Animals exploit the deformability of soft structures to move efficiently in complex natural
environments. These soft structures are inherently compliant and enable large strains in …

Abstract Micro-electromechanical-system (MEMS) based actuators, which transduce certain
domains of energy into mechanical movements in the microscopic scale, are increasingly …

Mechanical actuators are defined as mechanical devices that convert an input energy into
motion. Since the 1990s, advancements in the fields of robotics and automation have …

Electronically controlled air suspension systems have been used in vehicles to improve ride
comfort and handling safety by adjusting vehicle height. This paper proposes a new …

Hydraulics is an old technology which is being applied in many applications including large
machinery, heavy industries, and early robotics. The traditional features of hydraulics that …

In this paper, a phenomenological model of pneumatic muscle is established consisting of a
contractile element, spring element, and damping element in parallel. To verify the …

Artificial intelligence techniques for pneumatic robot manipulators have become of deep
interest in industrial applications, such as non-high voltage environments, clean operations …

Haptic feedback is essential for achieving virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) systems
with high fidelity and realism. Haptic-enabled VR/AR systems offer a proficient environment …

In this research, a novel method of predictive fuzzy control combined with a neural network
is proposed for a pneumatic servo system. With the proposed method, the future outputs of …

Assessment of railway wheel slide protection (WSP) systems involves the execution of
complex experimental activities that are quite expensive and time-consuming, since they …