In this article, the vital operational characteristics such as reliability, performance and
remaining useful life (RUL), pertaining to the electromagnetic solenoid valves (SVs), which …

The simulation of complex, integrated engineering systems is a core tool in industry which
has been greatly enhanced by the MATLAB® and Simulink® software programs. The …

This paper describes high fidelity modeling and analysis of the opening and closing
processes of butterfly valves driven by solenoid actuators using multiphysics models. The …

The ever-growing concerns about global warming and the rapid depletion of fossil fuels
have triggered a rising interest in the research for cleaner, more efficient, and cost-effective …

A comprehensive control strategy for an automotive solenoid variable valve timing actuator
is presented that addresses the issues of feedback sensors, soft seating or landing control …

This brief considers the control of solenoid valve actuators used for gas exchange in internal
combustion engines. Although solenoid valves offer performance benefits over traditional …

In an electromagnetic valve actuator (EMVA), precise motion control is desired to achieve
fully variable valve actuation, so that the fuel economy, the emissions, and the torque output …

A constructive nonlinear observer design for self-sensing of digital (ON/OFF) single coil
electromagnetic actuators is studied. Self-sensing in this context means that solely the …

This paper presents an efficient and accurate dynamical model of reluctance actuators,
suitable for prediction and control applications. It is a hybrid lumped-parameter state-space …

Accurate electromagnetic force control in a high speed on/off valve actuator (HSVA) can
improve the performance of a vehicle braking system, and an accurate theoretical model is …