A comprehensive review of smart materials actuators is presented from control aspects for
various applications. The smart materials actuators considered in this work are actively …

Implementation of efficient vibration control schemes for seismically excited structures is
becoming more and more important in recent years. In this study, the influence of different …

Due to the nonlinear saturated hysteretic behavior of SMA during the phase transformation,
it is not easy to achieve accurate position tracking control by establishing an effective …

In the present work, explicit formula or mathematical model of hedge-algebras-based
controller (HAC) is proposed to represent relationship between control and state variables …

In the present study, the influence of rare earth element gadolinium (Gd) on Cu-Al-Be
polycrystalline shape memory alloy has been investigated. Cu 88.13 Al 11.42 Be 0.45 …

In this study, the problem of vibration control of structures involving parameter uncertainties
and actuator saturation using hedge-algebras-based fuzzy controller (HAC) is presented …

The solar wing is a vital energy component of spacecraft. It often faces challenges from
vibrations and deformations during orbit, impacting spacecraft pointing accuracy and …

Truss structures provide support and connection as essential components of spacecrafts.
However, they are constantly disturbed and vibrated, which affects the pointing accuracy …

Sliding-mode control is known as a popular approach of robust control methods. Fuzzy
sliding-mode control method has been commonly used to prevent chattering phenomenon …

This article dwells on two technical aspects, the design and implementation of an upgraded
version of the differential shape-memory alloy–based revolute actuator/rotary actuating …