Mechanical Engineering
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
The Mechanical Engineering Section is open to receive high-quality papers reporting state-of-the-art technology in the fields of solid mechanics, machine design, advanced manufacturing processes as well as other basic phenomena in this field. The section welcomes rudimentary and challenging studies concerning the basic and advanced design of components and structures subjected to in-service loading conditions. Fluid dynamics and thermodynamics are included in this section. Download Section Flyer
Subject Area
- Strength of materials and solid mechanics
- Linear elastic solutions
- Elasto-plastic solutions
- Stress distribution in real components
- Advance finite element modelling
- Materials engineering design
- Design of composites
- Design of light alloys
- Design of traditional materials
- Design of cast iron
- Thermodynamics
- Heat transfer
- Energy conversion
- Internal combustion engines
- Fluid mechanics
- Fluid statics
- Fluid dynamics
- Applications for hydropower transmission
- Mechanisms and machine design
- Design against fracture
- Design against fatigue
- Engineering design and product design
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
- Instrumentation and measurement
- Stress and strain measurement
- Thermodynamic measurement
- Vibration measurement
- Fluid mechanics measurement
- Manufacturing engineering, technology, or processes
- Welding
- Bolted connections
- Bonded connections
- Advanced bonding processes
- Advanced manufacturing processes
- Vibration, control theory and control engineering
- Vibration in real components
- Design against vibration
- Control systems
- Mechatronics and Automation
- Robotics
- Servo-mechanics
- Sensing and control systems
- Computer-machine controls
- Sensor design
- Industrial automation
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances on New Silicon-Integrating Devices: From the Technology of Silicon to the Technology with Silicon (Deadline: 30 May 2020)
- Progress in Spray Science and Technology (Deadline: 31 May 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence for Smart Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2020)
- Mechanical Reliability in Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 1 June 2020)
- Novel Industry 4.0 Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 22 June 2020)
- Progress in 3D Printing of Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Biorobotics: Challenges, Technologies, and Trends (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Haptics: Technology and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Applications of Intelligent Control Methods in Mechatronic Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- New Trends on Selective Laser Melting (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- 10th Anniversary of Applied Sciences: Invited Papers in Mechanical Engineering Section (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Multi-Robot Systems: Challenges, Trends and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Structural Integrity of Aluminium Alloys (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- IWPMA (International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications in Actuators) 2019 (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Research in Optical Engines (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2020)
- Reliability Analysis of Electrotechnical Devices (Deadline: 15 July 2020)
- Experimental Mechanics, Instrumentation and Metrology (Deadline: 15 July 2020)
- Applications of Magnetic Gear and Magnetic Geared Motor (Deadline: 15 July 2020)
- Design and Management of Manufacturing Systems (Deadline: 15 July 2020)
- Novel Approaches for Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (Deadline: 31 July 2020)
- Metal Matrix Composites II (Deadline: 31 July 2020)
- Novel Approaches for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 31 July 2020)
- Additive Manufacturing of Metal Components: Mechanical Behavior, Process Parameter Optimization, and Control Ⅱ (Deadline: 31 July 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Biomechanics (Deadline: 31 July 2020)
- Printed Electronics Processing (Deadline: 31 July 2020)
- IC Engine Efficiency and Emissions (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- New Sensors for Nondestructive Evaluation (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Advances in Mechanical Systems Dynamics 2020 (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Innovative Textiles in the Era of Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Modeling, Design, and Optimization of Flexible Mechanical Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Progress in Advanced High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Advances in Robotics-Based Automation Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Object Recognition, Robotic Grasping and Manipulation (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Applied Biomechanics in Sport, Rehabilitation and Ergonomy (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Thermomechanical Properties of Steel (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Design and Optimization of Production Lines (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
- Materials for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems with Nonlocal Operators (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Application of Wood Composites (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Reliability Modelling and Analysis for Complex Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- New Advances of Cavitation Instabilities (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Connected Automated Vehicles (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Diagnostics of Rotating Machinery through Vibration Monitoring: Signal Processing and Pattern Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Modelling and Control of Mechatronic and Robotic Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Upper-Limb Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation: Developments and Challenges (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Computational Methods for Fracture Ⅱ (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Nonlinear Control: Theory and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Fracture Mechanics – Theory, Modeling and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- The High Efficiency Machining Process and Machining of Complex Materials II (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Advances in Very-High-Cycle Fatigue (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Advances in Machine Fault Diagnosis (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- The State of the Art of Thermo-Chemical Heat Storage (Deadline: 30 September 2020)
