INTEGRATED TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF STRUCTURE /CONTROL FOR PIEZOELECTRIC SMART PLATE AND ITS TOPOLOGY EXTRACTION BASED ON MICRO-GENETIC ALGORITHM by HE JianJun, CHEN XiangZi

“…The integrated topology optimization design with respect to the structural topology configuration,the placements and the numbers of actuators as well as the control system weight parameters of a cantilever piezoelectric intelligent plate is studied in this paper,. …”
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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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Battery Energy Storage Sizing When Time of Use Pricing Is Applied by Guido Carpinelli, Shahab Khormali, Fabio Mottola, Daniela Proto

“…Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are considered a key device to be introduced to actuate the smart grid paradigm. However, the most critical aspect related to the use of such device is its economic feasibility as it is a still developing technology characterized by high costs and limited life duration. …”
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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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Structural Design and Kinematics Analysis of a Uncoupled Translational Parallel Robotic Mechanism by Xi Mao, Yanbin Zhang, Yifu Zhao

“…The form of Jacobian matrix is 3×3 diagonal, so it reveals that the inputs of the actuated joints and outputs of the moving platform satisfy one-to-one corresponding relationship, respectively. …”
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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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A method of IoT terminal’s network behavior monitoring based on network data by Ying LING, Yun QIU

“…The internet of things (IoT) is the network of physical devices,vehicles,home appliances and other items embedded with electronics,software,sensors,actuators and network connectivity which enable these objects to connect and exchange data.Every sensor node is a source of information.In the offered method,telecom network operators could analyze the network data and discover the abnormal situation of the IoT terminals,so as to ensure the normal use of the IoT terminals.A network behavior tag for the IoT terminals by analyzing the network data in the telecom network,and a real-time monitoring method for the IoT terminal network behavior were described.And take the wearable industry application for example,the analysis process of the internet of things network behavior was described.…”
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Structural Design and Kinematic Analysis of Humanoid Robot Arms by Yang Yakun, Zhang Xiaojun, Qin Kang

“…The simulation results show that the structural design of the manipulator is reasonable, and the selection of joint flexible actuators meets the requirements.…”
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF LEARNERS PROFICIENCY IN TERMS OF THE COMPETENCE APPROACH TO EDUCATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF DISCIPLINE "PHYSICAL THERAPY AND MASSAGE") by Anton V. Reva

“…The article reveals that in the context of the competency approach to the education certification tests of a student professional suitability should be kept to the solution of concrete problems, as close as possible to the actual practice, which is required a limited time, but it is also actuated with the diverse set of knowledge, skills and competencies, which is quite significantly simulates the situation of professional activity. …”
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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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Research Progress of Shoulder Joint Rehabilitation Equipment by Feng Lichun, Feng Yongli, Wang Baozhong, Xu Ruize

“…The characteristics of shoulder joint rehabilitation equipment are detailed, including the structural design, actuation methods, and human-machine interactions, and these aspects are summarized and compared. …”
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Pest Control System on Agricultural Land using IoT Electronic Controller by Ratnasari Nur Rohmah, Yana Oktafianto, Nurokhim Nurokhim, Heru Supriyono, Agus Supardi

“…Bird pest control using two actuators, sound and movement, outsmart control using only sound by success ratio 70:50. …”
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