Induction motor speed control in closed loop system with thyristor voltage regulator by I. G. Odnokopylov, D. Yu. Lyapunov, N. A. Voronina, A. D. Umurzakova, K. V. Khatsevskiy

“…There exists a huge class of actuating mechanisms based on induction motors, where the use of a thyristor voltage regulator is relevant. …”
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Position Control of a 3-CPU Spherical Parallel Manipulator by Massimo Callegari, Luca Carbonari, Giacomo Palmieri, Matteo-Claudio Palpacelli, Donatello Tina

“…The innovative machine is a spherical parallel manipulator actuated by 3 linear motors; several position control schemes have been tested and compared with the final aim of designing an interaction controller. …”
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Flexible electro-hydraulic power chips by Chao Zhang, Jionghao Chen, Changyi Xu, Tairan He, Xiaolong Zhang, Junhui Zhang, Ximing Sun, Bing Xu, Yi Zhu, Huayong Yang

“…Abstract Emerging soft systems, including soft robots or wearable devices, actuated by fluidic means facilitate a series of inherent benefits, including safe human-robot interactions, lower costs, and adaptability in geometry for manipulating delicate objects. …”
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Using a Gyro as a Tool for Continuously Variable Lateral Stabilisation of Dynamic Bipeds by N. M. Mayer, K. Masui, M. Browne, M. Asada, M. Ogino

“…Examples presented in this work include a three-dimensional version of the simplest walking model, which is based on earlier investigations, and an actuated biped robot. Here, the gyro is used as a reaction wheel. …”
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Adaptive threshold scheme for fault detection for positive switched systems with parametric uncertainty by Kenza Telbissi

“…This paper addresses the challenge of designing a fault detection observer for actuators and sensors in a particular class of positive switched systems, using the average dwell time method. …”
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Advancing civil infrastructure assessment through robotic fleets by Kay Smarsly, Kosmas Dragos

“…Modern civil engineering structures, instrumented with Internet-of-Things-enabled smart sensors and actuators, are considered cyber-physical systems that integrate physical processes with computational and communication elements. …”
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Dynamic Pull-In Investigation of a Clamped-Clamped Nanoelectromechanical Beam under Ramp-Input Voltage and the Casimir Force by Amir R. Askari, Masoud Tahani

“…The influence of the Casimir excitation on dynamic pull-in instability of a nanoelectromechanical beam under ramp-input voltage is studied. The ramp-input actuation has applications in frequency sweeping of RF-N/MEMS. …”
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A Novel End Effector for Telemanipulated Suturing in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopy by Kirst Alexander, Hellings-Kuß Anja, Hagmann Katharina, Dyck Michael, Schlenk Christopher, Klodmann Julian

“…This paper introduces a novel end effector design actuating a conventional suturing instrument. The end effector is integrated into the DLR MiroSurge system to facilitate telemanipulated suturing. …”
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REMOTELY CONTROLLED CAR SPEED GOVERNOR by ALONGE OLUWASANMI IYIOLA, ABIOLA OLURANTI ADETUNJI, OKEDIJI ADEBUNMI PETER, ALABI ISMAILA OLANREWAJU

“…When the car speed exceeded the designed speed limit, the speed governor came into action and restricted the car from going beyond the pre-set speed by actuating the relay. Warning signal in the form of alarm was activated, and the receiver sent a message to the owner. …”
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Robotic Pectoral Fin Thrust Vectoring Using Weighted Gait Combinations by John S. Palmisano, Jason D. Geder, Ravi Ramamurti, William C. Sandberg, Banahalli Ratna

“…This weighted gait combination (WGC) method is applicable to other difficult-to-model actuators. Both 3D unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental results are presented.…”
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Adaptive Neural Network-Based Satellite Attitude Control by Using the Dynamic Inversion Technique and a VSCMG Pyramidal Cluster by Mihai Lungu, Romulus Lungu

“…The paper presents an adaptive system for the control of small satellites’ attitude by using a pyramidal cluster of four variable-speed control moment gyros as actuators. Starting from the dynamic model of the pyramidal cluster, an adaptive control law is designed by means of the dynamic inversion method and a feed-forward neural network-based nonlinear subsystem; the control law has a proportional-integrator component (for the control of the reduced-order linear subsystem) and an adaptive component (for the compensation of the approximation error associated with the function describing the dynamics of the nonlinear system). …”
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Strength and Ductility Evaluation of L-Shape Shear Connectors in Composite Floors by G. P. Tonkih, D. A. Chesnokov

“…The article discusses the failure modes of composite floor shear connection, made of powder-actuated shear connectors. The influence assessment of the main detailing parameters on the strength and deformability of shear connectors was executed.  …”
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Internet of Things: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications by Pallavi Sethi, Smruti R. Sarangi

“…The Internet of Things (IoT) is defined as a paradigm in which objects equipped with sensors, actuators, and processors communicate with each other to serve a meaningful purpose. …”
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Reduction of Free Edge Peeling Stress of Laminated Composites Using Active Piezoelectric Layers by Bin Huang, Heung Soo Kim

“…It is found that the peeling stresses generated by mechanical loadings are significantly reduced by applying a proper electric field to the piezoelectric actuators.…”
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Analysis of internal ballistic load environment and simulation verification methodology for fuzes of high-angle artillery ammunition by LIU Liwen, CAI Canwei, SUN Zhangyi

“…The fuze is the critical actuating component that enables high-angle artillery ammunition to achieve its terminal effects. …”
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Research of the Electric Drive with Intermittent Motion Law by N. A. Voronina, A. D. Umurzakova, L. A. Payuk, K. V. Khatsevskiy

“…The results of the work are the time dependences of the output parameters and the adjustment characteristics of the electric drive with an intermittent law of motion of the shaft of the actuating motor. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that with the phase method of generating supply currents or voltages, it is necessary to control the electric motor along one of the windings.…”
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Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets by A. Gatto, P. Bourdin, M. I. Friswell

“…The philosophy of the concept centres around the use of active, in-flight adjustment of each wing's winglet dihedral angle, both as a primary means of aircraft roll control (single winglet actuation) and though smaller equal and simultaneous winglet deflections, tailor and alleviate main wing load. …”
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Experimental Analysis of an Active Vibration Frequency Control in Gearbox by Han Wang, Feng Zhang, Haiyan Li, Wenhao Sun, Shunan Luo

“…Aiming at the vibrations of the multistage gear transmission system aroused by the gear meshing excitation, a novel active vibration control structure with built-in piezoelectric actuators (PZT) was established. The active control forces generated by the PZT were transmitted to the shafts through the additional supporting bearings. …”
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Intelligent Manipulator with Flexible Link and Joint: Modeling and Vibration Control by Minqiang Shao, Yuming Huang, Vadim V. Silberschmidt

“…This paper presents a finite-element (FE) model of a manipulator with a flexible link and flexible joint as well as embedded PZT actuators and proposes a corrected rebuilt reduced model (CRRM) to make its dynamic characteristics more consistent with reality and facilitate control design. …”
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Shorter Path Design and Control for an Underactuated Satellite by Jung-Hyung Lee, Donghoon Kim, Jichul Kim, Hwa-Suk Oh

“…In the event of a control failure on an axis of a spacecraft, a target attitude can be achieved by several sequential rotations around the remaining control axes. For a spacecraft actuating with wheels, the form of each submaneuver should be a pure single axis rotation since the failed axis should not be perturbed. …”
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