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title = "Actuators"
author = ["Thomas Dehaeze"]
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Links to specific actuators:
- [Voice Coil Actuators]({{< relref "voice_coil_actuators" >}})
- [Piezoelectric Actuators]({{< relref "piezoelectric_actuators" >}})
## How to choose the correct actuator for my application? {#how-to-choose-the-correct-actuator-for-my-application}
For vibration isolation:
- In (Shingo Ito \& Georg Schitter, 2016), the effect of the actuator stiffness on the attainable vibration isolation is studied ([Notes]({{< relref "ito16_compar_class_high_precis_actuat" >}}))
## Shaker {#shaker}
| Manufacturers | Links |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| BKSV | [link](https://www.bksv.com/en/products/shakers-and-exciters) |
| Vibration Research | [link](https://vibrationresearch.com/shakers/) |
| Sentek Dynamics | [link](https://www.sentekdynamics.com/) |
## Brush-less DC Motor {#brush-less-dc-motor}
- (Yedamale, 2003)
# Bibliography
Ito, S., & Schitter, G., *Comparison and classification of high-precision actuators based on stiffness influencing vibration isolation*, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, *21(2)*, 1169–1178 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2015.2478658 [↩](#aad53368e29e8a519e2f63857044fa46)
Yedamale, P., *Brushless dc (bldc) motor fundamentals*, Microchip Technology Inc, *20()*, 3–15 (2003). [↩](#d2e68d39d09d7e8e71ff08a6ebd45400)
## Backlinks {#backlinks}
- [Comparison and classification of high-precision actuators based on stiffness influencing vibration isolation]({{< relref "ito16_compar_class_high_precis_actuat" >}})
- [Collocated Control]({{< relref "collocated_control" >}})
- [Voice Coil Actuators]({{< relref "voice_coil_actuators" >}})
- [Piezoelectric Actuators]({{< relref "piezoelectric_actuators" >}})