Automation and Control Systems
A section of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702).
Section Information
“Automation and Control Systems” is a Section of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702) that focuses on the development of new techniques, methods, systems, and tools that advance the intelligent automation and control of machinery and engineering systems. The Section publishes research articles, reviews, communications, and letters.
Subject areas include, but are not limited to, the following:
Core Control Theory and Methodologies for machinery and engineering system
- Advanced control theory, modeling, and optimization;
- Novel modeling, analysis, and control strategies;
- Optimal control, adaptive control, robust control, and intelligent control algorithms;
- Control system design, simulation, verification, and optimization;
- Decentralized, distributed, and networked control systems;
- Fault detection, diagnosis, and fault-tolerant control.
Automation Engineering and Systems Integration
- Automation system design, integration, and industrial applications;
- Intelligent automation systems and their industrial deployment;
- Flexible and reconfigurable automation systems for manufacturing;
- Green automation technologies and energy-efficient industrial systems;
- Process automation, monitoring, and real-time industrial control;
- Factory automation, intelligent production lines, and smart industrial systems.
Digital and Intelligent Technologies for Automation
- AI- and data-driven methods for automation and control;
- Machine learning and data-driven approaches for industrial control;
- Industrial informatics, industrial IoT, and industrial big data analytics;
- Digital twin technology and its integration with control and automation systems;
- Human–machine interaction and collaborative automation systems.
Robotics-Related Control for Automation Systems
- Basic control principles for robotic systems;
- Motion control and trajectory planning for automated robotic platforms;
- Kinematic and dynamic modeling for robotic mechanisms in automation contexts.
Advanced Machinery-Oriented Control and Automation Hot Topics
- Precision control and servo systems for high-performance equipment and machinery;
- Mechatronic control systems and intelligent mechatronic device development;
- Dynamics control and vibration suppression for mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems;
- Condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and life-cycle control of industrial systems and equipment;
- Control technologies and emerging applications for special-purpose machinery and engineering systems.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Interactive Manipulation of Mobile Manipulators (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Control and Mechanical System Engineering, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Decision Making, Planning and Control of Autonomous Vehicles (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Intelligent Applications in Mechanical Engineering (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Intelligent Control Techniques for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Cutting-Edge Automation in Robotic Machining (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Design and Application of Bionic Robots (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Flight Control and Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Spacecraft and Space Robots (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Nonlinear and Adaptive Control of High-Precision Intelligent Machines (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Vehicle Control (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Control and Robotic Autonomy (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Nonlinear Control in Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing (Deadline: 1 October 2026)
- Machine Learning and Data-Driven Methods for the Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Vibration Suppression and Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Navigation and Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Design and Control of Assistive Robots, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Control of Cyber–Physical Systems and IoT-Enabled Automation (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Motion Planning and Control in Autonomous Robotic Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Multi-Spacecraft Coordination and Intelligent Aircraft Autonomous Control (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Innovative Applications and Challenges of Intelligent Automation and Control in Smart Machines (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Emerging Approaches to Intelligent and Autonomous Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- AI-Enabled and Secure Space–Air–Ground Systems: Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Autonomous Intelligence for UAV Networks (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Learning Based Control for Autonomous Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Vibration Isolation and Control in Mechanical Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Intelligent Sensing, Planning and Control for Autonomous Ground Vehicles (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- The Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms and Robots (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Intelligent Control for Autonomous and Unmanned Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
