Pull-In and Snap-Through Analysis of Electrically Actuated Viscoelastic Curved Microbeam by Ehsan Akrami-Nia, Hamid Ekhteraei-Toussi

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Asymmetric Bellow Flexible Pneumatic Actuator for Miniature Robotic Soft Gripper by Ganesha Udupa, Pramod Sreedharan, P. Sai Dinesh, Doik Kim

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Further Stability Analysis on Neutral Systems with Actuator Saturation and Time-Delays by Xinghua Liu

“…This paper is concerned with the asymptotic stability analysis for a class of neutral systems with time-delay and saturating actuators, which is further to reduce the conservatism of neutral system. …”
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Compensation for Cross-Coupled Dynamics of Dual Twisted-String Actuation Systems by Lei Jiang, Yuejuan Li, Marvin H. Cheng

“…Twisted-string actuation devices have been adopted in various robotic systems due to their advantages of compact size and simple structure. …”
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Nonlinear Stochastic Optimal Control Using Piezoelectric Stack Inertial Actuator by Q. F. Lü, X. F. Wang, K. Lu, R. H. Huan

“…An optimal control strategy for the random vibration reduction of nonlinear structures using piezoelectric stack inertial actuator is proposed. First, the dynamic model of the nonlinear structure considering the dynamics of a piezoelectric stack inertial actuator is established, and the motion equation of the coupled system is described by a quasi-non-integrable-Hamiltonian system. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics of Electrostatically Actuated Shape Optimized Variable Geometry Microbeam by Sha Zhang, Wen-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Ke Peng, Guang Meng

“…We mainly analyze the dynamic characteristics of electrostatically actuated shape optimized variable geometry microbeam. …”
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An Enhanced Fractional Order Model of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites Actuator by R. Caponetto, S. Graziani, F. Sapuppo, V. Tomasello

“…The paper proposes an enhanced fractional order transfer function (FOTF) model for IPMC membrane working as actuator. In particular the IPMC model has been characterized through experimentation, and a more detailed structure of its FOTF has been determined via optimization routines. …”
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Control of Rotor-Blade Coupled Vibrations Using Shaft-Based Actuation by René Hardam Christensen, Ilmar Ferreira Santos

“…When implementing active control into bladed rotating machines aiming at reducing blade vibrations, it can be shown that blade as well as rotor vibrations can in fact be controlled by the use of only shaft-based actuation. Thus the blades have to be deliberately mistuned. …”
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A Model-Driven Engineering Process for Autonomic Sensor-Actuator Networks by Carlos Vidal, Carlos Fernández-Sánchez, Jessica Díaz, Jennifer Pérez

“…Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are the next generation of embedded ICT systems designed to be aware of the physical environment by using sensor-actuator networks to provide users with a wide range of smart applications and services. …”
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Enhanced Dynamic Model of Pneumatic Muscle Actuator with Elman Neural Network by Alexander Hošovský, Ján Piteľ, Kamil Židek

“…Here an analytical model of pneumatic muscle actuator with two pneumatic artificial muscles driving a rotational joint is developed. …”
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Finite-Time Terminal Sliding Mode Tracking Control for Piezoelectric Actuators by Jin Li, Liu Yang

“…The proposed controller is applied for nanopositioning of piezoelectric actuators (PEAs). Nonlinearities, mainly hysteresis, can drastically degrade the system performance. …”
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Disturbance Observer-Based Adaptive Control of Hypersonic Vehicles with Constrained Actuators by Guan Wang, Li Li, Weihua Li, Huajun Zhou, Changbo Ma, Hongwei Xia

“…This study investigates an adaptive controller for the flexible air-breathing hypersonic vehicles (AHVs) subject to external disturbances and actuator constraints. The combination of nonlinear disturbance observer and adaptive mechanism is exploited to design an adaptive controller for each subsystem. …”
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Dynamical Analysis and Stabilizing Control of Inclined Rotational Translational Actuator Systems by Bingtuan Gao, Fei Ye

“…Rotational translational actuator (RTAC) system, whose motions occur in horizontal planes, is a benchmark for studying of control techniques. …”
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RBF Nonsmooth Control Method for Vibration of Building Structure with Actuator Failure by Jianhui Wang, Chunliang Zhang, Houyao Zhu, Xiaofang Huang, Li Zhang

“…In order to accommodate the actuator failure, the finite-time stable nonsmooth control method with RBF neural network is used to suppress the structural vibration. …”
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A Method for Determining the Optimal Location of a Distributed Sensor/Actuator by Byeongsik Ko, Benson H. Tongue, Andrew Packard

“…The optimal location problem of distributed sensor/actuator for observation and control of a flexible structure is investigated. …”
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Dual‐Modal Dielectric Elastomer System for Simultaneous Energy Harvesting and Actuation by Zhiyuan Zhang, Wenwei Huang, Shaodi Zheng, Jianbo Tan, Jinzhan Cheng, Jiancheng Cai, Shiju E, Zisheng Xu

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The Implementation of Diverse Actuation System in ACPR1000 Nuclear Power Plants by Zhen-Ying Wang, Zhi-Yun Liu, Ting-Wei Ma, Chen Sun, Liu Liu, Yu Huang, Gang-Miao Guo

“…In order to improve the capability of dealing with software common cause failure (CCF) of digital reactor protection and monitoring system (RPMS), the diverse actuation system (DAS) is introduced for ACPR1000 nuclear power plants. …”
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Fuzzy Constrained Predictive Optimal Control of High Speed Train with Actuator Dynamics by Xi Wang, Yan Zhao, Tao Tang

“…Employing backstepping method, an actuator compensator is proposed to accommodate for the influence of the actuator dynamics. …”
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Pneumatically Actuated Rehabilitation Equipment for the Sagittal and Frontal Plane Movements of the Neck Joint by Sarah Mareş, Andrea Deaconescu, Tudor Deaconescu

“…The constructive solution that is put forward uses a pneumatic muscle as the actuation element, ensuring the adaptability of the equipment to the particular pain tolerance of each patient. …”
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Investigation of Equivalent Unsprung Mass and Nonlinear Features of Electromagnetic Actuated Active Suspension by Jun Yin, Xinbo Chen, Jianqin Li, Lixin Wu

“…Electromagnetic actuated active suspension benefits active control and energy harvesting from vibration at the same time. …”
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