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New Localization Methods and Motion Tracking Algorithms for Mechatronic Systems, Robots and Unmanned Vehicles submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15414 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor fusion; motion tracking; localization; state estimation; sensor calibration; applied robotics; robot modeling; model validation; machine learning; intelligent sensor systems; pattern recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Digital Twins Applications in Manufacturing Optimization
edited by Lelio Campanile, and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1539 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; smart manufacturing; predictive maintenance; modeling and simulation; IoT edge architecture; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advances in 4D Printing Technology
edited by Xueli Zhou and Qingping Liu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open
Keywords: 4D printing; innovative application; soft robot; 3D printing; multi-material 3D printing; shape memory polymers; shape memory alloys; hydrogel; 4D printing of mechanical metamaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Coordinate Measurements of Free-Form Surfaces
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: on-machine measurement; coordinate metrology; free-form surfaces; measurement strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
10th Anniversary of Machines—Feature Papers in Electrical Machines and Drives submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20506 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Innovations in the Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing of Production Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19156 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing; AR/VR technology; collaborative system; condition monitoring; digital transformation; digital twin; drive units; finite element modeling; industrial growth; industrial robotics; industry 4.0; intelligent systems; machine tools; maintenance service; mechatronics; metalworking equipment; model-based systems engineering; numerical simulation; process innovation; product innovation; quality assurance; rotary machines; smart manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; transport machines and logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advances in Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7640 | Submission Open
Keywords: signal processing; intelligent diagnosis; deep learning; transfer learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Error Measurement, Analysis, and Compensation Technology for CNC Machine Tools
edited by and Jianzhong Fu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6141 | Submission Open
Keywords: CNC machine tools; error measurement and identification; error modeling; error compensation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Smart Manufacturing Systems and Processes submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5919 | Submission Open
Keywords: CNC Machines Tools; cyber-physical systems; Digital Twins; big data management and analytics; automation; interoperability; digital thread; multisensor data fusion; data acquisition; smart monitoring and control; precision machining; intelligent process planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advances in Parallel Robots and Mechanisms submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4893 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Advances in Machinery Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis and Prognosis
edited by and Zequn Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3469 | Submission Open
Keywords: machinery fault diagnosis and prognosis; signal processing and feature extraction; machine learning; deep learning; system-level machinery modeling; numerical optimization; reliability-based analysis and design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Data-Driven Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) Drives submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3118 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Smart Manufacturing and Beyond: Bridging Innovation in Industry 4.0 and 5.0
edited by and Sara Masoud
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2962 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 5.0; Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; cognitive manufacturing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advancements in Control and Diagnostics for Electric Motor Drive Systems
edited by Giacomo Scelba and Luigi Danilo Tornello
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2758 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced motor drive topologies; modulation strategies; intelligent control and diagnostics in motor drives; high-efficient drives; fault detection and fault tolerant motor drives; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Recent Developments in Offshore Wind Turbines
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2509 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore wind turbine; dynamic analysis; hydrodynamics; aerodynamics; mooring dynamics; numerical modeling; physical model testing; floating structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)
Advances in AI-Enabled Applications for Robotics and Autonomous Systems
edited by , and Jamal Berrich
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2372 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotics; drones; swarm robotics; unmanned aerial vehicle; machine learning; autonomous systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Adaptive Control Using Magnetorheological Technology
edited by , Wenxing Li and Jian Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2208 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetorheological; adaptive control; vibration attenuation; vibration isolation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Integration and Implementation of AI in the Control and Monitoring of Electrical Machines, High Power Converters, and Energy Storage Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; electrical machines; fault diagnosis; power converters; energy storage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Digital Twins in Robotics submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2030 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; robotics; human– robot interaction; simulation; ergonomics; computational models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Machine Learning Based Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring
edited by Wei Cheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1874 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; predictive maintenance; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; health management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Application of Digital Twins in Industry 5.0
edited by Michael Grieves and Dean Bartles
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1699 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; Industry 5.0; replicative digital twins; predictive maintenance; virtual commissioning; human– machine manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM): New Trends and Future Perspectives
edited by Abhay Sharma and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1561 | Submission Open
Keywords: wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM); wire arc directed energy deposition (WA-DED); welding-based additive manufacturing; laser arc; plasma; process optimization; material innovation; advanced process control; multi-material printing; industrial applications; microstructural evolution; future perspectives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Novel Manufacturing Processes and Their Innovation for Industries
edited by Xiao Li and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing process; artificial intelligence manufacturing; data-driven manufacturing; recycling and upcycling; green manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; robot manufacturing; additive manufacturing; shear-assisted processing and extrusion; friction extrusion; friction consolidation; friction stir welding and processing; friction stir additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Interactive Manipulation of Mobile Manipulators
edited by Qiang Li, Huibin Cao and Xiang Dong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: new sensors and mobile robot design and evaluation; model; planning; and control of mobile manipulator; loco-manipulation; active or interactive perception in mobile manipulation; shared autonomy for mobile manipulation; human– robot collaboration; applications in service; industrial; agriculture; space; medical and underwater domains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
New Advances in Intelligent Soft Robots
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; soft sensors; soft materials; mechanism design; smart structures; additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; finite element simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
