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Energy Storage-Driven Virtual Power Plants: Key Enablers, Operations, and Policy Landscapes in Future Power Systems

edited by Mingze Zhang,

Samson Yu

Yang Li

, Chao Long and

Saman A. Gorji

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open

Keywords: planning, dispatch, and control for flexible resources participating in power system operations. business models and trading mechanisms of flexible resources in power systems; aggregation, trading, and control strategies for distributed flexible resources. collaborative control of the main-distribution network to support the flexible role of distributed resources; analysis and optimization of control mechanisms for frequency security and stability in power systems; classification and design of load forecasting application scenarios under the influence of multiple factors; coordination optimization and control of multiple resources, including conventional power sources, emerging renewable energy sources, and flexible resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation in Energy Systems)

Robust Estimation and Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems

edited by Souad Bezzaoucha and

Allahyar Montazeri

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2751 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear systems; observer design; robust control theory; uncertainty modeling; adaptive and fault-tolerant control; cyber-physical systems; stability and performance guarantees

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control Theory and Methods)

Intelligent Automation: Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Automation

edited by

João Miguel da Costa Sousa

and

Susana Vieira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12722 | 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)

Substation Automation, Protection and Control Based on IEC 61850

edited by Shantanu Kumar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8447 | Submission Open

Keywords: IEC 61850; digital substation; non-conventional instrument transformer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation in Energy Systems)

Deep Learning-Enabled Automation for Environmental Monitoring and Sustainable Management

edited by

Xiao Ke

and

Tianwen Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; automated monitoring; environmental perception; intelligent sensing; data fusion; edge deployment; unmanned systems; sustainable management; real-time detection; process automation

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

Intelligent Mechatronic Systems: Advances in Automation, Control, and Robotics

edited by

José R. García-Martínez

Roberto Valentin Carrillo-Serrano

and

Juvenal Rodriguez-Resendiz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9579 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechatronic systems; control systems; robotics; artificial intelligence; cyber–physical systems; autonomous systems; smart sensors and actuators; intelligent control; industrial automation; machine learning in mechatronics; computer vision; human–robot interaction; interdisciplinary technologies; embedded systems; adaptive control; fuzzy control; metaheuristic algorithms optimization

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

AI-Enhanced Measurement and Control for Robotic Systems

edited by Ameer Tamoor Khan and Shuai (Steven) Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2998 | 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)

Large Language Models for Planning and Decision-Making in Autonomous Unmanned Systems

edited by

, Zheng Chen and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language models; autonomous unmanned systems; mission planning and control; intelligent decision-making; embodied artificial intelligence; human–system interaction; explainable AI in automation; safety-critical decision-making; edge deployment and real-time execution; semantic navigation; cognitive automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles)

Robotic Systems for Future Farming

edited by Dong Chen and

Xiaojun Jin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic farming; precision agriculture; agricultural robotics; AI-enabled sensors; sensor fusion; autonomous systems; smart farming; environmental sensing; IoT in agriculture; agricultural automation

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

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