Machines

Innovations in the Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing of Production Systems

edited by

Vitalii Ivanov

,

Ivan Pavlenko

and

Katarzyna Antosz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 33021 | 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)

Design and Manufacturing: An Industry 4.0 Perspective

edited by

Panagiotis Kyratsis

,

Angelos P. Markopoulos

,

Henrique de Amorim Almeida

and

Tatjana Spahiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22098 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0 applications; 3D printing and additive manufacturing; Internet of Things (IoT); 3D virtual and augmented reality; 3D prototyping; artificial intelligence and machine learning; CAD/CAM/CAE systems; simulations and reverse engineering; modern machining and manufacturing; applications and simulations in robotics; sustainability and design based on circular economy principles; product lifecycle management systems (PLM); sustainable product design and manufacturing; computational design; parametric design; design for X; interoperability; modularity and decentralization; remote monitoring and control; real-time supply chain optimization; digital quality management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Smart Manufacturing and Beyond: Bridging Innovation in Industry 4.0 and 5.0

edited by

Ratna Babu Chinnam

and Sara Masoud

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13566 | 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)

Cutting-Edge Research in Tribology and Its Applications to Rolling Element Bearings

edited by Dongwu Li and Yaguang Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7471 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; rolling element bearings; friction; wear; lubrication; contact; surface engineering

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

New Trends in Industrial Robots

edited by

Sever-Gabriel Racz

and

Radu-Eugen Breaz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7181 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous path control; machining with robots; digital twins for robots; collaborative robots; mobile industrial robots; humanoid robots for industrial tasks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Adaptive Control Using Magnetorheological Technology

edited by

Lei Deng

, Wenxing Li and Jian Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6481 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetorheological; adaptive control; vibration attenuation; vibration isolation

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

Components of Hydrostatic Drive Systems

edited by

Paweł Śliwiński

,

Piotr Osiński

and

Mykola Karpenko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5341 | Submission Open

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

Advances in AI-Enabled Applications for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

edited by

Wilfried Yves Hamilton Adoni

,

Moez Krichen

and Jamal Berrich

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4034 | 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)

Machine Learning Based Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring

edited by Wei Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3512 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; predictive maintenance; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; health management

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

Design and Control of Assistive Robots

edited by

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3196 | 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)

Digital Twins in Robotics

edited by

Giacinto Barresi

,

Dejiu Chen

and

Giuseppe Carbone

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2726 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; robotics; human– robot interaction; simulation; ergonomics; computational models

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

Recent Progress in Electrical Machines and Motor Drives

edited by Angel Gonzalez-Prieto and

Ignacio Gonzalez Prieto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2107 | 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)

Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA 2024)

edited by Xinli Du

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: control theory and applications; mechatronics and robotics; industrial automation and process control; intelligent systems and machine learning

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

Magnetic Bearing Related Technology and Its Equipment Fields

edited by

Weiyu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1635 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic bearings; structure design of magnetic bearing system; mathematical modeling of magnetic bearing system; control of magnetic bearing system; control of magnetic bearing system; equipment fields of magnetic bearings; flywheel energy storage system; high-speed motors; centrifugal compressors; artificial heart pumps

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

Wound Field and Less Rare-Earth Electrical Machines in Renewables

edited by

Udochukwu B. Akuru

and

Zhongze Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1532 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine topology; design and analysis; modeling; optimization; multi-physics; control; electrical-excited; wound field; wound rotor; brushless; field-excited; hybrid-excited; less rare earth; rare earth-free; fault tolerance; electric vehicle; wind power generation; multiphase; synchronous condenser; hygrogenerators; DC-excited; renewable energy

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

Compliant Mechanisms and Actuators for Exoskeletons and Human–Robot Interactions

edited by

Shaoping Bai

,

Lin Liu

, Guimin Chen and Zhongyi Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1510 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliant joints; variable-stiffness mechanism; serial elastic actuators (SEAs); exoskeletons; humanoids; energy harvesting; energy efficiency; sensing and perception

