Advanced Design of Actuators and Energy Systems from the 8th International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design (M2D)

Dear Colleagues,

The International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design (M2D) was first held in 1990 in Toronto (Canada), with the following editions being organized in the United States, in Japan, in the United Kingdom and in Portugal (the last three editions). The eighth edition will be held at the University of Bologna (Italy), 4–6 September, 2019. This event aims at gathering engineers, scientists and highly qualified scholars operating in the fields of mechanics, engineering design, advanced materials, energy harvesting, reliability, quality and safety engineering. The event will encompass keynote speakers, invited talks, oral and poster presentations, a number of topical symposia, as well as exhibitions and lectures by important industrial companies.

Following the end of the conference, the Scientific Committee will select a number of papers, based on their scientific soundness and on the relevance of their topics, for possible publication in a Special Issue of Actuators. Both theoretical and experimental contributions, both original and review studies, both industrial and university research will be welcome. The selected authors will then be invited to submit extended versions of their conference papers, which will then undergo the usual peer-review process of the journal. The main topics include, but are not limited to:

Tribology and Surface Engineering: Lubrication and the effect of friction on actuator performance.

Mechanical Design and Prototyping: Mechanical design of actuators, product development, additive manufacturing and prototyping in the development of novel actuators.

Biomechanics: Mechanics and design of actuators for applications and testing in biomechanics, medical devices, case studies.

Energy and Thermo-Fluid Systems: Design of advanced energy systems, experimental fluid, development of different types of actuators (e.g.: electromechanical actuators, fluid mechanical actuators, pneumatic actuators, hydraulic actuators, smart actuators), case studies.

Prof. Dario Croccolo
Dr. Stefano Fini
Dr. Giorgio Olmi
Guest Editors

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