Monitoring and Remaining Useful Life (RUL) Technology of Tool Wear
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 June 2026 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: intelligent processing and fault diagnosis; prediction and monitoring of processing stability; monitoring and remaining useful life prediction of tool wear; monitoring and prediction of processing temperature
Interests: high-precision machining technology for complex components; milling stability and chatter suppression; machining process monitoring and intelligent diagnosis; cutting mechanism and machining performance optimization
Interests: scientific machine learning; intelligent machine condition monitoring; advanced manufacturing process monitoring and optimization; industrial data mining; smart clean energy systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tool wear is a fundamental tribological phenomenon that directly affects manufacturing quality and efficiency. In smart manufacturing, real-time monitoring and accurate prediction of remaining useful life (RUL) are essential. This Special Issue brings together surface engineering, contact mechanics, and data science to address these challenges. We invite research that links the evolution of surface topography in machining processes with friction, wear, and lubrication to enable smarter predictions.
Key topics include:
Advanced sensing and modeling: Multi-sensor fusion and AI-driven models for wear state recognition and RUL prediction.
Physics-informed prediction: Integrating wear mechanisms with monitoring data.
Industrial applications: Robust strategies for real-world monitoring and implementation.
This issue aims to provide a critical reference for researchers in tribology, surface engineering, and smart manufacturing, fostering sustainable collaboration between academia and industry.
Dr. Changfu Liu
Dr. Boling Yan
Dr. Min Xia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wear
- tribology
- surface engineering
- lubrication
- contact mechanics
- machining
- surface topography
- condition monitoring
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