Design Methods for Mechanical and Industrial Innovation, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Machine Design and Theory".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 841
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the previous Special Issue, titled “Design Methods for Mechanical and Industrial Innovation” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/innovation_machines), we are pleased to announce the next in this series, entitled “Design Methods for Mechanical and Industrial Innovation, 2nd Edition”
Industrial products and machines have to continuously deal with the complexity of the current demands and challenges related to a wide range of changes in technologies, mandatory requirements, market constraints, and opportunities.
In this scenario, it is increasingly important to use approaches that favor the use of specialized design’s potential through the integration of innovative methods and tools in machine and system development.
This Special Issue aims to explore new advancements in engineering design theories (such as axiomatic design, TRIZ, and design for six sigma) and methodological approaches and tools for innovative mechanical systems and industrial innovations.
Submissions to this Special Issue could relate but are not limited to the following topics:
Advancement in design theories and approaches for mechanical and industrial design;
Application and case study of design theories;
Design methods for Industry 4.0;
Complexity and design of complex systems;
Human–AI interaction in machine design;
Intelligent system design;
Model-based design;
Integration of design methods in product lifecycle management;
Knowledge management approach for mechanical design and industrial innovation.
We are looking forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Alessandro Giorgetti
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Arcidiacono
Prof. Dr. Chris Brown
Prof. Dr. Erik Puik
Prof. Dr. Masayuki Nakao
Prof. Dr. Erwin Rauch
Prof. Dr. Kai Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mechanical and industrial design
- application and case study of design theories
- industry 4.0 complex systems
- human–AI interaction in machine design
- intelligent system design
- model-based design
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