- Machining Dynamics and Parameters Process Optimization (Deadline: 10 October 2020)
- Machine Learning and Signal Processing for Diagnostics and Prognostics Applications (Deadline: 30 October 2020)
- Advanced Numerical Approaches for Crack Growth Simulation (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Manufacturing Metrology (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) II (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Machine-Learning Techniques for Robotics (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Armour and Protection Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Emission Control in Hybrid Vehicles (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Ultrasonic Transducers and Related Apparatus and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- NondestructiveTesting in Composite Materials Ⅱ (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Control and Automation (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Requirements in Design Processes: Open Issues, Relevance and Implications (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Bearing Fault Detection and Diagnosis (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
- Innovative Bridge Construction Systems and Techniques (Deadline: 15 November 2020)
- Systems Engineering: Availability and Reliability (Deadline: 20 November 2020)
- Fluid Flows Modelling in Microfluidic Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Advanced Engine Technologies and Innovative Vehicle Driving Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Machine Fault Diagnostics and Prognostics II (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Future Autonomous Drones (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Machine Health and Condition Monitoring (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Haptics for Tele-Communication and Tele-Training (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- E-Textiles (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence for Connected and Automated Vehicles (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Fracture and Fatigue Assessments of Structural Components Ⅱ (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Additive Manufacturing and System: From Methods to Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Smart Manufacturing Technology (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Surface Characterization and Modification of Additive Manufactured Components (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Development and Application of Particle Detectors (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Environmentally Friendly Gas Turbines (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Mobile Robots Navigation Ⅱ (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Welding of Aluminium Alloys (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Extreme Sciences and Engineering Ⅱ (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- New Trends in Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Design (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Modern Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Mechanical Tolerance Analysis in the Era of Industry 4.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Sustainable Construction Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2020)
- Dynamics and Control of Flexible Spacecraft (Deadline: 20 December 2020)
- In-silico Methods in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Biotribology (Deadline: 20 December 2020)
- Robotics and Vibration Mechanics (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Applications of Finite Element Modeling for Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Advances on Underwater Robotics and Automation (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Advanced Technologies for the Optimization of Internal Combustion Engines (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Tribology in Machine Components (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Advanced Flexible Electronics: Materials, Sensors, and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Optical Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Advances in Nondestructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring for Materials and Aerospace Industry Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Visualization and Simulation of Microstructural Dynamics of Complex Fluid–Particle Systems: Process Industry Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Design for Additive Manufacturing: Methods and Tools (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Reliability Techniques in Industrial Design (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Computational and Experimental Assessment in Structural Engineering (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Recent Advances and Applications of Optimal Control and Reinforcement Learning in Guidance and Navigation Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Sports Fluid Mechanics (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Mechanics of Structural Joints (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
- Bayesian Inference in Inverse Problem (Deadline: 30 January 2021)
- The Advances in Fluid Mechanics (Deadline: 31 January 2021)
- Flexible and Printed Electronics (Deadline: 31 January 2021)
- Vibration and Sound Control by Acoustic Meta Structures (Deadline: 31 January 2021)
- New Progress in Construction Machinery and Vehicle Engineering II (Deadline: 1 February 2021)
- Advances in Aerial, Space, and Underwater Robotics (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Flammability, Dust and Gas Explosions (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Visual Analytics for Multidisciplinary Engineering Design (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Aircraft Modeling and Simulation (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Advances in Technological Rehabilitation (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Advances in Collaborative Robotics for Service, Industrial and Green Applications (Deadline: 12 March 2021)
- Chemical Mechanical Polishing and Grinding (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Micro-Robotics (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Fracture Mechanics and Structural Integrity of Composite Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Artificial-Intelligence-Based Methods for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Quality Control in Welding (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- New Trends in Design Engineering (Deadline: 1 September 2021)
