IFAC WC 2026 (ttps://ifac2026.org/): open invited track on "Smart materials based mechatronic systems and structures: from innovative design to control"
(call for contribution)
Abstract:
This open invited track gathers recent works related to mechatronic systems that use actuators based on smart materials and structures as basis. The invited track specifically focuses on recent design and development of such mechatronic systems and on their control, including estimation.
Track description:
This open invited track is interested in mechatronic systems and structures that use smart materials based actuators, including but not limited to: piezoelectric, shape memory alloy, magnetic shape memory alloy, electroactive polymers, magnetoactive polymers, magnetostrictive, magnetic fluid, or electrical fluid actuators. One
of the main advantages from those mechatronic systems and structures is the high resolution of positioning -
sometimes down to nanometers, allowing them to be used in applications that require high precision. In counterpart, they exhibit strong nonlinearities due to the complex behaviors of the smart materials actuators. Moreover, certain systems and structures can exhibit unwanted or complex dynamics such as badly damped vibration. Also, the functioning principles of certain mechatronic systems are non-standard so that their modeling
and control are very specific: stick-slip, inch-worm, dual-stage, hybrid actuation, … Finally, in some of their applications, the lack of appropriate sensors is a major problem that prevents from feedback control. As a summary, smart materials based mechatronic systems and structures raise several challenges when it comes to
control aspects.
We propose in this open invited track the opportunity to bring together recent works on new developments and
on control aspects related to smart materials based mechatronic systems and structures. The expected
papers include: design, development, modeling, estimation, and control.
Keywords:
Modeling, identification, signal estimation, advanced methodologies of control, smart
materials based actuators - systems - structures.
Technical Committee Keywords:
Smart structures and vibration control; Mechatronic system integration; Mechatronic system
modeling - design - optimization; Mechatronic system estimation - identification - control; High-performance
motion control systems;Micro and nano mechatronic systems; Human mechatronics and human-machine
interaction; Biomedical and biomimetic mechatronic systems; Mechatronics for robotic systems; Mechatronic
system fault detection, diagnostics, hardware-in-the-loop simulation; Mechatronics for mobility systems.
Contribution types for the open invited track:
- regular papers (4 to 6 pages in the proceedings, 4 to 8 pages in the initial submission),
- discussion papers (up to 4 pages),
- dissemination papers,
- survey papers (up to 12 pages in the proceedings, up to 14 pages in the initial submission),
More details about contribution type: here.
Invited track submission code: ki8q7
Deadline to submit contribution: December 05, 2025
More details about deadline type: here.
Submission website: https://ifac.papercept.net/.
Technical Committee: This invited track is supported by the IFAC T.C.4.2-Mechatronic Systems activities.
Organizer:
- Micky Rakotondrabe, University of Technology of Tarbes (UTTOP), Tarbes France
- Jie Ling, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing China,
- Sofiane Khadraoui, University of Sharjah, Sharjah UAE,
- Mohammad Al Janaideh, University of Guelph, Guelph Canada
- Gerardo Flores, TEXAS A&M, Laredo TX USA
Corresponding organizer: Micky Rakotondrabe,
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