Machines

Remaining Useful Life Prediction for Rolling Element Bearings

edited by

David Isaac Ibarra-Zarate

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13911 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnostics; rolling element bearing; remaining useful life prediction; condition monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Application of Sensing Measurement in Machining

edited by

Ján Piteľ

and Natalia Lishchenko

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5562 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced machining; sensor monitoring; sensors; process monitoring; signal processing; sensing measurement; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Design and Characterization of Engineered Bearing Surfaces

edited by

Robert Tomkowski

and Ellen Bergseth

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2830 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; surface characterization; surface properties; wear mechanisms; measurement method; modeling and simulation; smart surfaces; sustainable practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Digital Technologies to Support Human Factors Engineering in Manufacturing System Design: Theory and Applications

edited by

Fabio Grandi

,

Margherita Peruzzini

and Agnese Brunzini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23899 | Submission Open

Keywords: human factors and ergonomics; user-centered design; human– machine interfaces; user experience; Operator 4.0; adaptive interfaces; human tracking and monitoring; digital twin; virtual reality; augmented reality and mixed reality; digital human modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Intelligent Control and Active Safety Techniques for Road Vehicles

edited by

Yuping He

and

Qinghui Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16121 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; active safety; autonomous vehicles; semi-autonomous vehicles; driver– vehicle– road interactions; AI-based control; coordinated control; vehicle networking; driver models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Advances in Noises and Vibrations for Machines

edited by

Lukasz Scislo

,

Davide Astolfi

and

Francesco Castellani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6540 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration measurement; vibration control; condition monitoring; vibratory machines; vibration control; finite element modelling; structural health monitoring; modal analysis; FFT; noise control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Advances in Design and Manufacturing in Die Casting and Metal Forming

edited by Alberto Vergnano and

Paolo Veronesi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5439 | Submission Open

Keywords: die casting; metal forming manufacturing; integrated part and manufacturing process design; resource efficiency; net shape production; manufacturing equipment design; design by simulation; optimization techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)

Modelling, Design and Optimization of Wind Turbines

edited by

Francesco Papi

and

Mircea Neagoe

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4479 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind; renewable; energy transition; experiment; simulation; optimization; design; load; co-design; wake; wind farm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)

Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Yancai Xiao

, Tianyang Wang and Shaodan Zhi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2482 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; health management; failure simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Applications of Additive Manufacturing Technologies

edited by Guangda Zhu and Yi Hou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1800 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; deposition molding (FDM); direct ink writing (DIW); stereolithography (SLA); digital light processing (DLP); selective laser sintering (SLS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Flight Control and Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by Jonatan Alvarez Munoz and Assia Belbachir

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1630 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); path planning and assignment for UAVs; autonomous outdoor and indoor navigation; control algorithms; optimal path planning of UAV swarms; distributed control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Sensorless and Adaptive Control of Induction Machines

edited by

Reiko Raute

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1621 | Submission Open

Keywords: induction motor; variable speed drives; inverters; sensorless control; adaptive control; parameter estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Guidance, Navigation and Control of Mobile Robots

edited by

Xiaolei Hou

,

Chunhui Zhao

and

Jinwen Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1618 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile robots; state estimation; path and motion planning; motion control; autonomous exploration; multi-robot collaboration; SLAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Research and Application of Rail Vehicle Technology

edited by Jingsong Zhou, Kai Zhou and

Yuejian Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: rail vehicle technology; rail vehicle system dynamics; vehicle vibration and noise; fault diagnosis; new braking systems; traction systems; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Advanced Aircraft Aerodynamics, Flight Stability, Stabilization and Control of Flying Vehicles

edited by

Naoufel Azouz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced aircraft aerodynamics; stabilization; flight stability; trajectory generation of flying vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science Within the IFIT 2024 Conference

edited by

Giuseppe Carbone

and

Andrea Botta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliant mechanisms; machines design and theory; multibody system dynamics; mechanical vibrations; tribology and contact mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Advanced Control Strategies for Magnet-Free Synchronous Motors

edited by Peter Azer and Ahmed Abdelrahman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: synchronous motors; motor control; power electronics; electric machines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)

