Machines

Recent Analysis and Research in the Field of Vehicle Traffic Safety, 2nd Edition

edited by

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3742 | Submission Open

Keywords: automotive; autonomous vehicles; vehicle dynamics; mobile measurement; active deceleration device; intelligent speed assist; tire/road contact; TPMS; road condition; driving behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Transforming Classic Machining into Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Jonghyun Kim

and

Haewoon Choi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3198 | Submission Open

Keywords: machining; automation; human–machine interaction; smart factory; smart and hybrid manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Digital Twin-Driven Machine Performance and Reliability: Replication, Prediction and Front Running Simulation

edited by

Michael Grieves

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3154 | Submission Open

Keywords: factory health prediction; digital twin-enabled machine; industrial reliability management; health monitoring; reliability-driven digital Twins

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

Towards Embodied Intelligence: Novel Kinematic Structures and AI-Guided Mechanism Design

edited by

Yang Liu

and Zhiyuan Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2956 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; embodied intelligence; kinematic design; mechanism synthesis; AI-guided optimization; robot dynamics; configuration innovation; computational design; morphology & control co-design

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

Design and Control of Compliant, Energy-Efficient Mechatronic and Robotic Systems

edited by

Luigi Tagliavini

and

Luca Bruzzone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2597 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliant robots; robots design; robots control; energy-efficient systems

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

Design, Manufacturing, Measurement, and Quality Control Technologies for Assembly

edited by Feiyan Guo and Zhengping Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2058 | Submission Open

Keywords: assembly; process and product design; manufacturing; measurement; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Digital Twins and Intelligent Systems for Condition-Based Industrial Maintenance

edited by

Nasser Amaitik

,

Yuchun Xu

,

Jihong Yan

, Muftooh Siddiqi and

Chao Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; condition-based maintenance (CBM); predictive maintenance; machine learning and AI in maintenance; fault detection and diagnostics; remaining useful life (RUL) estimation; life cycle cost modelling; sustainable maintenance strategies; intelligent decision support; prognostics and health management (PHM); data-driven maintenance systems; maintenance planning optimisation; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); smart manufacturing; cyber–physical systems

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

New Advances in Science of Mechanisms and Machines

edited by

Mircea Neagoe

,

Ioan Doroftei

and

Erwin Lovasz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1508 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanisms; mechanical transmissions; machines; robots; design; modeling; simulation; experimental testing; control; optimization; kinematics; dynamics; applications

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

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 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1443 | 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)

Advanced Design, Control, and Optimization for Parallel Manipulators

edited by

Ameer Hamza Khan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel architectures and topologies for parallel manipulators; kinematic and dynamic modeling techniques; trajectory planning and motion optimization; AI-augmented model predictive control; fault diagnosis and robust control

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

Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Vehicle Systems: Modeling, Control Optimization and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Yougang Sun

,

Hongliang Pan

, Haiyan Qiang and Daofang Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; vehicle dynamics modeling; intelligent control; fault diagnosis; reinforcement learning; predictive maintenance; rail transit systems; digital twin; intelligent vehicles; system optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Human-Centred Manufacturing Towards Industry 5.0

edited by

Dimitris Mourtzis

and

Dimitris F. Papadopoulos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; human-centricity; resilience; sustainability; digital manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advanced Control Techniques for Power Electronics in Modern Energy Systems

edited by Moria Sassonker Elkayam and

Dmitri Vinnikov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1187 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-resonant and adaptive controllers; predictive and nonlinear control strategies; advanced feed-forward and multi-loop control techniques; grid-forming and grid-following inverter control; scalability and thermal management considerations; machine learning and AI-based controllers; control techniques for hybrid energy storage and power management; experimental and comparative studies of advanced controllers; control strategies for Power-to-X (P2X) systems; wireless power transfer (WPT) control techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Improving Fatigue Behavior of Metal Components

edited by

Galya Velikova Duncheva

and

Jordan Todorov Maximov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue behavior; fatigue life enhancement; material structure modification; surface modification; cold working; hybrid, combined technologies; sustainable technologies; numerical simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Laser-Driven Manufacturing: Cutting, Welding, and Surface Modification Technologies

edited by

Seyedeh Fatemeh Nabavi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-driven manufacturing; laser cutting; laser welding; surface modification technologies; machine learning; micro- and nanomanufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable materials; energy optimization; advanced manufacturing; industrial internet of things (IIoT); cyber–physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Industry 5.0: Key Enabling Technologies, Requirements, Current Applications and Future Directions

edited by

Ludovica Maria Oliveri

,

Federico Briatore

and

Simone Arena

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced cobots; IoT; edge/fog/cloud computing; digital twins; CPS; AI; Industry 5.0; sustainability; resilience; human-centricity; cognitive workload; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Control and Robotic Autonomy

edited by Jing Wang and Puze Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforcement learning; robotic autonomy; motion planning; sensor fusion; dynamic control; stability

