10th Anniversary of <em>Actuators</em>

• Other Authors: Bi, Zhuming (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; high-speed third-order sliding mode observer; nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode control; controller-observer strategy; faster convergence; fault-tolerant control; fluid power; hydraulics; electrohydrostatic actuator; EHA; 3D printing; additive manufacturing; plastic; step response; efficiency; heat generation; electric machines; torque ripple; resonant control; modulation and demodulation control; mixed sensitivity loop shaping; iterative learning control; fuzzy control; balance control; movement control; wheeled bipedal robot; automated self-driving tractor; agriculture; robot; multibody; control systems; continuum robot; image servo tracking; image jacobian; autonomous manipulation; CFRP; filament winding; weight reduction; hydraulic drive; composite; actuators; PAT; start-up process; gas-liquid two-phase; radial force; axial force; railway; virtual coupling; optimal control; model predictive control; robust MPC; cam-linkage mechanism; parameter optimization; reliability analysis; kinematics; transverse device; plasma actuators; dielectric barrier discharge; deicing; ice sensing; flow control; interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM); maximum torque per ampere (MTPA); maximum torque per current (MTPC); dead beat control; predictive control; hardware-in-the-loop; Acceleration Driven Damper; response time; dynamic range; semi-active; magnetorheological; damper; railway vehicle; lateral vibration; model-free control; intelligent PID controllers; iterative feedback tuning; data-driven tuning; pitch angle control; aerodynamic system control; gelatin; actuator; soft robotics; biocompatible actuator; hydrogels; bellow pneumatic muscle; soft actuator; position control; LQR control; PID control; feature extraction; fault diagnosis; convolution neural network; deep neural networks; inverter fault; fault classification; components; condition monitoring; flow rate sensor; predictive maintenance; soft sensor; solenoid; valve
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This is a reprint of the articles from the Special Issue entitled "10th Anniversary of Actuators", published in the open-access journal, Actuators. It consists of 18 representative works with four main topics: systematic reviews for specific types of actuators, performance evaluation, desi...