Control Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Automation and Control Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthesis and optimization of manipulator mechanisms; generalized parallel mechanisms research; reconfigurable robots
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Interests: nonlinear and adaptive control theory and their applications, network-based control, distributed optimization and distributed learning, with applications to power systems and robotics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
CCEAI 2026 conference is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Control Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. The conference will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world.
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zhengtao Ding
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- control engineering
- artificial intelligence
- intelligent automation
- automated guided vehicles
- factory modeling and automation
- flexible manufacturing systems
- robotics
- mechatronics
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