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Key Technologies in Intelligent Mining Equipment

edited by

Lei Si

and

Jianbo Dai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 30259 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control systems of mining equipment; artificial intelligence and machine learning in mining sensing and perception of mining sensors; human-machine interaction of mining robot; safety and reliability of mining technologies; case studies and applications of intelligent mining

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

Fault Diagnostics and Fault Tolerance of Synchronous Electric Drives

edited by

Davide Fonseca

and

Antonio J. Marques Cardoso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21526 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnostics; fault tolerance; synchronous motors; line-start synchronous motors; permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motors

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

Design and Application of Medical and Rehabilitation Robots

edited by

Rogério Sales Gonçalves

and

Giuseppe Carbone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20481 | 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)

Assessing New Trends in Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Benoit Eynard

and

Paul Refalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12916 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

New Journeys in Vehicle System Dynamics and Control

edited by Changning Liu, Yi Yang and Lai Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12707 | Submission Open

Keywords: grounded vehicle; railway vehicle; VTOL; dynamic analysis; vibration control; stability and control; active or semi-active control; energy harvesting; acoustics and vibration; nonlinear vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Vibration-Based Machines Wear Monitoring and Prediction

edited by

Zoltan-Iosif Korka

and

Michael I. Friswell

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11375 | 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)

Application of Deep Learning in Intelligent Machines

edited by Lie Yang,

Chen Lyu

, Qingchao Liu and Zilong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9439 | 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)

Interactive Manipulation of Mobile Manipulators

edited by Qiang Li, Huibin Cao and Xiang Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9374 | 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)

Advanced Agriculture Machines and Technologies in Smart Farming

edited by

Victor Bloch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5449 | Submission Open

Keywords: field robots and drones for actuating; new tasks performed by autonomous machines; human– robot collaboration in field tasks; robot swarms in field tasks; infrastructure for robot autonomy in fields; low-cost platforms for commercial use; economic considerations in using smart farm machines; safety issues in field robot autonomy; fitting plants and the growing environment to machines; robotics in PLF

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

Integration and Implementation of AI in the Control and Monitoring of Electrical Machines, High Power Converters, and Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Dmitry Baimel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4595 | 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)

Theoretical and Experimental Study on Compressor Performance

edited by

Kim Tiow Ooi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4323 | Submission Open

Keywords: compressor design; compressor technologies; compressor efficiency; compressor performance prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)

Advancements in Fluid-Structure Interaction Vibration Control Technology

edited by Dongyang Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4211 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid-structure interaction; vibration control; vibration and noise reduction; dynamical analysis; numerical method; finite element simulation; active control

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

Recent Advances in Industrial Control Systems

edited by

Iwona Grobelna

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2500 | 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)

Optimization-Based Motion Planning & Control for Autonomous Driving in Dynamic Environments

edited by

Bai Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimal motion planning; dynamic trajectory optimization; real-time motion control; path planning in dynamic environments; optimization-based autonomous driving; dynamic obstacle avoidance; cooperative trajectory optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Advances in Condition Monitoring of Distributed Energy Equipment and Systems

edited by Xuguang Hu, Yang Liu and Guangliang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2475 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation modeling; multi-physics sensing; information fusion; intelligent fault diagnosis; lifetime prediction; remaining useful life estimation; non-destructive monitoring; cloud platform application

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

Rolling Contact Fatigue and Wear of Rails and Wheels

edited by Makoto Akama

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2396 | Submission Open

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

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

Towards Electric Motors and Drives: Condition Monitoring, Performance Prediction and Fault Diagnosis, 2nd Edition

edited by Jinglong Chen and Tongyang Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; signal processing; deep learning; electric motors and drives

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

Selected Papers from MES-2025: Advances in Mechanical Engineering Solutions

edited by

Marco Ceccarelli

and Tigran Parikyan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1219 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; mechatronics; engines; powertrains; transportation machinery; turbomachinery; linkages and mechanical controls

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

Smart Structures and Applications in Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Chen Wang

and

Xing Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 835 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart structures; adaptive structures; morphing structures; vibration and noise control

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

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

edited by

Akos Odry

and

Peter Odry

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 637 | 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)

Digital Twin—Enabling Technologies and Challenges

edited by

Krzysztof Żywicki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; wireless communication; sensors technology; cloud computing; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; data integration; data visualization; virtual and augmented reality simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Advanced Sensorless Control of Electrical Machines

edited by

Ningfei Jiao

and Hang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical machines; sensorless control; high reliability; novel observer design; model-free sensorless control

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

Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Processes, Systems, and Emerging Horizons

edited by Wenchao Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D Printing; hybrid manufacturing; cooperative 3D printing; swarm manufacturing; AI-driven manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Selected Papers from the 8th International Symposium on Multibody Systems and Mechatronics

edited by

Mario Acevedo

, Leonardo Valdivia,

Hiram Ponce

and

Ramiro Velázquez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: multibody system dynamics; kinematics; vehicle dynamics; biomechanics; robotics; mechatronics

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

Advances and Challenges in Wearable Robotics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tommaso Proietti

and

Richard Nuckols

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: control; sensing; real world; adaptive; exosuit; exoskeleton; prosthetic; wearable

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

Recent Advances in Energy Conversion Apparatus for Physical Energy Storage Systems: Design, Drive, and Integration

edited by Yiming Ma, Jincheng Yu, Yang Liu and

Jiangtao Yang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical energy storage; pumped hydro energy storage; compressed air energy storage; flywheel energy storage; solid gravity energy storage; molten salt energy storage; energy conversion apparatus; grid-connected regulation

