A lightweight prosthetic hand with 19-DOF dexterity and human-level functions by Hao Yang, Zhe Tao, Jian Yang, Wenpeng Ma, Haoyu Zhang, Min Xu, Ming Wu, Shuaishuai Sun, Hu Jin, Weihua Li, Liu Wang, Shiwu Zhang

“…Current prosthetic hands, primarily driven by motors or pneumatic actuators, fall short in replicating human-level functions, primarily due to limited DOF. …”
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A Portable Piezoelectric Tactile Terminal for Braille Readers by Ramiro Velázquez, Hermes Hernández, Enrique Preza

“…Actuating mechanism, design concept, first prototype, and performance results are presented and discussed.…”
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A Novel Dual-Function Drone Landing Gear with Ultra-Fast Grasping Capability Enabled by a Quick-Release Mechanism by Chang Wang, Lingrui Kong, Yan Zhao, Chao Liu, Xuan Liu, Jianhua Zhang

“…The proposed design integrates self-locking and clutch mechanisms, enabling the landing gear to be actuated by a single motor. This novel approach eliminates the need for additional actuators, optimizing the drone’s takeoff, landing, and grasping capabilities while reducing energy consumption compared to traditional designs. …”
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Comparative analysis of machining and electropolishing for surface quality improvement of shape memory nitinol samples additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion by Rodrigo Zapata Martínez, Shohom Bose-Bandyopadhyay, Alan Burl, Óscar Contreras-Almengor, Carlos Aguilar Vega, Kyle Saleeby, Thomas Kurfess, Andrés Díaz Lantada, Jon Molina-Aldareguia

“…The actuators were assessed for geometric accuracy and shape memory properties. …”
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Modular patterns in hygroscopic 4D printing design – Form and programming of the material by David Correa, Fabio Bianconi, Marco Filippucci, Giulia Pelliccia

“… 4D Printing (4DP) can be used to create bio-inspired, hygro-responsive actuators using Wood Polymer Composites (WPCs). The research emphasises the role of precise control of kinematics through material programming and printing parameters to achieve dynamic shape-change mechanisms in response to environmental factors. …”
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Comparative Review of Endoscopic Devices Articulations Technologies Developed for Minimally Invasive Medical Procedures by Julien Catherine, Christine Rotinat-Libersa, Alain Micaelli

“…A review of the different articulations developed in this field is therefore performed and organized by both actuation technology and structural architecture. Details are presented concerning the mechanical structures as well as the actuation and the mechanical transmission technologies available. …”
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THE POSSIBILITIES OF REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THE ROBOT DRIVES IN THE DESIGN PHASE by I. V. Tarzhanov

“…The article discusses possible ways of designing with reduction of the energy consumption of robots by choice of schedules, the inclusion of actuators degrees of freedom, and reduction of work forces of friction when braking degree of freedom near the axis positioning.…”
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Data-Centric Knowledge Discovery Strategy for a Safety-Critical Sensor Application by Nilamadhab Mishra, Hsien-Tsung Chang, Chung-Chih Lin

“…In an indoor safety-critical application, sensors and actuators are clustered together to accomplish critical actions within a limited time constraint. …”
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Tracking Control for Mobile Robots Considering the Dynamics of All Their Subsystems: Experimental Implementation by José Rafael García-Sánchez, Ramón Silva-Ortigoza, Salvador Tavera-Mosqueda, Celso Márquez-Sánchez, Victor Manuel Hernández-Guzmán, Mayra Antonio-Cruz, Gilberto Silva-Ortigoza, Hind Taud

“…The trajectory tracking task in a wheeled mobile robot (WMR) is solved by proposing a three-level hierarchical controller that considers the mathematical model of the mechanical structure (differential drive WMR), actuators (DC motors), and power stage (DC/DC Buck power converters). …”
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Integrated Guidance and Control of Interceptor Missile Based on Asymmetric Barrier Lyapunov Function by Xiang Liu, Xiaogeng Liang

