Biomimetic Actuation and Artificial Muscle by Qingsong He, David Vokoun, Qi Shen

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Sliding Mode Control for Electrohydrostatic Actuator by Shi Zhengqiang, Tang Zhiyong, Pei Zhongcai

“…Electrohydrostatic actuator (EHA) is a new actuator for next generation aircraft actuation system. …”
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A Laryngoscope with Shape Memory Actuation by Fischer Nikola, Ho Patty, Marzi Christian, Schuler Patrick, Mathis-Ullrich Franziska

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Active Joint Mechanism Driven by Multiple Actuators Made of Flexible Bags: A Proposal of Dual Structural Actuator by Hitoshi Kimura, Takuya Matsuzaki, Mokutaro Kataoka, Norio Inou

“…An actuator is required to change its speed and force depending on the situation. …”
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Development of Spherical Actuator with L-Shaped Yoke by Yu-Wen Huang, Hao-Wen Chung, Yu-Ming Chen, Chien-Sheng Liu, Ming-Fu Chen

Subjects: “…spherical actuator…”
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Characteristics Analysis and Testing of SMA Spring Actuator by Jianzuo Ma, Haolei Huang, Jin Huang

“…The biasing form two-way shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator composed of SMA spring and steel spring is analyzed. …”
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Adaptive Control Allocation in the Presence of Actuator Failures by Yu Liu, Luis G. Crespo

“…In the adaptive control allocation structure, cooperative actuators are grouped and treated as an equivalent control effector. …”
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Benefits and Challenges of Over-Actuated Excitation Systems by Norman Fitz-Coy, Vivek Nagabhushan, Michael T. Hale

“…This paper provides a comprehensive discussion on the benefits and technical challenges of controlling over-determined and over-actuated excitation systems ranging from 1-DOF to 6-DOF. …”
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Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation by Yuejun Xu, Jian Wen, Etienne Burdet, Majid Taghavi

“…However, the intrinsic compliance of the soft actuators restricts force transmission capacity and dynamic response. …”
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Bounded Control of an Actuated Lower-Limb Exoskeleton by Michael Oluwatosin Ajayi, Karim Djouani, Yskandar Hamam

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A Memory-Based Hysteresis Model in Piezoelectric Actuators by Guilin Zhang, Chengjin Zhang, Jason Gu

“…A mathematical memory-based model is proposed to capture the hysteresis behavior in piezoelectric actuators. It is observed that the ascending (descending) hysteresis curves are alike and converge to one point without memory saturation. …”
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Matching Sensing to Actuation and Dynamics in Distributed Sensorimotor Architectures by Zoe Turin, Graham K. Taylor, Holger G. Krapp, Emily Jensen, J. Sean Humbert

“…In this article we explore the benefits of matching sensing characteristics to actuation and dynamics in the context of spatially distributed sensorimotor architectures, motivated by recently discovered connections in blowfly flight physics and visual physiology. …”
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Output-Based Control of Robots with Variable Stiffness Actuation by Gianluca Palli, Claudio Melchiorri

“…The proposed controller is configured as a cascade system that allows the decoupling of the actuators dynamics from the arm dynamics and the consequent reduction of the order of the manipulator dynamic model. …”
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Adaptive Neural Control of Hypersonic Vehicles with Actuator Constraints by Changxin Luo, Humin Lei, Dongyang Zhang, Xiaojun Zou

“…An adaptive neural control method is proposed in this paper for the flexible air-breathing hypersonic vehicle (AHV) with constraints on actuators. This scheme firstly converts the original control problem with input constraints into a new control problem without input constraints based on the control input saturation function. …”
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An Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Arch Band-Pass Filter by Hassen M. Ouakad

“…This work presents an investigation of the dynamics of micromachined arches resonators and their potential to be utilized as band-pass filters. The arches are actuated by a DC electrostatic load superimposed to an AC harmonic load. …”
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Modeling and Identification of Electromagnetic Actuator for the Control of Rotating Machinery by T.S. Morais, J. Der Hagopian, V. Steffen Jr., J. Mahfoud

“…This work deals with the design and the assessment of electromagnetic actuators (EMAs) for the control of rotating machines. …”
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Configuration Synthesis and Performance Analysis of Finger Soft Actuator by Ziqiang Zhang, Hanlong Chen, Zining Zhang

“…Compared with the traditional rigid finger actuator, the soft actuator has the advantages of light weight and good compliance. …”
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Research on Hysteresis of Piezoceramic Actuator Based on the Duhem Model by Miaolei Zhou, Jingyuan Wang

“…To improve the modeling accuracy of piezoceramic actuator in the precision positioning system, the Duhem hysteretic model of the piezoceramic actuator was proposed. …”
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Design and Fabrication of the Large Thrust Force Piezoelectric Actuator by Shyang-Jye Chang, Jing Chen

“…This paper presents a novel piezoelectric actuator containing double pushers. By using finite element analysis software, this study simulated the vibration mode and amplitude of piezoelectric actuators. …”
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An Electrically Actuated Liquid-Metal Gain-Reconfigurable Antenna by George B. Zhang, Ryan C. Gough, Matthew R. Moorefield, Kareem S. Elassy, Aaron T. Ohta, Wayne A. Shiroma

“…Using continuous electrowetting, a 60 Hz signal with an amplitude of 1 Vpp and 75% duty cycle can actuate the Galinstan continuously along a channel, tuning the stub length and antenna gain. …”
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