Renewable Energy Systems for Mobile Robots

Dear Colleagues,

Autonomous robots have special energy needs, their batteries need to be recharged after every use and their autonomy is limited, particularly for aerial vehicles (UAV). In urban and grid-connected systems the recharging procedure is controlled with very well-known approaches; however, in remote and countryside areas, when the grid connection is not warranted or even non-existent, those robots have to do their duty regardless. Therefore, a special energy supply has to be developed to recharge operational robots and the concept of “off-grid” has a particular and special relevance in such cases.

Considering this fact, in this Special Issue, new research and developments are expected regarding efficient energy supply systems based on renewable sources in tough environments where no grid connection exists.

In this Special Issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to the following:

• Renewable energy supply systems for mobile robots.
• Energy processing for mobile robots: New trends in conversion architectures.
• Energy management in mobile robots: New trends in control algorithms.
• Energy optimization in robotic applications.
• Optimal battery recharging systems in off-grid environments.
• New trends in electrical vehicles (EV) recharging in off-grid environments.
• Contactless battery charging in mobile robots.
• Rethinking usual robotic applications with off-grid supply.
• New robotic applications in off-grid recharging systems.

Dr. Antoni Grau
Dr. Herminio Martínez-García
Guest Editors

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