Advanced Manufacturing and Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Flexible Tactile Sensor Array: Trends and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal and multidimensional tactile sensing; structural and sensing materials; advanced manufacturing technologies; flexible tactile sensors arrays; stretchable tactile sensors arrays; tactile data processing; tactile sensing in industrial robots//humanoids; tactile sensing in tele-operated systems/ prosthetics/medical devices; tactile sensing in haptic devices/wearable devices/IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Manufacturing Processes: Cutting-Edge Developments and Outstanding Case Studies Using Robotics and Advanced Automation submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Recent Advances in Laser Welding for E-mobility Applications
edited by Tianzhu Sun, and Conghui Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser joining technologies; process monitoring; modeling and simulation of welding processes; mechanical and structural characterization of advanced materials and joints; hybrid welding and additive manufacturing; additive manufacturing processes (DED; powder bed fusion; binder jetting; etc.); repair welding and repair additive manufacturing of products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
Novel Experimental Theory and Practice with Emphasis on Microsystem Technologies for Imaging and Manipulation
edited by and Vijitashwa Pandey
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS))
Friction, Lubrication, and Wear in the Material Forming Process submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open
Keywords: forming processes; tribology; friction; wear; lubrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Friction and Tribology)
Smart Tools in Advanced Machining
edited by , Zhichao You and Guoyu Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart tools; machining performance control; design optimization; process condition monitoring; tool predictive maintenance; tool lifecycle management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advanced Control Strategies for Magnet-Free Synchronous Motors
edited by Peter Azer and Ahmed Abdelrahman
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: synchronous motors; motor control; power electronics; electric machines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Advanced Control and Fault Detection Techniques in Hydraulic Machines and Systems
edited by Piotr Czop
submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5599 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault detection techniques; hydraulic machines; hydraulic systems; model-based control; nonlinear control; robust control; intelligent control; fuzzy logic control; neural networks; genetic algorithms; data-driven fault detection; sensor fusion; prognostics and health management (PHM); predictive maintenance; nonlinear dynamics; adaptive control; sliding mode control; backstepping control; condition monitoring; real-time fault detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Advances in Bearing Modeling, Fault Diagnosis, RUL Prediction (2nd Edition)
edited by Hongrui Cao, and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4726 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing modeling; failure analysis; sensing; signal processing; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; RUL prediction; big data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Recent Progress in Multi-Robot Systems
edited by , Yunda Yan and Xuefang Wang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3491 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-agent system; distributed control; learning-based control; autonomous systems; swarm robotics; cyber-physical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Advances in Assistive Robotics
edited by Alejandro Ramirez
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Mechanical Automation Design and Intelligent Manufacturing
edited by , Zhongbin Wang and Wei Tang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical design; advanced manufacturing; robots; mechanical system dynamics; fault diagnosis; unmanned system; automation science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA 2024)
edited by Xinli Du
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: control theory and applications; mechatronics and robotics; industrial automation and process control; intelligent systems and machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Recent Analysis and Research in the Field of Vehicle Traffic Safety
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9489 | Submission Open
Keywords: automotive; autonomous vehicles; vehicle dynamics; mobile measurement; experimental validation; active deceleration device; intelligent speed assist; tire/road contact; tire force; tire model; adhesion coefficient; TPMS; road condition; roads infrastructure; driving behavior; human factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)
Assessing New Trends in Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7192 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Advances in Path Planning and Autonomous Navigation submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5789 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Advances and Challenges in Wearable Robotics
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5526 | Submission Open
Keywords: control; sensing; real-world; adaptive; exosuit; exoskeleton; prosthetic; wearable
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Cutting-Edge Research in Tribology and Its Applications to Rolling Element Bearings
edited by Dongwu Li and Yaguang Wu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4638 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; rolling element bearings; friction; wear; lubrication; contact; surface engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Friction and Tribology)
Advances in Geometrical Product Specification and Verification in the Era of Industry 4.0
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2770 | Submission Open
Keywords: geometric dimensioning and tolerancing; coordinate metrology; uncertainty analysis and estimation; anvanced tolerancing; model-based definition; geometrical product specification; standardization; digital twin; 3D sensing; industry 4.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Towards Electric Motors and Drives: Condition Monitoring, Performance Prediction and Fault Diagnosis
edited by Jinglong Chen and Tongyang Pan
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2702 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; signal processing; deep learning; electric motors and drives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Advanced Agriculture Machines and Technologies in Smart Farming
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1753 | Submission Open
Keywords: field robots and drones for actuating; new tasks performed by autonomous machines; human– robot collaboration in field tasks; robot swarms in field tasks; infrastructure for robot autonomy in fields; low-cost platforms for commercial use; economic considerations in using smart farm machines; safety issues in field robot autonomy; fitting plants and the growing environment to machines; robotics in PLF
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Composites Machining in Manufacturing
edited by Linzheng Ye, Wei Bai and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1425 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision/ultraprecision machining; non-traditional machining; ultrasonic-assisted composite material processing; laser machining; jet machining; high-energy beam machining; ceramic grinding; composite machining mechanisms; composite energy fields; chemical mechanical polishing; emerging methods and processes; prediction of surface quality and life in composite material processing; micro- and nanomachining; modeling and simulation; surface quality and integrity; preparation and performance of composite materials; lifetime prediction and failure diagnosis of composite material components; tool life analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
Magnetic Bearing Related Technology and Its Equipment Fields
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic bearings; structure design of magnetic bearing system; mathematical modeling of magnetic bearing system; control of magnetic bearing system; control of magnetic bearing system; equipment fields of magnetic bearings; flywheel energy storage system; high-speed motors; centrifugal compressors; artificial heart pumps
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)
Design and Control of Soft Robots: Trends and Prospects submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotic design; bioinspired design; soft robotic modeling and control; simulation for soft robotics; soft medical devices; machine learning in soft robotics; development of soft robotic systems; applications of soft robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
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