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

Coordinate Measurements of Free-Form Surfaces

edited by

Marek Magdziak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-machine measurement; coordinate metrology; free-form surfaces; measurement strategy

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

Industrial Robot Operation in the Era of Industry 5.0

edited by Henrique Simas, Roberto Simoni,

Leonardo Mejia Rincon

,

Raul D. S. G. Campilho

and

Dimitris Mourtzis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

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

Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots and UAVs, 2nd Edition

edited by

Changwon Kim

and

Seong-Jin Kwon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1308 | Submission Open

Keywords: path planning for autonomous agents; enhancing the localization of a mobile robot; motion control of a mobile robot; application of mobile robots to specific areas; multi-agent management system

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

Recent Advances in Laser Welding for E-Mobility Applications

edited by Tianzhu Sun,

Peilei Zhang

and Conghui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1182 | 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)

Advanced Manufacturing and Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Roozbeh Ross Salary

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advances in Dynamic Analysis of Multibody Mechanical Systems

edited by

Pietro Davide Maddio

and

Rosario Sinatra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open

Keywords: multibody dynamics; nonlinear dynamics; system stability; numerical simulation; vibration analysis

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

Advanced Technologies for Sheet Metal Forming

edited by

Jun Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: stamping; spin forming; superplastic forming; increamental sheet forming; hydroforming; roll forming; process simulation; tooling technologies; metal fabrication processes; welding and joining

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

Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

edited by

Mark J. Jackson

,

Rosemar Batista da Silva

and

Rahul Davis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical; automotive; aeronautical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Tribology Today—Advances, Applications and Innovations

edited by Ali Usman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart tribology; automotive tribology; advanced manufacturing; sustainable tribology

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

Physical-Informed Fault Monitoring and Fault-Tolerant Control of Industrial System

edited by Qing Li, Yu Shao and Xiang Chen

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

Keywords: theoretical modeling for fault monitoring and tolerance control; physics-informed deep learning for fault diagnosis and classification; physics-informed deep learning for failure prognosis and life-time prediction; active fault-tolerant control of industrial system; passive fault-tolerant control of industrial system; implementation of physics-informed modeling in embedded environment for IoT and PHM applications; self-healing; evaluation; validation; and investigation of physics-informed models/algorithms; fault compensation; redundant decision; and adaptive control in industrial systems; applications of physical-informed fault monitoring in various industrial systems/domains; uncertainty and stability assessments in physical-informed models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Cutting-Edge AI and Deep Learning Techniques for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Mustafa Demetgül

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; machine learning; predictive maintenance; computer vision; data science

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

Design and Experimental Activity of Testing Machines and Mechanical Test Rigs

edited by

Ciro Santus

and

Massimiliano De Agostinis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15531 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical testing; fatigue design; finite element analysis; vibration monitoring; optimization; electrical actuation; safety design; commissioning

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

Recent Advances in Surface Integrity with Machining and Milling

edited by

Kazumasa Kawasaki

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11742 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface roughness; surface topography; residual stresses; milling; machining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Recent Advances in 3D Printing in Industry 4.0

edited by

Zbigniew Pilch

and

César M. A. Vasques

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7870 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Applications of Piezoelectric Devices and Materials

edited by

Fangzhou Xia

and

Stefano Mariani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7042 | 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 Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Advancements in Condition Monitoring of Electric Motors: Integrating Digital Twins, AI, and IoT for Enhanced Operational Efficiency, Fault Diagnosis, and Cybersecurity

edited by

Antonios Gasteratos

and

Theoklitos Karakatsanis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6930 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric motors; industrial applications; fault diagnosis; prognosis; predictive maintenance; smart sensors; condition monitoring; data collection and security challenges; digital twins; artificial intelligence; secure communication protocols; critical infrastructure protection; wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

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

Design and Control of Wearable Mechatronics Devices

edited by

Nicola Secciani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6485 | 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)

