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Machinery Condition Monitoring and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis
edited by Hongli Gao and Zhichao You
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6804 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Electrical Machines in Electric Vehicles submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6662 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical machines; electric vehicles; electrical machines and drives; motor drives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Recent Advances in Medical Robotics
edited by Clemente Lauretti, Alessia Noccaro and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6644 | 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)
Design and Application of Medical and Rehabilitation Robots submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5924 | 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)
Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis for Rotating Machinery
edited by , Lei Xiao, and Qing Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5797 | Submission Open
Keywords: rotating machinery; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; signal processing; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Advanced Signal Processing Methods and Deep Neural Networks for Machine Fault Diagnosis
edited by , Peng Zhou, Minghui Hu and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5749 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault mechanisms; signal processing; fault diagnosis; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Applications of Piezoelectric Devices and Materials submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5063 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectric materials; transducers; nano-positioning; motion control; sensing; energy harvasting; non-linearity modeling; precision engineering; mechatronic systems; power electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS))
Design and Control of Wearable Mechatronics Devices
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4362 | Submission Open
Keywords: trend and challenges in designing wearable devices; intelligent; intuitive; and robust control for wearable devices; design for wearability; the user-centered design of wearable devices; the acceptability of wearable devices; human– machine interfaces for wearable devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Recent Advances in 3D Printing in Industry 4.0 submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4129 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
New Trends of Permanent Magnet Machines
edited by Mahir Al-Ani and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3756 | Submission Open
Keywords: permanent magnet machine; PMSM; interior permanent magnet (IPM); surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM); flux switching permanent magnet (FSPM); finite element analysis; multi-physics design; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Digital Twin-Driven Smart Production, Logistics, and Supply Chains
edited by and Kyu-Tae Park
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3478 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber-physical system (CPS); digital twin; operational technology; smart production; smart logistics; smart supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Performance-Explainable Fault Diagnosis and Advanced Control Techniques for Industrial Dynamic Systems submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2923 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault diagnosis; advanced control technologies; explainable performance analysis; advanced industrial modeling applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Nonlinear Dynamics of Mechanical Systems and Machines
edited by Aurelien Grolet
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-linear dynamics; model reduction; nonlinear identification; vibration reduction; localisation; energy transfer; bifurcation; experimental measurements of nonlinear phenomenon; engineering nonlinearities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
The Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms and Robots
edited by Shuofei Yang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 958 | Submission Open
Keywords: kinematics and dynamics; parallel and hybrid mechanisms; metamorphic mechanisms; deployable mechanisms and origami; compliant mechanisms; applications of mechanisms and robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Tribology in Manufacturing: Bottlenecks and Advances
edited by Seisuke Kano
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction; wear; tribology; surface morphology; welding; cutting; drilling; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Cutting-Edge Mobility Solutions for High Efficiency Propulsion Systems submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open
Keywords: engines; emissions reduction; combustion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)
Dynamics and Path Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
edited by Imran Reza
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)
Selected Papers from the 8th International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD 2024)
edited by Zineb SIMEU-ABAZI
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational intelligence; human– machine interactions; artificial intelligence methods for diagnosis; renewable energy and green transportation; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
New Localization Methods and Motion Tracking Algorithms for Mechatronic Systems, Robots and Unmanned Vehicles submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14763 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor fusion; motion tracking; localization; state estimation; sensor calibration; applied robotics; robot modeling; model validation; machine learning; intelligent sensor systems; pattern recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Digital Twins Applications in Manufacturing Optimization
edited by Lelio Campanile, and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; smart manufacturing; predictive maintenance; modeling and simulation; IoT edge architecture; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advances in 4D Printing Technology
edited by Xueli Zhou and Qingping Liu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open
Keywords: 4D printing; innovative application; soft robot; 3D printing; multi-material 3D printing; shape memory polymers; shape memory alloys; hydrogel; 4D printing of mechanical metamaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Coordinate Measurements of Free-Form Surfaces
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: on-machine measurement; coordinate metrology; free-form surfaces; measurement strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
10th Anniversary of Machines—Feature Papers in Electrical Machines and Drives submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20108 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Innovations in the Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing of Production Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18426 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing; AR/VR technology; collaborative system; condition monitoring; digital transformation; digital twin; drive units; finite element modeling; industrial growth; industrial robotics; industry 4.0; intelligent systems; machine tools; maintenance service; mechatronics; metalworking equipment; model-based systems engineering; numerical simulation; process innovation; product innovation; quality assurance; rotary machines; smart manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; transport machines and logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advances in Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7437 | Submission Open
Keywords: signal processing; intelligent diagnosis; deep learning; transfer learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Smart Manufacturing Systems and Processes submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5826 | Submission Open
Keywords: CNC Machines Tools; cyber-physical systems; Digital Twins; big data management and analytics; automation; interoperability; digital thread; multisensor data fusion; data acquisition; smart monitoring and control; precision machining; intelligent process planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Error Measurement, Analysis, and Compensation Technology for CNC Machine Tools
