Vibration Suppression of a Large Beam Structure Using Tuned Mass Damper and Eddy Current Damping by Jae-Sung Bae, Jai-Hyuk Hwang, Dong-Gi Kwag, Jeanho Park, Daniel J. Inman

“…However, applying these methods to large structures may not be practical because of weight, material, and actuator constraints. The objective of the present study is to propose and exploit an effective method to suppress the vibration of a large and heavy beam structure with a minimum increase in mass or volume of material. …”
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UAV–UGV Formation for Delivery Missions: A Practical Case Study by Leonardo A. Fagundes-Júnior, Celso O. Barcelos, Amanda Piaia Silvatti, Alexandre S. Brandão

“…In such a context, this work deals with the cooperation and control of multiple-robot systems involving heterogeneous robot formation with sensing and actuation capabilities to perform load transportation tasks. …”
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A Master-Slave Haptic System for Neurosurgery by Vanni Zanotto, Paolo Boscariol, Alessandro Gasparetto, Albano Lanzutti, Renato Vidoni, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Pasquale Gallina, Aldo Dalla Via, Aldo Rossi

“…The design of the proposed system is based on LANS (Linear Actuator for NeuroSurgery), which has been developed by our Research Group. …”
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Development of a New Rubber Buckling-Restrained Brace System for Structures by Nima Ostovar, Farzad Hejazi

“…Experimental testing of both the conventional BRB and the proposed RBRB prototypes was conducted using a heavy-duty dynamic actuator to assess the RBRB’s performance under applied loads. …”
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Design and Modellingof a Pneumatic Vice Machine by Talemwa, Prosper

“…The design focuses on optimizing the pneumatic actuator mechanism to ensure consistent performance under varying load conditions. …”
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Modelling and analysis of selected platform dynamics issues of a land robot by Zbigniew Dziopa, Andrzej Zuska, Dariusz Więckowski

“…Disturbances occurring in the system may negatively affect the measuring and actuating devices mounted on the platform. Actuator devices may also cause additional excitations. …”
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Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator by Namkyoo Kang, Sang-Woo Seo, Woo-Sug Jung, Jongchan Lee, Yong-Tae Lee

“…In this study, the proposed system provides precisely synchronized visual feedback through a head-mounted display and kinematic feedback via four-DoF motor-based actuators, realistically simulating UUT conditions, including momentum shifts such as falls and micro-swaying. …”
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Study on the influence of working condition variation on lubrication characteristics of EHA internal pump by Yantao Zhang, Zongbin Chen, Jun Che, Jian Liao

“…Abstract The operational characteristics of Electro-Hydraulic Actuator(EHA) result in the EHA internal pump facing complex conditions of variable speed, pressure and even direction, resulting in poor lubrication state of friction pairs. …”
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3D Electrospun Nanofiber-Based Scaffolds: From Preparations and Properties to Tissue Regeneration Applications by Shanshan Han, Kexin Nie, Jingchao Li, Qingqing Sun, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaomeng Li, Qian Li

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Optimization Design and Feasibility Analysis of Electromagnetic Direct Drive Transmission by Yu Xiao, Ge Wenqing, LI Bo, Tan Cao, Jiang Xiaohan

“…In order to obtain the target of maximum shifting force and shifting force volatility，the parameters of the shifting actuator are optimized by the annealing particle swarm-finite element algorithm. …”
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Main Rotor Wake Interference Effects on Tail Rotor Thrust in Crosswind by Chang Wang, Min Qi Huang, Shuai Ma, Hao Wen Wang, Min Tang

“…It was conducted with unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes simulations, where the MR using the actuator disk approach and the TR blade rotation was modeled via a sliding mesh method. …”
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The Problem of Spurious Emissions in 5G FR2 Phased Arrays, and a Solution Based on an Upmixer With Embedded LO Leakage Cancellation by Arun Paidimarri, Yujiro Tojo, Caglar Ozdag, Alberto Valdes-Garcia, Bodhisatwa Sadhu

“…Since the local oscillator (LO) leakage spur is one of the worst offenders, we also introduce an LO cancellation technique in the upmixer. We introduce two actuator circuits to control two independent LO signals at the upmixer output, one resulting from the upconversion from dc to LO, and another resulting from downconversion from 2 LO to LO. …”
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Linear-Rotary Position Control System With Enhanced Disturbance Rejection for a Novel Total Artificial Heart by Rosario V. Giuffrida, Andreas Horat, Dominik Bortis, Tim Bierewirtz, Krishnaraj Narayanaswamy, Marcus Granegger, Johann W. Kolar

“…The machine design of the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine (PMSM)-based linear-rotary actuator was conducted in previous work of the authors, leading to the construction of a hardware prototype satisfying the application requirements in terms of electromechanical force, torque, power losses, and volume. …”
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Effect of blade inclination angle for straight-bladed vertical-axis wind turbines by L. Morgan, A. K. Amiri, W. Leithead, J. Carroll

“…</p> <p>This paper presents a systematic study into the effect of blade inclination angle and chord distribution on VAWT performance for different aspect ratios using a 3D implementation of the 2D actuator cylinder model which has been previously validated against higher-fidelity methods. …”
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Experimental Operation of a Prototype 750C Advanced Chloride Molten Salt Bellows Valve by Kenneth Armijo, Aaron Overacker, Ansel Blumenthal, Jeffrey Parish, Michael Nelson, Ivica Radman, Javier Martell

“…Valve test results from this study assessed Cv curves as well as multiple actuator cycles, under varying thermodynamic and operational mode conditions, which would be characteristic within a commercial molten salt facility. …”
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Modelling Hysteresis in Shape Memory Alloys Using LSTM Recurrent Neural Network by Mohammad Reza Zakerzadeh, Seyedkeivan Naseri, Payam Naseri

“…To circumvent the complexity of solving these equations, a black box neural network (NN) has been employed in this research to model a rotary actuator actuated by an SMA wire. Considering the historical dependence of the pulley’s rotational angle on the applied voltage, a recurrent neural network (RNN) is suitable for capturing past information. …”
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DYSSS: A Dynamic and Context-Aware Security System for Shared Sensor Networks by Claudio M. de Farias, Luci Pirmez, Luiz F. R. C. Carmo, Davidson Boccardo, Flávia C. Delicato, Igor L. dos Santos, Renato Pinheiro, Rafael O. Costa

“…As Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (WSANs) design starts shifting from application-specific platforms to shared system infrastructures, a pressing research challenge is security. …”
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Picometre-level surface control of a closed-loop, adaptive X-ray mirror with integrated real-time interferometric feedback by Ioana-Theodora Nistea, Simon G. Alcock, Andrew Foster, Vivek Badami, Riccardo Signorato, Matteo Fusco

“…This matrix of height data is autonomously converted into voltage commands that are sent at 1 Hz to the piezo actuators to modify the shape of the mirror optical surface. …”
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Transcranial vibration stimulation at 40 Hz induced neural activity and promoted the coupling of global brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow by Linghan Kong, Wei Jin, Yue Jiang, Fuhua Yan, Jun Liu, Eric C. Leuthardt, Guang-Zhong Yang, Yuan Feng

“…Methods: A custom-built head actuator was used to apply 40 Hz TVS to human brain. …”
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