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Recent Advances in Medical Robotics

edited by Clemente Lauretti, Alessia Noccaro and

Francesca Cordella

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6961 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal control interfaces for medical robots; sensory feedback; mechanical design of HMIs for medical robots; haptic devices for medical applications; tele-operation in medical robotics; control strategies for safe human– robot interaction; control and feedback approaches for supernumerary robotic limbs; biomechanics; kinematics and dynamics in human– robot interaction; exoskeletons and prostheses; collaborative robots; bio-cooperative systems for medical applications; assistive and rehabilitation robots; surgical robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Advanced Methodology of Intelligent Control and Measurement

edited by

Wen-Jer Chang

and

Cheung Chieh Ku

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4409 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; optimization; fuzzy logic; neural network; expert systems; system modeling and identification; sum-of-square; fault detection and toleration; power/energy system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Design and Control of Assistive Robots

edited by

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive robots; soft robotics; social robotics for assistance; human-robot interaction; autonomous and semi-autonomous assistive robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Cutting-Edge Applications of Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

edited by Chengyong Zhu, Xiang Shen and Yaoru Qian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1363 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamic efficiency; turbine blade optimization; wake dynamics; noise reduction techniques; computational fluid dynamics; wind-tunnel and field experiments; flow control techniques; fluid– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)

Protection and Control Technology for Mechanical Energy Storage Equipment

edited by Jian Qiao, Luliang Zhang, Xin Yin, Moduo Yu, Yikai Wang and Yayu Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system protection and control; fault location; fault tolerant control; online monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

Advanced Technologies in Vibration Measurement and Active Control of High-Speed Rotational Machines

edited by

Biao Xiang

, Ming Liu, Hu Liu and

Cong Peng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine design; vibration measurement; vibration control; numerical analysis; advanced control theory; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Intelligent Remanufacturing: Innovations, Technologies, and Sustainable Practices

edited by Yufan Zheng, Jiangzhuo Ren,

Rafiq Ahmad

and Wenkang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: remanufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; circular economy; green manufacturing; artificial intelligence; smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advanced Manufacturing and Assembly Technologies for Aerospace Production Systems

edited by Feiyan Guo and Zhengping Chang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace production; manufacturing; assembly; management; parameter; process; equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Modeling, Sensor Fusion and Control Techniques in Applied Robotics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Akos Odry

and

Peter Odry

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied robotics; robot modeling; model validation; nonlinear dynamics; sensor fusion; state estimation; sensor calibration; robust/adaptive control; fuzzy systems; servo systems; stability problems; vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Tool Wear Analysis in Material Processing Technologies

edited by Jaroslaw Kurek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; tool wear analysis; machine learning; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring; signal processing; data analytics; deep learning; intelligent sensors

Digital Farming in Agricultural Machinery: Revolutionizing Farming Through Smart Technologies

edited by Abhijit Nagchaudhuri and Madhumi Mitra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; digital farming; GPS; drones; vertical farming; indoor and urban agriculture; smart combine harvesters and sprayers; agronomic sensors; data science and AI; sustainability; STEM education and agriculture; farm machinery and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Dielectric Elastomer Actuators: Theory, Modeling and Application

edited by

Changan Jiang

and Yu Wei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA); actuators; soft robotics; smart materials; theoretical studies; mathematical modelling; control system design and application of DEA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics: Enhancing Recovery Through Innovative Device Solutions

edited by

Rui Azevedo Antunes

and

Luís Brito Palma

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation devices; assistive robotics; healthcare and biomedical devices and applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Advances in Positive Displacement Compressors, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kim Tiow Ooi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive displacement compressors; numerical studies optimization; mathematical modelling; design analysis; measurement performance analysis; sustainability energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)

