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Smart Remanufacturing

edited by Zude Zhou, Quan Liu, Wenjun Xu, F. Javier Ramírez,

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19709 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– robot collaborative disassembly of cores; smart sorting and inspection of components; automated product re-assembly; flexible tooling for assembly and disassembly; intelligent disassembly planning and autonomous re-planning; product condition monitoring and remaining useful life prediction; digital twin modelling and control of remanufacturing operations; case studies in smart remanufacturing

Next-Generation Cybersecurity Solutions for Cyber-Physical Systems

edited by Abbas Yazdinejad and

Quanyan Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3918 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems; next-generation cybersecurity; artificial intelligence; blockchain; quantum computing; federated learning; threat intelligence; quantum machine learning; anomaly detection

Intelligent Automation: Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Automation

edited by

João Miguel da Costa Sousa

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Susana Vieira

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: inteligent automation; artificial intelligence (AI); AI in control; AI in optimization algorithms; AI in manufacturing systems; AI in process automation and monitoring; AI in energy systems; AI in the healthcare industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Control and Machine Learning)

AI-Enhanced Measurement and Control for Robotic Systems

edited by Ameer Tamoor Khan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-based sensor calibration and fusion; learning-based motion and force control; intelligent feedback and adaptive control systems; deep learning for robotic perception and state estimation; bio-inspired and evolutionary control techniques; real-time decision-making and trajectory optimization; AI-driven predictive maintenance and fault detection; applications in collaborative; mobile; aerial; and agricultural robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Autonomous Systems)

Inventory Monitoring and Control Through High-Level Coordination of Drone Swarms

edited by

Simon Tomažič

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: drone swarms; inventory monitoring; predictive control algorithms; path planning; environmental mapping; anomaly detection; cooperative localization; energy-efficient mission planning; secure communication protocols; AI-driven decision-making

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