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AI-Enhanced Measurement and Control for Robotic Systems

edited by Ameer Tamoor Khan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 757 | 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)

Intelligent Automation for Agricultural Robotics: AI, LLMs, and Data Fusion Approaches

edited by

Ata Jahangir Moshayedi

Zeashan H. Khan

and Amin Kolahdooz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4736 | Submission Open

Keywords: Automation; robotics; AI; IoT; agriculture

Substation Automation, Protection and Control Based on IEC 61850

edited by Shantanu Kumar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4113 | Submission Open

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

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

Artificial Intelligence and Control-Selected Papers from the 2026 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Control (CAIC 2026)

edited by Yi-Xin Su,

Chenglong Gong

and

Duc Truong Pham

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving and intelligent transportation; robotic manipulation and human– robot collaboration; smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0; intelligent energy systems and smart grids; aerospace systems; environmental monitoring

(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 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5145 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | 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)

Deep Learning-Enabled Automation for Environmental Monitoring and Sustainable Management

edited by

Xiao Ke

and

Tianwen Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 67 | 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)

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