Dimensional Measurement, Analysis, and Control for Precision Manufacturing

edited by

Mirosław Rucki

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: metrology; dimensional measurement; surface topography; roughness; form deviations; precision manufacturing; sensors; gauges; calibration; measurement uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advances and Trends in Non-Conventional, Abrasive and Precision Machining 2024

edited by

Mariusz Deja

and

Angelos P. Markopoulos

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser processing/laser-assisted machining; high-density power machining; electrodischarge machining; electrochemical machining; abrasive processes; lapping/polishing/superfinishing; ultrasonic machining; water jet machining/abrasive water jet machining; burnishing; other nonconventional machining; precision machining; micro- and nanomachining; machine tools; modeling and simulation; surface quality and integrity; manufacturing systems; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Mechatronic Systems: Developments and Applications

edited by

Nicola Ivan Giannoccaro

Ramiro Velázquez

and

Gianfranco Parlangeli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13982 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechatronics; control of mechanical systems; robotics; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Recent Developments in Machine Design, Automation and Robotics

edited by

Raul D. S. G. Campilho

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10691 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine design; industrial automation; industrial robotics; collaborative robotics; advanced control systems; additive manufacturing; smart factory; Industry 4.0; Internet of Things (IoT); sustainable manufacturing; green design; machine learning in robotics; automation technologies; robotics integration; adaptive control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Design Methodology for Soft Mechanisms, Machines, and Robots

edited by

Wenjun (Chris) Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5939 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft power generator (e.g.; chemical power); soft actuator; soft control; soft mechanism; compliant mechanism; soft body; soft sensor; hydrogel machines; hydrogel robots; soft robots in healthcare systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Data-Driven Fault Diagnosis for Machines and Systems

edited by Ahmed Ragab and Mouloud Amazouz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5779 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis and prognosis; data-driven modeling; condition monitoring; predictive maintenance; anomaly detection; decision support systems; causality analysis; root cause analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Modeling, Estimation, Control, and Decision for Intelligent Vehicles

edited by

Zejiang Wang

, Jinhao Liang, Xingyu Zhou and

Zhenwu Fang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5411 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving; intelligent vehicles; driver assistance systems; machine learning; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Application of Deep Learning in Intelligent Machines

edited by Lie Yang,

Chen Lyu

, Qingchao Liu and Zilong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4927 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent machines; deep learning; intelligent robotics; autonomous driving; intelligent fault diagnosis; intelligent assembly; intelligent manufacturing; process optimization; intelligent management of supply chain; safety monitoring and forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Design and Application of Underwater Vehicles and Robots

edited by

Tomás Salgado-Jiménez

and

Alfonso Gómez-Espinosa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4262 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence Technology for High-End Equipment Fault Diagnosis

edited by Bingyan Chen and Yao Cheng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3861 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; machine condition monitoring; machine fault diagnosis; high-end equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control of Power Machinery: Developments and Challenges

edited by Sajad Saraygord Afshari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications in Automatic Control Systems

edited by

Jan Gorecki

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2980 | Submission Open

Keywords: automatic control systems; advanced control strategies; machine learning; intelligent automation; machine design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

State of the Art in the Field of Machine and System Testing to Assist in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Failures

edited by Pascal Vrignat

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2961 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; maintenance policies; prognostics and health management; industry 4.0; prognosis; diagnosis; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Data-Driven Approaches regarding Dynamic Modelling, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Complex Mechanical Structures

edited by

Khandaker Noman

, Shabbir Ahmed, Yang Yu, Anayet U. Patwari and

Yongbo Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1869 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Vibration-Based Machines Wear Monitoring and Prediction

edited by

Zoltan-Iosif Korka

and

Michael I. Friswell

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1435 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; prediction; rotating machine; simulation; signal processing; vibration; wear monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Recent Advances in Industrial Control Systems

edited by

Iwona Grobelna

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: control systems; industrial systems; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; Industry 6.0; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Design and Application of Bionic Robots

edited by

Gang Chen

and

Huosheng Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic robot; biomimetic robotics; nature-inspired design; sensors and control algorithms; bionic systems and robots; animal and insect movement; bionic robot application; medical assistance; agriculture robots; bionic robot for search and rescue; bionic legged robots; bionic underwater robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Electrical Machine Health Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by Alessandro Goedtel and Marcelo Favoretto Castoldi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical machines; fault identification; prognosis; drives; motors; generators; transformers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Additive Manufacturing of Electrical Machines

edited by

Payam Shams Ghahfarokhi

Antonio J. Marques Cardoso

Hans Tiismus

and

Ahmed Selema

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical machines and drives; additive manufacturing; electrical machine designs; sustainable manufacturing; electrical machines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)