Machinery Condition Monitoring and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis, 2nd Edition

edited by Hongli Gao and Zhichao You

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure mechanisms modeling for mechanical equipment; monitoring signal processing for mechanical equipment; intelligent feature extraction for condition monitoring; intelligent early fault detection and diagnosis; few-shot sample learning for fault detection; transfer-learning-based methods for fault diagnosis; interpretable deep learning for fault diagnosis; hybrid models of data-driven and model-based approaches sensor data fusion for fault diagnosis; measurement methods; technologies; and systems for fault diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Automated Vehicles Safety System

edited by

Huthaifa I. Ashqar

and

Carlos Tavares Calafate

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; safety systems; sensor fusion; decision-making algorithms; AI-based risk assessments; vehicle-to-everything communication; cybersecurity; validation and testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Emerging Technologies in Vibration Control: Advances in Suppression and Isolation

edited by Diego Ledezma-Ramirez, Pablo Ernesto Tapia-González and

César M. A. Vasques

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration suppression; vibration isolation; nonlinear vibration control; active and passive control systems; metamaterials and metastructures; smart materials; adaptive structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Enhancing Performance of High-Value Components Through Additive Manufacturing: Applications in Marine, Air, and Land Transportation

edited by Yipu Du

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; mechanical designs; material properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Innovations in the Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing of Production Systems

edited by

Vitalii Ivanov

,

Ivan Pavlenko

and

Katarzyna Antosz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 30858 | 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)

Design and Manufacturing: An Industry 4.0 Perspective

edited by

Panagiotis Kyratsis

,

Angelos P. Markopoulos

,

Henrique de Amorim Almeida

and

Tatjana Spahiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21392 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0 applications; 3D printing and additive manufacturing; Internet of Things (IoT); 3D virtual and augmented reality; 3D prototyping; artificial intelligence and machine learning; CAD/CAM/CAE systems; simulations and reverse engineering; modern machining and manufacturing; applications and simulations in robotics; sustainability and design based on circular economy principles; product lifecycle management systems (PLM); sustainable product design and manufacturing; computational design; parametric design; design for X; interoperability; modularity and decentralization; remote monitoring and control; real-time supply chain optimization; digital quality management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Smart Manufacturing and Beyond: Bridging Innovation in Industry 4.0 and 5.0

edited by

Ratna Babu Chinnam

and Sara Masoud

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11222 | 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)

Cutting-Edge Research in Tribology and Its Applications to Rolling Element Bearings

edited by Dongwu Li and Yaguang Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7109 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; rolling element bearings; friction; wear; lubrication; contact; surface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Friction and Tribology)

New Trends in Industrial Robots

edited by

Sever-Gabriel Racz

and

Radu-Eugen Breaz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6208 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous path control; machining with robots; digital twins for robots; collaborative robots; mobile industrial robots; humanoid robots for industrial tasks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Adaptive Control Using Magnetorheological Technology

edited by

Lei Deng

, Wenxing Li and Jian Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5148 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetorheological; adaptive control; vibration attenuation; vibration isolation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Components of Hydrostatic Drive Systems

edited by

Paweł Śliwiński

,

Piotr Osiński

and

Mykola Karpenko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5048 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Advances in AI-Enabled Applications for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

edited by

Wilfried Yves Hamilton Adoni

,

Moez Krichen

and Jamal Berrich

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3550 | 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)

Machine Learning Based Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring

edited by Wei Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3120 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; predictive maintenance; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; health management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)

Digital Twins in Robotics

edited by

Giacinto Barresi

,

Dejiu Chen

and

Giuseppe Carbone

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; robotics; human– robot interaction; simulation; ergonomics; computational models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Design and Control of Assistive Robots

edited by

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2530 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive robots; soft robotics; social robotics for assistance; human-robot interaction; autonomous and semi-autonomous assistive robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Recent Progress in Electrical Machines and Motor Drives

edited by Angel Gonzalez-Prieto and

Ignacio Gonzalez Prieto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1941 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase machines; control of multiphase electric drives; electric vehicles; wind energy conversion systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)

Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA 2024)

edited by Xinli Du

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1750 | 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)

