Announcements

1. “A Survey on Design and Control of Lower Extremity Exoskeletons for Bipedal Walking”
by Ibrahim Tijjani, Shivesh Kumar and Melya Boukheddimi
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2395; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052395  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2395

2. “Modified A-Star (A*) Approach to Plan the Motion of a Quadrotor UAV in Three-Dimensional Obstacle-Cluttered Environment”
by Ghulam Farid, Silvio Cocuzza, Talha Younas, Asghar Abbas Razzaqi, Waqas Ahmad Wattoo, Ferdinando Cannella and Hongwei Mo
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(12), 5791; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12125791
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/5791

3. “Gaussian Process Surrogates for Modeling Uncertainties in a Use Case of Forging Superalloys”
by Johannes G. Hoffer, Bernhard C. Geiger and Roman Kern
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1089; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1089

4. “Numerical Performance Investigation of a Hybrid eCVT Specialized Agricultural Tractor”
by Francesco Mocera and Valerio Martini
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2438; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052438
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2438

5. “A Novel Method for Fault Diagnosis of Bearings with Small and Imbalanced Data Based on Generative Adversarial Networks”
by Qingbin Tong, Feiyu Lu, Ziwei Feng, Qingzhu Wan, Guoping An, Junci Cao and Tao Guo
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(14), 7346; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12147346
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7346

6. “A Study on a New Independent Metering Valve for Hydraulic Boom Excavator”
by Thanh-Ha Nguyen, Tri-Cuong Do and Kyoung-Kwan Ahn
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(2), 605; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12020605  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/2/605

7. “Joining of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer Composites by Friction Stir Welding—A Review”
by Miguel A. R. Pereira, Ivan Galvão, José Domingos Costa, Ana M. Amaro and Rui M. Leal
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2744; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052744  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2744

8. “A Numerical Aerodynamic Analysis on the Effect of Rear Underbody Diffusers on Road Cars”
by Alex Guerrero, Robert Castilla and Giorgio Eid
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(8), 3763; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12083763   
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/8/3763

9. “Deep Learning-Based Weld Contour and Defect Detection from Micrographs of Laser Beam Welded Semi-Finished Products”
by Christian Nowroth, Tiansheng Gu, Jan Grajczak, Sarah Nothdurft, Jens Twiefel, Jörg Hermsdorf, Stefan Kaierle and Jörg Wallaschek
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(9), 4645; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12094645
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/9/4645

10. “Statistical Characterization of Stress Concentrations along Butt Joint Weld Seams Using Deep Neural Networks”
by Moritz Braun, Josef Neuhäusler, Martin Denk, Finn Renken, Leon Kellner, Jan Schubnell, Matthias Jung, Klemens Rother and Sören Ehlers
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(12), 6089; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12126089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/6089

11. “Infill Microstructures for Additive Manufacturing”
by Ioannis Ntintakis and Georgios E. Stavroulakis
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(15), 7386; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12157386   
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7386

12. “Computational Evaluation of Shock Wave Interaction with a Liquid Droplet”
by Viola Rossano, Amedeo Cittadini and Giuliano De Stefano
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1349; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031349
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1349

13. “Thermal–Mechanical FEM Analyses of a Liquid Rocket Engines Thrust Chamber”
by Michele Ferraiuolo, Michele Perrella, Venanzio Giannella and Roberto Citarella
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(7), 3443; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073443  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/7/3443

14. “Development of Active Microvibration Isolation System for Precision Space Payload”
by Yuchen Qian, Yong Xie, Jianjun Jia and Liang Zhang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(9), 4548; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12094548  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/9/4548

15. “Chatter Detection in Robotic Milling Using Entropy Features”
by Bin Yang, Kai Guo and Jie Sun
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(16), 8276; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168276  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/16/8276

16. “Solid-State Rotary Friction-Welded Tungsten and Mild Steel Joints”
by Beata Skowrońska, Mariusz Bober, Paweł Kołodziejczak, Michał Baranowski, Mirosław Kozłowski and Tomasz Chmielewski
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(18), 9034; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12189034
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/18/9034

17. “Modeling and Validation of a Passive Truss-Link Mechanism for Deployable Structures Considering Friction Compensation with Response Surface Methods”
by Han-Sol Choi, Dong-Yeon Kim, Jeong-Hoon Park, Jae Hyuk Lim and Tae Seong Jang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(1), 451; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12010451
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/1/451

18. “Design, Manufacture and Wind Tunnel Test of a Modular FishBAC Wing with Novel 3D Printed Skins”
by Andrés E. Rivero, Stephane Fournier, Rafael M. Heeb and Benjamin K. S. Woods
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(2), 652; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12020652  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/2/652

19. “Weak Signal Processing Methods Based on Improved HHT and Filtering Techniques for Steel Wire Rope”
by Shiwei Liu, Yanhua Sun, Lingsong He and Yihua Kang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(14), 6969; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12146969  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/6969

20. “Effect of Fuel Sloshing on the Damping of a Scaled Wing Model—Experimental Testing and Numerical Simulations”
by Lucian Constantin, Joe J. De Courcy, Branislav Titurus, Thomas C. S. Rendall, Jonathan E. Cooper and Francesco Gambioli
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(15), 7860; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12157860   
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7860