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

Mechatronic Systems: Developments and Applications

edited by

Nicola Ivan Giannoccaro

Ramiro Velázquez

and

Gianfranco Parlangeli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26193 | 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, Second Edition

edited by

Raul D. S. G. Campilho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17392 | 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)

Advanced Engine Energy Saving Technology

edited by

Simeon Iliev

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12327 | 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)

AI-Driven Reliability Analysis and Predictive Maintenance

edited by

Phuc Do

and Cristiano Cavalcante

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8868 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; data-driven prognosis; AI-driven reliability analysis; machine learning

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

Industry 4.0: Intelligent Robots in Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Yong Tao

, Hongxing Wei,

Haiyuan Li

and Guangzhe Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7926 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent robots; smart manufacturing; collaborative robots; industrial robots

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

Advances in Design and Manufacturing in Die Casting and Metal Forming

edited by Alberto Vergnano and

Paolo Veronesi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7775 | Submission Open

Keywords: die casting; metal forming manufacturing; integrated part and manufacturing process design; resource efficiency; net shape production; manufacturing equipment design; design by simulation; optimization techniques

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

Design and Manufacture of Advanced Machines, Volume II

edited by

Pedro M. B. Torres

Volker Lohweg

Géza Husi

Eduardo André Perondi

Katarzyna Antosz

Oleg Zabolotnyi

and

Jose Machado

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6167 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Aircraft Aerodynamics, Flight Stability, Stabilization and Control of Flying Vehicles

edited by

Naoufel Azouz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5295 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced aircraft aerodynamics; stabilization; flight stability; trajectory generation of flying vehicles

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

Development of Robotic and Hybrid Manufacturing Systems for Machining in Smart Factories

edited by José Enrique Ares Gómez, Iván Iglesias Sánchez and

Luís Pinto Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4607 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Semi-Active Vibration Control: Strategies and Applications

edited by Subhash Rakheja, Zhijun Fu,

Yuming Yin

and

Yumeng Yao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4203 | Submission Open

Keywords: semi-active control; dynamics of vehicles; fuzzy control; PID control; vibration control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Flight Control and Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by Jonatan Alvarez Munoz and Assia Belbachir

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4144 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); path planning and assignment for UAVs; autonomous outdoor and indoor navigation; control algorithms; optimal path planning of UAV swarms; distributed control algorithms

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

Surface Engineering Techniques in Advanced Manufacturing

edited by

Saood Ali

and

Kubilay Aslantaş

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3722 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface modification; coatings; anodizing; thermal spraying; chemical vapor deposition (CVD); laser surface texturing; bio-inspired surface textures; hierarchical surface textures; smart surface modification techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advanced Research and Development in Fluid Machinery: Design, Optimization, and Applications

edited by Yandong Gu,

Christopher Stephen

Leilei Ji

and Guoyi Peng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3079 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid machinery; pump; bearing– rotor systems; multiphase flow; water turbine performance; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); fluid-structure interaction

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

Analysis, Control and Design of Permanent Magnet Machines

edited by Parviz Famouri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2803 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet machines; PMSM motors; generators

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

Digital Twins in Smart Manufacturing

edited by Qinglin Qi, Lin Wang, Matteo De Marchi and

Christophe Danjou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Bridging Control Theory, Optimization and Learning: Applications in Robotics

edited by

Bin Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2363 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lyapunov function; value function; robotics; optimization; nonlinear control; MPC

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

Cutting-Edge Mobility Solutions for High Efficiency Propulsion Systems

edited by

Dario Di Maio

and

Daniela Anna Misul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2344 | Submission Open

Keywords: engines; emissions reduction; combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)

Smart UAV Machines for Detection and Classification: Advancements and Applications in Renewable Energy Technologies

edited by Adeel Feroz Mirza, Majad Mansoor and Balal Yousaf

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart UAV machines; renewable energy environments; UAV-based detection; cutting-edge detection; classification capabilities

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

Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control in Mechanical System

edited by Zhen Jia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2237 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; digital twins; physics-informed neural networks; multi-sensor fusion; cyber– physical systems; resilient control transfer learning

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

Advancements in Mechanical Power Transmission and Its Elements: Second Edition

edited by

Gang Li

and

Yawen Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2167 | Submission Open

Keywords: gears; bearings; drivetrain; clutches; dynamic analysis; control; condition monitoring; lubrication

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

Enhancing Performance of High-Value Components Through Additive Manufacturing: Applications in Marine, Air, and Land Transportation

edited by Yipu Du

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; mechanical designs; material properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Selected Papers from the 10th International Conference on Automation, Control and Robotics Engineering (CACRE 2025)

edited by

Dan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling and identification; robot control; mobile robotics; perception systems; micro robots and micro-manipulation; visual serving; search; rescue; and field robotics; robot sensing and data fusion; localization; navigation; and mapping; dexterous manipulation; medical robots and bio-robotics; space and underwater robots; tele-robotics; mechanism design and applications; adaptive control; robust control; process control; co-operative control; identification and estimation; nonlinear systems; intelligent systems; precision motion control; control applications; control engineering education; human– robot interactions; process automation; intelligent automation; factory modeling and simulation; home; laboratory; and service automation; planning; scheduling; and coordination; nano-scale automation and assembly; instrumentation systems

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

Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence Technology for High-End Equipment Fault Diagnosis (2nd Edition)

edited by Bingyan Chen, Yao Cheng and

Fan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | 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)

Mechanism and Machine Science for Sustainable Development Goals: Contributions from the I4SDG 2025 Conference

edited by

Giuseppe Carbone

and

Andrea Botta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics and mechatronics; green tribology; gearing and transmissions; rotordynamics and multibody dynamics; engines and powertrains; sustainable energy systems

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