Advances in Powertrain Design for Greener and Sustainable Non-road Mobile Machineries

Dear Colleagues,

With the term Non-Road Mobile Machinery (also known as NRMM) it is usual to address a wide range of off-road vehicles used for work activities in the following areas: construction, agriculture, forestry, handling, rail transports, maritime and waterway navigation, public green maintenance, etc. The need for lower Greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions is driving both the academia and the industry towards new powertrain and vehicle design solutions with the aim of obtaining higher efficiency for the same work tasks. This result can be achieved improving the powertrain layout and components, using alternative fuels with lower environmental impact, or adopting electric systems for full or hybrid electric configurations. Environmental sustainability should become the driving factor for innovative design of new powertrains, with a wider look at all the different phases of the product life cycle. Moreover, diagnostics and predictive maintenance should be considered as essential tools to preserve as much as possible the initial powertrain efficiency during the whole service life.

This Special Issue aims to gather contributions from experts in the field of NRMM devoted to the pursuit of efficiency improvements at powertrain or system level. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Design, modelling, control and optimization of Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell powertrain systems;
• Energy management strategies for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell powertrain systems;
• Hardware In the Loop testing for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell powertrain systems;
• Alternative fuels for internal combustion engines;
• Design, modelling, control and optimization of power-split and CVT powertrain systems;
• Design, modelling, control and optimization of hydrostatic, hydraulic and electro-hydraulic powertrain systems;
• Circular design and environmental impact of innovative vehicle and powertrain components;
• Diagnostic and predictive maintenance for powertrain efficiency optimization during vehicle service life.

Prof. Dr. Aurelio Somà
Dr. Francesco Mocera
Guest Editors

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