Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Systems & Control Engineering”

The “Systems & Control Engineering” Section provides the field of electrical and computer engineering with a unified paradigm for designing controllers in a variety of application domains. Initially developed in the context of electrical engineering, this dynamic field has come to represent an essential enabling and supporting technology for a wide range of sectors (energy, transport, manufacturing, biology, defense, robotics, etc.).

As they are of an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “A Genetic Algorithm Optimized RNN-LSTM Model for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Turbofan Engine”
by Kwok Tai Chui, Brij B. Gupta and Pandian Vasant
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030285
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/285

2. “Multi-Objective Energy Management of a Micro-Grid Considering Stochastic Nature of Load and Renewable Energy Resources”
by Deyaa Ahmed, Mohamed Ebeed, Abdelfatah Ali, Ali S. Alghamdi and Salah Kamel
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 403; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040403
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/403

3. “Machine Learning-Based Data-Driven Fault Detection/Diagnosis of Lithium-Ion Battery: A Critical Review”
by Akash Samanta, Sumana Chowdhuri and Sheldon S. Williamson
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1309; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111309
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1309

4. “Bearing Fault Classification Using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and Convolutional Neural Network”
by Rafia Nishat Toma, Cheol-Hong Kim and Jong-Myon Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111248
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1248

5. “Security of Things Intrusion Detection System for Smart Healthcare”
by Celestine Iwendi, Joseph Henry Anajemba, Cresantus Biamba and Desire Ngabo
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1375; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121375
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1375

6. “A Cost-Efficient MFCC-Based Fault Detection and Isolation Technology for Electromagnetic Pumps”
by Ugochukwu Ejike Akpudo and Jang-Wook Hur
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 439; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040439
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/439

7. “On-line Detection and Classification of PMSM Stator Winding Faults Based on Stator Current Symmetrical Components Analysis and the KNN Algorithm”
by Przemyslaw Pietrzak and Marcin Wolkiewicz
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1786; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151786
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1786

8. “An Autonomous Grape-Harvester Robot: Integrated System Architecture”
by Eleni Vrochidou, Konstantinos Tziridis, Alexandros Nikolaou, Theofanis Kalampokas, George A. Papakostas, Theodore P. Pachidis, Spyridon Mamalis, Stefanos Koundouras and Vassilis G. Kaburlasos
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1056; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091056
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1056

9. “OATCR: Outdoor Autonomous Trash-Collecting Robot Design Using YOLOv4-Tiny”
by Medhasvi Kulshreshtha, Sushma S. Chandra, Princy Randhawa, Georgios Tsaramirsis, Adil Khadidos and Alaa O. Khadidos
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2292; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182292
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2292

10. “State of the Art of Urban Smart Vertical Farming Automation System: Advanced Topologies, Issues and Recommendations”
by Mohamad Hanif Md Saad, Nurul Maisarah Hamdan and Mahidur R. Sarker
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1422; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1422

11. “Design of Integrated Autonomous Driving Control System That Incorporates Chassis Controllers for Improving Path Tracking Performance and Vehicle Stability”
by Taewon Ahn, Yongki Lee and Kihong Park
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020144
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/144

12. “Multi-Objective Sizing Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Microgrid in a Stand-Alone Marine Context”
by Wenqiang Zhu, Jiang Guo and Guo Zhao
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020174
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/174

13. “Chaos-Based Secure Communications in Biomedical Information Application”
by Teh-Lu Liao, Hsin-Chieh Chen, Chiau-Yuan Peng and Yi-You Hou
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 359; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030359
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/359

14. “DWT-LSTM-Based Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Bearings with Multi-Sensors”
by Kai Gu, Yu Zhang, Xiaobo Liu, Heng Li and Mifeng Ren
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2076; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172076
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2076

15. “Synthesis of a Path-Planning Algorithm for Autonomous Robots Moving in a Game Environment during Collision Avoidance”
by Józef Lisowski
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 675; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060675
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/675

16. “Optimization of a 3D-Printed Permanent Magnet Coupling Using Genetic Algorithm and Taguchi Method”
by Ekaterina Andriushchenko, Ants Kallaste, Anouar Belahcen, Toomas Vaimann, Anton Rassõlkin, Hamidreza Heidari and Hans Tiismus
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040494
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/494

17. “Open Source Control Device for Industry 4.0 Based on RAMI 4.0”
by Pablo F. S. Melo, Eduardo P. Godoy, Paolo Ferrari and Emiliano Sisinni
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 869; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070869
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/869

18. “Analysis of Obstacle Avoidance Strategy for Dual-Arm Robot Based on Speed Field with Improved Artificial Potential Field Algorithm”
by Hui Zhang, Yongfei Zhu, Xuefei Liu and Xiangrong Xu
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1850; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151850
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1850

19. “A Novel S-Box Dynamic Design Based on Nonlinear-Transform of 1D Chaotic Maps”
by Wenhao Yan and Qun Ding
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1313; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111313
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1313

20. “Research on the Coordinated Control of Regenerative Braking System and ABS in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Based on Composite Structure Motor”
by Qiwei Xu, Chuan Zhou, Hong Huang and Xuefeng Zhang
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030223
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/223