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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A Thermoelastic Piezoelectric Fixed Rod Exposed to an Axial Moving Heat Source via a Dual-Phase-Lag Model by Mahmoud Ragab, S. M. Abo-Dahab, Ahmed E. Abouelregal, A. A. Kilany

“…Piezoelectric ceramics are used more in the active control of noise and vibration with sensors and actuators. As a result, a one-dimensional homogeneous thermoelastic fixed piezoelectric rod subjected to a moving heat flow has been considered. …”
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Nonlinear Free and Forced Vibration Behavior of Shear-Deformable Composite Beams with Shape Memory Alloy Fibers by Ren Yongsheng, Du Chenggang, Shi Yuyan

“…The parametric study is carried out to display the effect of the actuation temperature, the volume fraction, the initial strain of SMA fibers, and the length-to-thickness ratio. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Wearable Powered Foot Orthosis with Metatarsophalangeal Joint by Yixiang Liu, Xizhe Zang, Niansong Zhang, Ming Wu

“…In this paper, in order to improve the walking performance of people with lower limb impairments, a wearable powered foot orthosis (WPFO) which has actuated MTP joint is designed and constructed. Preliminary experiments on three nondisabled subjects demonstrated functionality and capabilities of the WPFO to provide correctly timed dorsiflexion and plantar flexion assistance at the MTP joint during walking. …”
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Dynamics Model of 4-PRP+3-UPS&PU Hybrid Machine Tool with Redundant Drive by Liu Na, Mei Ying, Wang Shusen, Hu Weiwei

“…The Lagrange method is applied to build dynamics model of the 6 DOF redundantly actuated hybrid machine tool. Firstly,the configuration of the 4-PRP + 3-UPS&PU machine tool is analyzed,and the coordinate system is established. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Flapwise-Torsional Vibration Model of a Smart Section Blade with Microtab by Nailu Li, Mark J. Balas, Hua Yang, Wei Jiang, Kaman T. Magar

“…The effectiveness of the microtab is investigated with the scenarios of different output controllers and actuation deployments for both instability cases. The numerical results show that the microtab can effectively suppress both vibration modes with the appropriate choice of the output feedback controller.…”
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Lower Limb Rehabilitation Using Patient Data by Alireza Rastegarpanah, Mozafar Saadat

“…Based on kinematic and dynamic analysis of a 6-DoF UPS parallel robot, an algorithm was developed in MATLAB to calculate the length of the actuators and their required forces during all trajectories. …”
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Robust H∞ Feedback Compensator Design for Linear Parabolic DPSs with Pointwise/Piecewise Control and Pointwise/Piecewise Measurement by Liu Yaqiang, Ren Zhigang, Jin Zengwang

“…A unified Lyapunov direct approach is proposed in consideration of the pointwise/piecewise control and point/piecewise measurement based on the distributions of the actuators and sensors. A new type of Luenberger observer is developed on the continuous interval of space domain to track the state of the system, and an H∞ performance constraint with prescribed H∞ attenuation levels is proposed in this paper. …”
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Tension Distribution and Dynamics Analysis of a Cable-driven Humanoid Wrist by Gui Heli, Wang Zhaodong, Cao Yi

“…At the same time, taking into account the redundant actuation and single-direction force for the cables, the cable tension distribution optimization model is established, and the cable tension distribution is obtained by genetic algorithm. …”
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Study on the Composite Driving System of Dexterous Hand by Luo Tianhong, Liu Lang, Chen Cai

“…Aiming at the problems which perform in the traditional driving mode,for example,the complex structure of motor drive system,the large volume of hydraulic drive system,the difficult control of air pressure drive system,a composite driving system actuated by micro- motor and shape memory alloy（ SMA） spring is proposed,then this system is applied to a humanoid multi- finger dexterous hand,the overall structure of the dexterous hand is simplified,and the control strategy gets optimized. …”
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Drivability Improvement Control for Vehicle Start-Up Applied to an Automated Manual Transmission by Danna Jiang, Ying Huang, Zhe Zuo, Huan Li

