The development of piezoelectric actuation, starting from single-layer materials with the
converse piezoelectric effect, then progressing to multilayer piezo-stack actuators, amplified …

This paper mainly focuses on various types of robots driven or actuated by shape memory
alloy (SMA) element in the last decade which has created the potential functionality of SMA …

By imitating the behavioral characteristics of some typical animals, researchers develop
bionic stepping motors to extend the working range of piezoelectric materials and utilize …

The development of compact precision instruments has raised the growing demand for
miniature actuators. However, most miniature actuators failed to achieve balanced output …

Shape memory alloy (SMA) has been adopted in medical robotics due to its high power
density, compactness, and medical imager compatibility. However, its use in clinical …

A resonant piezoelectric rotary motor using parallel moving gears mechanism is proposed,
designed, fabricated and tested. The piezoelectric motor uses a vibrator to make the stator …

The demand of high-precision positioning in various industrial fields has extensively
promoted the research and development of precision actuators. Bionic stepping …

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 …

Ant Lion Optimizer (ALO) is a new meta-heuristic algorithm that simulates the ant lion
predator mechanism in nature. Five main steps of hunting include: random walks of ants …

The rotation mechanism based on an eccentric, combined with large deformations of SMA
spring type actuators, allowed the design of a compact device with continuous rotation. The …