Advanced Battery Management Technology in Electric Vehicles: Present Status and Future Trends

edited by

Xinghua Liu

, Jiaqiang Tian and

Beibei Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; estimation; diagnosis; management; control; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

Visual Measurement and Intelligent Robotic Manufacturing

edited by Wenlong Li and Wei Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; artificial intelligence; visual measurement; intelligent manufacturing; automatic machining systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advances in Vehicle Suspension System Optimization and Control

edited by Buyun Zhang and Chin-An Tan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: ride comfort; energy-related; active suspension; semi-active suspension; passive suspension; nonlinear; vehicle road/bridge interactions; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Recent Advances in Compliant Mechanisms

edited by Ayse Tekes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliant mechanisms; soft robots; flexible machines; lamina emergent mechanisms; foldable mechanisms; mechanism synthesis; nonlinear modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Vehicles: State of the Art

edited by Yiwen Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: trajectory planning for autonomous vehicles; behavior planning; decision making; path planning; speed planning; end-to-end model-based trajectory planning; spatial– temporal trajectory planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

3D Printing of Functional Components and Devices for Smart Systems

edited by

Yang Yang

Xiangjia Li

and Zipeng Guo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; multifunctional material; robotics; microfluids; biomedical implants; wearable sensors; energy devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advanced Techniques for Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognostics in Machinery

edited by

Dimitrios Giagopoulos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; fault diagnosis; prognostics; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring; machinery health monitoring; machine learning; machinery; machines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Modeling and Control of Flapping-Wing Vehicles

edited by Hamid Reza Vejdani and Xiaozhou Fan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: flapping-wing vehicles (FWVs); flapping-wing aerodynamics; bioinspired flight; flight modeling and control; biomimetic design of aerial vehicles; avian-inspired vehicles; flight dynamics of aerial vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Integration of Industrial Machines into Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twin Technology for Industry 4.0 Machinery

edited by Chakib Alaoui

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0 methodologies; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); Artificial Intelligence (AI); cloud computing; Virtual Reality (VR); Digital Twin (DT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advances in Underwater Robot Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Liwei Shi

, Yanlin He and Xingyuan Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater robots; biomimetics and biologically inspired robots; automation; control systems; simulation techniques; and control applications; sensor design; multisensor data fusion; and wireless sensor networks; computer vision and image processing; MEMS; nanotechnology; NEMS; and micro/nanosystems; multirobot systems and distributed robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Rolling Contact Fatigue and Wear of Rails and Wheels

edited by Makoto Akama

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: rail; wheel; rolling contact fatigue; wear; simulation; experiment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Friction and Tribology)

Analysis, Control and Design of Permanent Magnet Machines

edited by Parviz Famouri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet machines; PMSM motors; generators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Recent Progress of Thin Wall Machining, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yuwen Sun

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage; fracture; failure; thin-walled structure; finite element method; experimental testing; machining; dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)

Optimization and Design of Compliant Mechanisms

edited by

Bingxiao Ding

, Jinqing Zhan and Nguyen Vu Linh

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8944 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliant mechanism; constant force mechanism; optimization; micro-positioner; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Advanced Engine Energy Saving Technology

edited by

Simeon Iliev

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4355 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; alternative fuels and additives; engine modeling and simulations; energy-saving technologies in engines; engine emissions; engine optimization; reducing engine pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

Advanced Signal Processing Methods and Deep Neural Networks for Machine Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Shiqian Chen

, Peng Zhou, Minghui Hu and

Zhuyun Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6605 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault mechanisms; signal processing; fault diagnosis; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Design and Application of Medical and Rehabilitation Robots

edited by

Rogério Sales Gonçalves

and

Giuseppe Carbone

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6492 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical robots; rehabilitation robots; assistive robotics; virtual reality; serious games; prosthetics; wearable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

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