“…The model not only includes the clutch dynamic, the flexible shaft dynamic, but also includes the actuators’ delay character. Considering the driver’s intention, a slipping speed trajectory is generated based on the acceleration pedal dynamically. …”
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Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses by Thilina H. Weerakkody, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne, R. A. R. C. Gopura

“…In this review, adaptive foot prostheses are classified according to actuation method. Furthermore, merits and demerits of present-day adaptive foot prostheses are presented based on the hardware construction. …”
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Simulation Analysis of A New Type Wheel Brake of Heavy Duty Truck by Xi Chuanpeng, Wang Kai, Li Zhongxun, Gu Xinglong, Li Lulu

“…A kind of wheel brake of a heavy vehicle is studied by using virtual prototype technology.At first,the main parameters of the wheel brake,such as actuation force,brake torque are calculated.The virtual prototype model of wheel brake is simulated and analyzed with the ADAMS software,the obtained total braking torque are consistent with the results from the theory calculation.Through simulation analysis,it can be found each friction plate has its own corresponding braking torque.The surface stress of each friction plate is analyzed by using the finite element software ANSYS,the simulation results is proved by using ADAMS software on the braking torque of the friction plate.Through the simulation analysis,it is also found the influence relationship among friction coefficient,vibration amplitude,vibration spectrum.A new idea to the research method based on virtual prototype for wheel brake optimization is provided.…”
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H∞ Networked Cascade Control System Design for Turboshaft Engines with Random Packet Dropouts by Xiaofeng Liu, Xu Sun

“…The distributed control architecture becomes more and more important in future gas turbine engine control systems, in which the sensors and actuators will be connected to the controllers via a network. …”
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Control of Energy Storage Systems for Aeronautic Applications by G. Canciello, A. Cavallo, B. Guida

“…The main task of the supercapacitor is to protect the electric generator from abrupt power changes resulting from sudden insertion or disconnection of loads or from loads with regenerative power capabilities, like electromagnetic actuators. A controller based on high-gain concepts is designed to drive a DC/DC converter connecting the supercapacitor to the main electric bus. …”
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Smart Phone Based Monitoring of Agricultural Activities by Jiahua Fang

“…In this, a cross sub caste grounded channel access and routing answer for looking and actuating is proposed. We dissect the network structure grounded on content range, and quiescence. …”
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Self-Identification Algorithm for the Autonomous Control of Lateral Vibration in Flexible Rotors by Thiago Malta Buttini, Rodrigo Nicoletti

“…In this work, a self-identification algorithm is proposed for the autonomous decision and control of a flexible shaft rotating system with electromagnetic actuators. Based on the D-decomposition technique, the algorithm searches in the domain of controller gains the best ones for P and PD controllers to reduce maximum peak response of the shaft. …”
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Review of bioinspired aquatic jumping robots by Tao Zhang, Jiawei Dong, Qianqian Chen, Xiongqian Wu, Shuqi Wang, Yisheng Guan

“…This paper summarizes the key features of bioinspired aquatic jumping robots, including their bioinspired structural designs, jumping mechanisms, and actuators, while evaluating their jumping performance. …”
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Design and Kinematics Analysis of Novel Uncoupled Two-translational Parallel Mechanism by Fenglin Lu, Yanbin Zhang, Keming Wang, Xuemin Wei

“…The kinematics models of the mechanism are established by using the actuation screw wrench theory and the closed loop vector method. …”
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Rethinking Bodily Expression in Human-Robot Communication: Insights from Sculpture. by Belinda J Dunstan, Guy Hoffman

“…We illustrate the third principle via a robot design that uses a flexible fabric skin stretched over rigid and elastic actuation elements. Using insights from sculpture can promote the design of robots from a transdisciplinary perspective by increasing the readability of robot intent and affect even when the robot is not actively moving.…”
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