions. …”
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Aeroelastic Dynamic Response and Control of an Aeroelastic System with Hysteresis Nonlinearities by Xingzhi Xu, Yakui Gao, Weiguo Zhang

“…The time delay between the control input and actuator may jeopardize the control performance and cause high-frequency vibrations.…”
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A Novel Engine Mount with Semi-Active Dry Friction Damping by M. Lorenz, B. Heimann, V. Härtel

“…The normal force of the friction contact is applied by an electromagnetic actuator and can be varied dynamically. The nonlinear current-force-relation of the actuator is linearized. …”
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SIMULATION OF OPEN MECHANISMS FOR THE ADDITIVE PROCESS WELD PLASTICS by N. N. Hurski, V. A. Skachek, A. V. Skachek, Y. A. Skudnyakov

“…We present the initial data and the results of simulation of 3D-printer type Scara as a waveform positioning actuator (extruder) in the manufacture of test items by fusing plastic.…”
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A Multilevel Inverter Bridge Control Structure with Energy Storage Using Model Predictive Control for Flat Systems by Paolo Mercorelli

“…The paper presents a novel technique to control the current of an electromagnetic linear actuator fed by a multilevel IGBT voltage inverter with dynamic energy storage. …”
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MR Continuously Variable Transmission Driven by SMA for Centrifugal Fan in Nuclear Power Plant by Jianzuo Ma, Hongyu Shu, Jin Huang

“…A shape memory alloy spring actuator is designed to control the electric current in coil assembly. …”
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Controlling a Low Cost Bang Bang Pneumatic Monopod by Callen Fisher, Jacques Meyer

“…Using a reduced order model of the pneumatic actuator, trajectory optimization methods were implemented to generate acceleration, steady-state and deceleration trajectories. …”
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Structural Design and Training Planning for Ankle Rehabilitation Mechanisms by Li Jingjing, Han Chunyang, Xu Zhenbang

“…The displacement data of each actuator of the mechanism is obtained by inverse kinematic simulation, and the drive function of each actuator is determined using spline fitting. …”
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On Iterative Learning Control for Remote Control Systems with Packet Losses by Chunping Liu, Rong Xiong, Jianxin Xu, Jun Wu

“…It is assumed that an ILC scheme is implemented via a remote control system and that packet dropout occurs during the packet transmission between the ILC controller and the actuator of remote plant. The packet dropout is viewed as a binary switching sequence which is subject to the Bernoulli distribution. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Combined Displacement Amplification Mechanism by Xueyuan Rong, Hong Zhou, Chunlin Guan

“…Bridge-type displacement amplifier is usually used to amplify the output displacement of the piezoelectric ceramic actuator in a micro-displacement positioning system which driven by a piezoelectric ceramic actuator. …”
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An Automatic Drilling and Riveting Robot based on 3-RPC/6-UPS Parallel Mechanism by Zhe Qin, Shoushuai Jiang

“…The inverse kinematics model of 6-UPS parallel mechanism in charge of controlling the robot drilling and riveting actuator is established. The working space for the end of drilling and riveting actuator is obtained by numerical search method. …”
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Faults Detection Using Sliding Mode Observer and Its Application on Elevating Servo Systems by Lingfei Tian, Linfang Qian, Miao Li, Jiawei Fu

“…The elevating servo system (ESS) of vehicle-mounted howitzer (VMH) is a typical closed-loop electrohydraulic position servo system, and the faults of its actuator and sensor seriously affect the safety and reliability of the system. …”
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Multimode Coordination Control of a Hybrid Active Suspension by Fa-Rong Kou, Dong-Dong Wei, Lei Tian

“…In order to effectively realize the damping control and regenerative energy recovery of vehicle suspension, a new kind of hybrid active suspension structure with the ball screw actuator and magnetorheological (MR) damper is put forward. …”
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Bioinspired activation strategies for Peano-HASEL artificial muscle. by Zhaozhen Liu, Harrison McAleese, Andrew Weightman, Glen Cooper

“…<h4>Method</h4>This study developed a finite element model of an artificial muscle consisting of four Peano-HASEL actuators arranged in three parallel groups in a diamond pattern (two actuators in series in the middle-middle actuators, with one actuator in parallel either side-side actuators). …”
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Design of an Improved Hybrid FTC for Faults in Aero-Engine Closed-Loop Control System by Xiaofeng Liu, Chenshuang Luo, Liuqi Xiong

“…Due to the aero-engines in a high temperature, pressure, and spool speed environment, the concurrent faults in actuator/sensor combined with degradation of the aero-engine could arise the problem of closed-loop instability during the flight. …”
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Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control of Plate Vibrations by Manu Sharma, S.P. Singh

“…With presented fuzzy sliding mode approach the actuator voltage time response has a smooth decay. …”
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Fault Estimation Method for Nonlinear Systems With Perturbations Based on Augmented Fault Observer by Yanxiu Sun, Ying Du, Yuping Zhang

“…This paper proposes a robust fault estimation method for nonlinear systems with both actuator and sensor faults. Specifically, a singular system is constructed by combining the state vector of the system with the fault vector of the sensor, and an augmented fault observer is designed by combining the fault estimation algorithm of the adaptive actuator. …”
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On-chip non-contact mechanical cell stimulation - quantification of SKOV-3 alignment to suspended microstructures by Sevgi Onal, Maan M. Alkaisi, Volker Nock

“…When actuated, the integrated actuator, referred to as micro-piston, transfers the pressure from the control channel as a mechanical force to the cells underneath. …”
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A Hybrid Power Series Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm to Obtain a Solution for Buckling of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Cantilevers Near Small Layers of Graphite Sheets by Aminreza Noghrehabadi, Mohammad Ghalambaz, Mehdi Ghalambaz, Afshin Ghanbarzadeh

“…The minimum initial gap and the detachment length of the actuator that does not stick to the substrate due to the intermolecular forces, as important parameters in pull-in instability of MWCNT actuator, are evaluated by obtained power series.…”
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