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Interdisciplinary Approaches in Intelligent Engineering and Industrial Processes

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 384

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research and innovative applications at the intersection of mechatronics, computer science, and industrial management. It welcomes original contributions addressing theoretical advances, experimental studies, and practical implementations in areas such as intelligent systems, automation, data-driven engineering, digitalization, industrial processes, and interdisciplinary integration.
We particularly encourage submissions that bridge technology and management perspectives to propose novel solutions for current and future societal challenges. It features selected works from the FDIBA Conference at the Technical University of Sofia and welcomes additional high-quality contributions.

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Dr. Vladislav Ivanov
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Keywords

  • mechatronics
  • intelligent systems
  • automation and control
  • computer science applications
  • data-driven engineering
  • digitalization and Industry 4.0
  • industrial management
  • interdisciplinary research
  • applied sciences
  • engineering innovation

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Optimization of the Technical Parameters of Universal Freight Wagons
by Valeri Stoilov and Sanel Purgic
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(23), 12673; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152312673 - 29 Nov 2025
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The present study is devoted to the selection of a new criterion for the optimization of the specific volume/area of universal freight wagons. The currently used criterion—minimum of reduced costs—is practically not applied and the costs for different railway administrations and regions differ [...] Read more.
The present study is devoted to the selection of a new criterion for the optimization of the specific volume/area of universal freight wagons. The currently used criterion—minimum of reduced costs—is practically not applied and the costs for different railway administrations and regions differ significantly. This leads to insufficient use of the effective volume/area of the wagon and to insufficient profitability when carrying out transport work. An analysis of the technical parameters of freight wagons was made, based on which the new criterion—loading tare coefficient—was proposed, depending only on the type of cargo and the wagon parameters. In the analysis, the classical methods for determining the technical parameters were used and an original method for finding the minimum of the new criterion was proposed. These methods were applied to optimize the parameters of a real wagon and the results show that it is expedient to reduce the volume of the wagon. With the optimized wagon, the same transport work can be carried out, as the number of trains for its execution is reduced. The conducted studies can be used by the designers of new freight wagons and by the companies—both the carriers or lessors of wagons. Full article
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