Magnetic Bearing Related Technology and Its Equipment Fields

edited by

Weiyu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1565 | 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)

Coordinate Measurements of Free-Form Surfaces

edited by

Marek Magdziak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-machine measurement; coordinate metrology; free-form surfaces; measurement strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Active and Passive Safety and Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) of Intelligent Vehicles

edited by

Yan Wang

, Hui Zhang, Lanchun Zhang and Liwei Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent vehicles; active safety systems; passive safety systems; autonomous driving; noise vibration Harshness (NVH); vehicle dynamics and control; electric and autonomous vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Industrial Robot Operation in the Era of Industry 5.0

edited by Henrique Simas, Roberto Simoni,

Leonardo Mejia Rincon

,

Raul D. S. G. Campilho

and

Dimitris Mourtzis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1289 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Compliant Mechanisms and Actuators for Exoskeletons and Human–Robot Interactions

edited by

Shaoping Bai

,

Lin Liu

, Guimin Chen and Zhongyi Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliant joints; variable-stiffness mechanism; serial elastic actuators (SEAs); exoskeletons; humanoids; energy harvesting; energy efficiency; sensing and perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)

Recent Advances in Laser Welding for E-Mobility Applications

edited by Tianzhu Sun,

Peilei Zhang

and Conghui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1127 | 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)

Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots and UAVs, 2nd Edition

edited by

Changwon Kim

and

Seong-Jin Kwon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1116 | Submission Open

Keywords: path planning for autonomous agents; enhancing the localization of a mobile robot; motion control of a mobile robot; application of mobile robots to specific areas; multi-agent management system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)

Wound Field and Less Rare-Earth Electrical Machines in Renewables

edited by

Udochukwu B. Akuru

and

Zhongze Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 900 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine topology; design and analysis; modeling; optimization; multi-physics; control; electrical-excited; wound field; wound rotor; brushless; field-excited; hybrid-excited; less rare earth; rare earth-free; fault tolerance; electric vehicle; wind power generation; multiphase; synchronous condenser; hygrogenerators; DC-excited; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)

Advanced Manufacturing and Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Roozbeh Ross Salary

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advances in Dynamic Analysis of Multibody Mechanical Systems

edited by

Pietro Davide Maddio

and

Rosario Sinatra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: multibody dynamics; nonlinear dynamics; system stability; numerical simulation; vibration analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)

Advanced Technologies for Sheet Metal Forming

edited by

Jun Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open

Keywords: stamping; spin forming; superplastic forming; increamental sheet forming; hydroforming; roll forming; process simulation; tooling technologies; metal fabrication processes; welding and joining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)

Power Converters: Topology, Control, Reliability, and Applications

edited by Tamer Kamel

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converters topologies; power converters for renewable energy sources; fault diagnosis of power converters and their reliability; grid-tided power electronics; smart grid implementation; distributed power generation; innovative control for power converters; AI applications in power systems; transportation electrification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)

Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

edited by

Mark J. Jackson

,

Rosemar Batista da Silva

and

Rahul Davis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical; automotive; aeronautical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Tribology Today—Advances, Applications and Innovations

edited by Ali Usman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart tribology; automotive tribology; advanced manufacturing; sustainable tribology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Friction and Tribology)

Quality Prediction and Control in Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Xinyi Xiao

and Byeong-Min Roh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid additive manufacturing (AM); quality prediction; predictive modeling; real-time monitoring; adaptive control systems; finite element analysis (FEA); predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Physical-Informed Fault Monitoring and Fault-Tolerant Control of Industrial System

edited by Qing Li, Yu Shao and Xiang Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: theoretical modeling for fault monitoring and tolerance control; physics-informed deep learning for fault diagnosis and classification; physics-informed deep learning for failure prognosis and life-time prediction; active fault-tolerant control of industrial system; passive fault-tolerant control of industrial system; implementation of physics-informed modeling in embedded environment for IoT and PHM applications; self-healing; evaluation; validation; and investigation of physics-informed models/algorithms; fault compensation; redundant decision; and adaptive control in industrial systems; applications of physical-informed fault monitoring in various industrial systems/domains; uncertainty and stability assessments in physical-informed models

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