Active Control of Bluff-Body Flows Using Plasma Actuators

Efstathios Konstantinidis

Electrical Performance of a Piezo-inductive Device for Energy Harvesting with Low-Frequency Vibrations

Carlos Alberto Vargas,Hector Andres Tinoco

Stochastic Effects on the Dynamics of the Resonant Structure of a Lorentz Force MEMS Magnetometer

Mehrdad Bagherinia,Stefano Mariani

The Trade-Off between the Controller Effort and Control Quality on Example of an Electro-Pneumatic Final Control Element

Bart？omiej Hryniewicki,Micha？ Barty？

Damage Detection Using d15 Piezoelectric Sensors in a Laminate Beam Undergoing Three-Point Bending

Anoop Dhingra,Hussain Altammar,Nathan Salowitz

Comparative Analysis among Single-Stage, Dual-Stage, and Triple-Stage Actuator Systems Applied to a Hard Disk Drive Servo System

Alamgir Hossain,Md. Arifur Rahman

On-Board Pneumatic Pressure Generation Methods for Soft Robotics Applications

Arthur Seibel,Momme Adami

Distributed Cooperative Avoidance Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Rodney Swee Huat Teo,Sunan Huang,Wenqi Liu

Time-Stepping FEM-Based Multi-Level Coupling of Magnetic Field–Electric Circuit and Mechanical Structural Deformation Models Dedicated to the Analysis of Electromagnetic Actuators

Faiza Abba,M’hemed Rachek

Modeling and Optimization of an Indirect Coil Gun for Launching Non-Magnetic Projectiles

Thierry Soriano,Valentin Gies

Statistical Modeling of Photo-Bending Actuation of Hybrid Silicones Mixed with Azobenzene Powder

Hideko Koshima,Lo？c Blanc,Pierre Lambert,Takuya Taniguchi,Toru Asahi

A Novel Actuator System Combining Mechanical Vibration and Magnetic Wheels Capable of Rotational Motion Using Shape Memory Alloy Coils

Hiroyuki Yaguchi,Izuru Kimura,Shun Sakuma

A Vacuum Powered Soft Textile-Based Clutch

An Active Vehicle Suspension Control Approach with Electromagnetic and Hydraulic Actuators

Antonio Favela-Contreras,Antonio Valderrabano-Gonzalez,Francisco Beltran-Carbajal,Irvin Lopez-Garcia,Jose Luis Hernandez-Avila,Ruben Tapia-Olvera

Improving the Performance of Pump-Controlled Circuits for Single-Rod Actuators

Ahmed Imam,Moosa Rafiq,Nariman Sepehri,Tomas Zeljko

Performance Enhancement of a Magnetic System in a Ultra Compact 5-DOF-Controlled Self-Bearing Motor for a Rotary Pediatric Ventricular-Assist Device to Diminish Energy Input？

Eisuke Tatsumi,Masahiro Osa,Ryoga Orihara,Toru Masuzawa

Stabilization of Magnetic Suspension System by Using Only a First-Order Reset Element without a Derivative Element

Daisuke Yamaguchi,Masaya Takasaki,Takeshi Mizuno,Yuji Ishino

Electromechanical Actuation for Morphing Winglets

Federico Gallorini,Giulio Pispola,Ignazio Dimino,Massimiliano Palmieri

A Soft Master-Slave Robot Mimicking Octopus Arm Structure Using Thin Artificial Muscles and Wire Encoders

Hiroki Hagihara,Shota Furukawa,Shuichi Wakimoto,Takefumi Kanda

Design of Soft Origami Mechanisms with Targeted Symmetries

Alexander Pankonien,Andrew Gillman,Darren Hartl,Gregory Wilson,Kazuko Fuchi,Philip Buskohl

Modified U-shaped Microactuator with Compliant Mechanism Applied to a Microgripper

Jose Alfredo Rodriguez-Ramirez,Margarita Tecpoyotl-Torres,Pedro Vargas-Chable,Rafael Vargas-Bernal,Ramon Cabello-Ruiz

A Critical Analysis of Valve-Compensated Hydrostatic Actuators: Qualitative Investigation

Gustavo Koury Costa,Nariman Sepehri

Condition Monitoring with Prediction Based on Diesel Engine Oil Analysis: A Case Study for Urban Buses

Hugo Raposo,Inácio Fonseca,José Torres Farinha,L. Andrade Ferreira

A Miniature 3D Printed On-Off Linear Pneumatic Actuator and Its Demonstration into a Cartoon Character of a Hopping Lamp