edited by and Jianzhong Fu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5475 | Submission Open
Keywords: CNC machine tools; error measurement and identification; error modeling; error compensation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Advances in Parallel Robots and Mechanisms submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4689 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Advances in Machinery Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis and Prognosis
edited by and Zequn Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3343 | Submission Open
Keywords: machinery fault diagnosis and prognosis; signal processing and feature extraction; machine learning; deep learning; system-level machinery modeling; numerical optimization; reliability-based analysis and design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Data-Driven Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) Drives submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3065 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Smart Manufacturing and Beyond: Bridging Innovation in Industry 4.0 and 5.0
edited by and Sara Masoud
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2763 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 5.0; Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; cognitive manufacturing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advancements in Control and Diagnostics for Electric Motor Drive Systems
edited by Giacomo Scelba and Luigi Danilo Tornello
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2658 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced motor drive topologies; modulation strategies; intelligent control and diagnostics in motor drives; high-efficient drives; fault detection and fault tolerant motor drives; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Recent Developments in Offshore Wind Turbines
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2456 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore wind turbine; dynamic analysis; hydrodynamics; aerodynamics; mooring dynamics; numerical modeling; physical model testing; floating structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)
Advances in AI-Enabled Applications for Robotics and Autonomous Systems
edited by , and Jamal Berrich
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2249 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotics; drones; swarm robotics; unmanned aerial vehicle; machine learning; autonomous systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Adaptive Control Using Magnetorheological Technology
edited by , Wenxing Li and Jian Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2114 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetorheological; adaptive control; vibration attenuation; vibration isolation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Integration and Implementation of AI in the Control and Monitoring of Electrical Machines, High Power Converters, and Energy Storage Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2072 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; electrical machines; fault diagnosis; power converters; energy storage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Digital Twins in Robotics submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1967 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; robotics; human– robot interaction; simulation; ergonomics; computational models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Machine Learning Based Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring
edited by Wei Cheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1762 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; predictive maintenance; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; health management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Application of Digital Twins in Industry 5.0
edited by Michael Grieves and Dean Bartles
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1532 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; Industry 5.0; replicative digital twins; predictive maintenance; virtual commissioning; human– machine manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM): New Trends and Future Perspectives
edited by Abhay Sharma and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1516 | Submission Open
Keywords: wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM); wire arc directed energy deposition (WA-DED); welding-based additive manufacturing; laser arc; plasma; process optimization; material innovation; advanced process control; multi-material printing; industrial applications; microstructural evolution; future perspectives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Novel Manufacturing Processes and Their Innovation for Industries
edited by Xiao Li and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing process; artificial intelligence manufacturing; data-driven manufacturing; recycling and upcycling; green manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; robot manufacturing; additive manufacturing; shear-assisted processing and extrusion; friction extrusion; friction consolidation; friction stir welding and processing; friction stir additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Interactive Manipulation of Mobile Manipulators
edited by Qiang Li, Huibin Cao and Xiang Dong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open
Keywords: new sensors and mobile robot design and evaluation; model; planning; and control of mobile manipulator; loco-manipulation; active or interactive perception in mobile manipulation; shared autonomy for mobile manipulation; human– robot collaboration; applications in service; industrial; agriculture; space; medical and underwater domains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
New Advances in Intelligent Soft Robots
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; soft sensors; soft materials; mechanism design; smart structures; additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; finite element simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
Advanced Manufacturing and Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Flexible Tactile Sensor Array: Trends and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal and multidimensional tactile sensing; structural and sensing materials; advanced manufacturing technologies; flexible tactile sensors arrays; stretchable tactile sensors arrays; tactile data processing; tactile sensing in industrial robots//humanoids; tactile sensing in tele-operated systems/ prosthetics/medical devices; tactile sensing in haptic devices/wearable devices/IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Manufacturing Processes: Cutting-Edge Developments and Outstanding Case Studies Using Robotics and Advanced Automation submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Recent Progress in Electrical Machines and Motor Drives
edited by Angel Gonzalez-Prieto and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase machines; control of multiphase electric drives; electric vehicles; wind energy conversion systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Novel Experimental Theory and Practice with Emphasis on Microsystem Technologies for Imaging and Manipulation
edited by and Vijitashwa Pandey
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS))
Friction, Lubrication, and Wear in the Material Forming Process submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open
Keywords: forming processes; tribology; friction; wear; lubrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Friction and Tribology)
Recent Advances in Laser Welding for E-mobility Applications
edited by Tianzhu Sun, and Conghui Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser joining technologies; process monitoring; modeling and simulation of welding processes; mechanical and structural characterization of advanced materials and joints; hybrid welding and additive manufacturing; additive manufacturing processes (DED; powder bed fusion; binder jetting; etc.); repair welding and repair additive manufacturing of products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
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