New Advances in Science of Mechanisms and Machines
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Machine Design and Theory".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mechanisms; mechanical transmissions; robotics; planetary speed increasers; wind turbines; photovoltaic systems; solar tracking systems; artificial intelligence; product design and development
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Interests: mechanism science; mechanical transmissions; robotics; mechatronics; biomechanics
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Interests: mechanism design; mechanics of robots; precision mechanics
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Special Issue Information
This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers, scientists, industry experts, and PhD students involved in the general area of mechanisms, mechanical transmissions, and machines, and to disseminate their latest research results and exchange views on the future research directions of these fields. The design of mechanical systems and machines with high performances, lower costs, or optimal control strategies are challenges for the recent research.
Design, modeling, simulation, experimental testing, control, and optimization are effective methods for developing innovative solutions of mechanisms, mechanical transmissions, and machines. Therefore, the Special Issue focuses on the following topics, including but not limited to theoretical and computational kinematics; mechanism design; experimental mechanics; dynamics of machinery; dynamics of multi-body systems; mechanics of robots; mechanisms for biomechanics; mechanical transmissions; control of mechanical systems; linkages and manipulators; micro-mechanisms; mechanisms for renewable energy systems; intelligent mechatronic products; teaching methods; history of mechanism science; and industrial and nonindustrial applications.
Prof. Dr. Mircea Neagoe
Prof. Dr. Ioan Doroftei
Prof. Dr. Erwin Lovasz
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Machines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- mechanisms
- mechanical transmissions
- machines
- robots
- design
- modeling
- simulation
- experimental testing
- control
- optimization
- kinematics
- dynamics
- applications
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