Christian L. Nall,Pranav A. Bhounsule

A Focus on Soft Actuation

Aslan Miriyev

Structural-Parametric Model and Diagram of a Multilayer Electromagnetoelastic Actuator for Nanomechanics

Sergey M. Afonin

Evaluation of a Combustion-Based Mesoscale Thermal Actuator in Open and Closed Operating Cycles？

Sindhu Preetham Burugupally

A Multistate Friction Model for the Compensation of the Asymmetric Hysteresis in the Mechanical Response of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

Alessia Capace,Alessio Merola,Carlo Cosentino,Francesco Amato

Review of Modeling and Control of Magnetostrictive Actuators

Condition Monitoring of Active Magnetic Bearings on the Internet of Things？

Alexander H. Pesch,Peter N. Scavelli

Correction: Persoons, T.; Cressall, R.; Alimohammadi, S. Validating a Reduced-Order Model for Synthetic Jet Actuators Using CFD and Experimental Data. Actuators 2018, 7, 67

Rick Cressall,Sajad Alimohammadi,Tim Persoons

Simultaneous Enhancement of Bending and Blocking Force of an Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) by the Active Use of Its Material Characteristics Change

Gakuji Nagai,Hirohisa Tamagawa,Kazuki Okada,Keishi Naito,Khai-Chun Yew,Kota Ikeda,Minoru Sasaki,Takahiro Nitta,Titus Mulembo

A Novel, Low-Cost and Reliable Workbench for Optimal Voltage Distribution on Piezoelectric Array Actuators

Andrea Rossi,Andrea Scorza,Fabio Botta,Francesco Orsini,Lorenzo Schinaia,Roberto Maiozzi,Salvatore Andrea Sciuto

Design and Fabrication of a New Dual-Arm Soft Robotic Manipulator

Qingsong Xu,Yaxi Wang

Stability and Performance Analysis of Electrodynamic Thrust Bearings？

Bruno Dehez,Joachim Van Verdeghem,Virginie Kluyskens

Conductive Fabric Heaters for Heat-Activated Soft Actuators

Aslan Miriyev,Boxi Xia,Hod Lipson,Mark Cartolano

Modeling and System Integration for a Thin Pneumatic Rubber 3-DOF Actuator

Mingcong Deng,Mizuki Sudani,Shuhei Kawamura,Shuichi Wakimoto,Yuichi Noge

A Review on the Control of the Mechanical Properties of Ankle Foot Orthosis for Gait Assistance

Dimas Adiputra,Fitrian Imaduddin,Hairi Zamzuri,Irfan Bahiuddin,Mohd Azizi Abdul Rahman,Nurhazimah Nazmi,Saiful Amri Mazlan,Ubaidillah Ubaidillah

Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Actuators in 2018

Design and Analysis of a Clutched Parallel Elastic Actuator

Bernhard Penzlin,Chuong Ngo,Linhong Ji,Mustafa Enes Fincan,Steffen Leonhardt,Yinbo Li

An Electro-Thermal Actuation Method for Resonance Vibration of a Miniaturized Optical-Fiber Scanner for Future Scanning Fiber Endoscope Design

Aydin Aghajanzadeh Ahrabi,Carlo Menon,Mandeep Kaur,Pierre Lane,Yasong Li

Thermal Behavior of a Magnetically Levitated Spindle for Fatigue Testing of Fiber Reinforced Plastic

Daniel Franz,Maximilian Schneider,Michael Richter,Stephan Rinderknecht

Shape Memory Activated Self-Deployable Solar Sails: Small-Scale Prototypes Manufacturing and Planarity Analysis by 3D Laser Scanner

Alberto Boschetto,Girolamo Costanza,Luana Bottini,Maria Elisa Tata

On the Directivity of Acoustic Waves Generated by the Angle Beam Wedge Actuator in Thin-Walled Structures

Evgenia Kirillova,Evgeny Rozhkov,Maria Shevtsova,Sergey Shevtsov,Valery Chebanenko

Measurement of a Temperature Field Generated by a Synthetic Jet Actuator using Digital Holographic Interferometry

Pavel Psota,Petra Dancova,Tomas Vit

Instability and Drift Phenomena in Switching RF-MEMS Microsystems

Viviana Mulloni

Analysis and Control of Slotless Self-Bearing Motor

Huy Phuong Nguyen,Quang Dich Nguyen,Satoshi Ueno,Trung Tuyen Bui,Xuan Bien Nguyen

Asynchronous Control of a Prototype Inchworm Actuator: Control Design and Test Results

Joel Shields

Experimental Investigations on Self-Bearing Motors with Combined Torque and Electrodynamic Bearing Windings？

Carbon Nanostructures for Actuators: An Overview of Recent Developments