This paper comprehensively reviews effective control applications using shape memory
alloy (SMA) actuators. Among many applications, this paper focuses on the vibration and …

We have developed a continuous nonsingular terminal sliding-mode control with time-delay
estimation (TDE) for shape memory alloys (SMA) actuators. The proposed method does not …

This paper presents a new setup and investigates neural model predictive and variable
structure controllers designed to control the single-degree-of-freedom rotary manipulator …

This brief focuses on modeling and neural-network-based control of a novel compliant
differential shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator characterized by reduced total stiffness and …

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 this paper, an active modeling and control scheme is developed for Shape Memory Alloy
(SMA) actuators to eliminate the negative influences caused by the uncertainties in its …

An approach for seam tracking during high-power fiber laser butt-joint welding is presented.
Kalman filtering (KF) improved by the radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) of the …

This paper presents an adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode control base on a
neural network based approximation technique to control the position of a piezo positioning …

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 …

Introduction Shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators are attractive options for robotic
applications due to their salient features. So far, achieving precise control of SMA actuators …