Advances in Geometrical Product Specification and Verification in the Era of Industry 4.0

edited by

George Kaisarlis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6208 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometric dimensioning and tolerancing; coordinate metrology; uncertainty analysis and estimation; anvanced tolerancing; model-based definition; geometrical product specification; standardization; digital twin; 3D sensing; industry 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Compensation for Geometric Errors and Improvement in Accuracy Through Innovative Design and Advanced Control Strategies

edited by

Bo-Lin Jian

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5009 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometric error compensation; advanced control systems; precision engineering; error modeling and prediction; real-time error correction; image processing for accuracy; sensor fusion for precision; thermal error compensation; control system

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

Advancements in Control and Diagnostics for Electric Motor Drive Systems

edited by Giacomo Scelba and Luigi Danilo Tornello

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4209 | 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)

Application of Digital Twins in Industry 5.0

edited by Michael Grieves and Dean Bartles

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3678 | 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)

Smart Machining and Machine Tools

edited by Xiaohu Li and

Yanfei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2501 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine tools; smart machines; monitoring; diagnosis; control; manufacturing; decisionmaking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

The New Digital Era in Industrial Robotics, Mechatronics and Factory Automation

edited by

Roman Ružarovský

,

Tibor Horak

and

Ivan Virgala

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2258 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial robotics; factory automation; industrial mechatronics

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

New Trends in Reliability and Lifetime Improvement in Power-Electronic-Controlled Machines and Devices

edited by

Gian Carlo Montanari

and

Sukesh Babu Myneni

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2214 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machines; machine insulation; partial discharges; power electronics; lifetime improvement; reliability

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

Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration Monitoring and Fault Diagnostics in Rotating Systems

edited by

Lei Hou

,

Nasser A. Saeed

and

Shun Zhong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotating systems; nonlinear dynamics; vibration monitoring; fault diagnostics; intelligent modeling; experimental investigation; multi-physics and multi-scale; artificial intelligence

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

Mastering Vibrations: The Latest Breakthroughs in Control for Mechanical Systems

edited by

Tamara Nestorović

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1722 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear and nonlinear vibration phenomena; dynamics; modeling and simulaiton; advanced control; experimental investigation and implementation

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

Advances in Vehicle Dynamics

edited by

Hossein Habibi

, Quan Bing Eric Li and

Perk Lin Chong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; vibration control; AI and ML in vehicles; simulation tools; safety systems; environment interaction; dynamic modeling; motion control; smart transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Vibration Detection of Induction and PM Motors

edited by Jianfeng Hong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open

Keywords: induction motor; PM motor; vibration signal; fault detection

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

Biped Robotics: Bridging the Gap Between Humans and Machines

edited by

Shabnam Sadeghi Esfahlani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1296 | Submission Open

Keywords: biped robotics; human– machine interaction; robot design; control systems; actuators and sensors; machine learning; biomechanics; robotic agility; artificial intelligence; societal impact; additive manufacturing; biomaterials

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

Machine Learning for Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbines, 2nd Edition

edited by Gang Yu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; fault diagnosis; wind turbine; deep learning; condition monitoring

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

New Advances in Synchronous Reluctance Motors

edited by Kyu-yun Hwang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: loss analysis in synchronous reluctance motors; advanced control techniques for SynRMs; high-efficiency design strategies; fault-tolerant synchronous reluctance motors; material optimization for SynRMs; thermal management in SynRM systems; applications of synchronous reluctance motors; cost-effective manufacturing of SynRMs; innovative rotor design for enhanced performance; energy-efficient SynRM drive systems

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

Advanced Technologies in Vehicle Interior Noise Control

edited by

Jianwang Shao

and

Zeinab El-Sayegh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle interior noise; acoustic metamaterials; passive/active/intelligent control; active sound design; robustness control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Flexibility and Efficiency in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

edited by Ismail M. Ali and

Ripon K. Chakrabortty

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconfigurable manufacturing systems; digital twin; Industry 4.0; cyber-physical systems; artificial intelligence; autonomous robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Smart Tools in Advanced Machining

edited by

Duo Li

, Zhichao You and Guoyu Yu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart tools; machining performance control; design optimization; process condition monitoring; tool predictive maintenance; tool lifecycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

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