“…Finally, in light of redundancy in such actuators as aerodynamic rudders and jet devices, a dynamic control allocation algorithm is designed to assign the desired control moments to the actuators. …”
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Bionic Control of Cheetah Bounding with a Segmented Spine by Chunlei Wang, Shigang Wang

“…In particular, two joints in spine and four joints in a leg are used to realize the motion of segmented spine and segmented legs which are the key properties of the cheetah bounding. For actuating and stabilizing the bounding gait of cheetah, we present a bioinspired controller based on the state-machine. …”
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Electrochemical Sensor for Hydrogen Leakage Detection at Room Temperature by Gimi Aurelian Rîmbu, Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu, George-Claudiu Zărnescu, Carmen Alina Ștefănescu, Mihai Iordoc, Aristofan Alexandru Teișanu, Gabriela Telipan

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Magnetically Triggered Monodispersed Nanocomposite Fabricated by Microfluidic Approach for Drug Delivery by O. Yassine, E. Q. Li, A. Alfadhel, A. Zaher, M. Kavaldzhiev, S. T. Thoroddsen, J. Kosel

“…Compared to external thermal actuation that heats the entire surrounding or embedded heaters that need complex fabrication steps, the magnetic actuation provides localized heating and is easy to implement with our microfluidic fabrication method.…”
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Multidimensional free shape-morphing flexible neuromorphic devices with regulation at arbitrary points by Jiaqi Liu, Chengpeng Jiang, Qianbo Yu, Yao Ni, Cunjiang Yu, Wentao Xu

“…Here, we present a flexible device tailored for neuromorphic computation and muscle actuation. Each individual device component emulates essential synaptic functions for neural computing, while the collective ensemble replicates muscle actuation in response to efferent neuromuscular commands. …”
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Inhaled Drug Delivery: A Practical Guide to Prescribing Inhaler Devices by Pierre Ernst

“…The newer multidose dry powder inhalation devices (DPIs) are breath actuated, thus facilitating coordination with inspiration, and contain fewer ingredients. …”
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Experience of using of instruments MAXI for computer-aided control of the casting structure from annealed and high-test cast iron by magnetic method by S. G. Sandomirski, L. Z. Pisarenko, S. F. Lukashevich

“…By the result is comparison the signal of actuating mechanism operating is formed for separation of articles for non-defective and defective. …”
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Research of Power-shift Control of High-powered Tractor Under Load Condition by Xia Guang, Shi Xinxin, Tang Xiwen, Zheng You, Sun Baoqun

“…Based on the two periods of power-shift,the relationship between actuating pressure of oncoming and off-going clutches and the principles for upper-limit of actuating pressure during power-shift are presented. …”
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Stability Guaranteed Active Fault-Tolerant Control of Networked Control Systems by Shanbin Li, Dominique Sauter, Christophe Aubrun, Joseph Yamé

“…The stability guaranteed active fault-tolerant control against actuators failures and plant uncertainties in networked control systems (NCSs) is addressed. …”
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Hysteresis Nonlinearity Identification Using New Preisach Model-Based Artificial Neural Network Approach by Mohammad Reza Zakerzadeh, Mohsen Firouzi, Hassan Sayyaadi, Saeed Bagheri Shouraki

“…To evaluate the proposed approach, an experimental apparatus consisting one-dimensional flexible aluminum beam actuated with an SMA wire is used. It is shown that the proposed ANN-based Preisach model can identify hysteresis nonlinearity more accurately than the classical one. …”
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The effect of active exoskeleton support with different lumbar-to-hip support ratios on spinal musculoskeletal loading and lumbar kinematics during lifting by Niels P. Brouwer, Ali Tabasi, Feng Hu, Idsart Kingma, Wietse van Dijk, Mohamed Irfan Mohamed Refai, Herman van der Kooij, Jaap H. van Dieën

“…This study presents a novel active exoskeleton including actuated lumbar and hip joints as well as subject-specific exoskeleton control based on a real-time active low-back moment estimation. …”
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