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

Multiscale Fatigue Mechanisms and Life Prediction in Additive Manufactured Materials

edited by Wenyou Zhang,

Yuchao Bai

and Ming Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; fatigue behaviour; fatigue life estimation; defect control; residual stress; microstructure; surface roughness; process–structure–property relationships; fatigue modelling and simulation; structural integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Flow Control and Aerodynamic Performance of Axial Flow Turbine

edited by Dhuree Seth and

Sam Salehian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: axial flow turbine; flow control; aerodynamic performance; secondary flows; tip leakage; boundary layer separation; wake mixing; passive control techniques; active flow control; turbine efficiency

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

Fault Diagnosis, Detection and Reliability Enhancement in Aerospace Engineering

edited by Sajad Saraygord Afshari and

Enayatollahi Mina

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace systems reliability; fault detection and diagnosis; fault-tolerant systems; health monitoring and prognostics; artificial intelligence and machine learning; cyber-physical systems; autonomous and space systems

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

Innovations in Digital Twin Technologies for Industry 5.0

edited by

Andrés Redchuk

and

Federico Walas Mateo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive digital twin; real-time simulation; data-driven process optimization; Industry 5.0; smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Advanced Operation and Expansion Planning of Future Electric Power Systems

edited by Khairy Sayed

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system planning and operation; renewable energy integration; AI and optimization in energy systems; smart grids and digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

Innovations in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine Design, Control, Reliability and Redundancy

edited by

Kyu-Yun Hwang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet synchronous machine; electrical machine design; fault-tolerant topology; redundant winding; multi-phase machine; demagnetization analysis; thermal modeling; electromagnetic optimization; motor drive control; electric vehicle propulsion

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

Neural Networks Applied in Manufacturing and Design

edited by Ignacio Martin-Diaz

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10431 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; quality control; process optimization; defect detection; machine design

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

Advances in Analysis, Control and Design of Permanent Magnet Machines

edited by

Zlatko Hanić

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet machines; control; design; optimization; multiphysics; high-speed applications; NVH; sustainable design

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

Nonlinear Control in Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing

edited by Bin Wei

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–robot collaboration; advanced manufacturing; nonlinear control; nonlinear dynamics

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

Health Condition Monitoring, Intelligent Operation and Maintenance of Wind Turbines

edited by Ronghua Zhu, Cailiang Zhang,

Chaoge Wang

and Zepeng Liu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8301 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind turbines; digital twin; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)

Laser Surface Treatment in Smart Manufacturing Systems

edited by

AMM Nazmul Ahsan

and

Farid Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser surface treatment; laser surface texturing; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; AI/machine learning; process monitoring and control; digital twin; advanced manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Modelling, Design and Optimization of Wind Turbines

edited by

Francesco Papi

and

Mircea Neagoe

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16539 | 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)

The New Digital Era in Industrial Robotics, Mechatronics and Factory Automation

edited by

Roman Ružarovský

,

Tibor Horak

and

Ivan Virgala

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11338 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial robotics; factory automation; industrial mechatronics

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

AI-Driven Intelligent Maintenance and Health Management for Complex Industrial Systems

edited by Dandan Peng,

Xiaoxi Hu

, Jipu Li and Chuanjiang Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9523 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; diagnostics and prognostics; digital twin; explainable AI; large foundation models

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

Recent Progress in Electrical Machines and Motor Drives

edited by Angel Gonzalez-Prieto and

Ignacio Gonzalez Prieto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7625 | 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)

Advances in Robot Kinematics and Dynamics: Innovations, Control Strategies, and Practical Applications

edited by Craig R. Carignan, C. Glen Henshaw and

Giacomo Marani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6374 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust robotic control; human-robot collaboration; exoskeleton systems; dual-arm robotic manipulation; haptic feedback in robotics; interactive dynamic simulation; hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing; kinematic modeling in robotics

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

Intelligent Propulsion Systems and Energy Control

edited by

Hao Shi

,

Mohammad Alnajideen

, Dongsheng Dong and Fuxing Wei

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4179 | Submission Open

Keywords: engine knock analysis; marine engine innovations; combustion optimization; energy control systems; flying car technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

Intelligent Path Planning for Robotic Systems: Modeling, Optimization and Real-Time Decision-Making

edited by

Jingrui Zhang

, Yu Xie and

Po Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2795 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinodynamic planning; anytime algorithms; model predictive control; chance-constrained optimization; mul-ti-objective optimization; subgoal replanning; latency-aware scheduling; uncertainty-aware mapping; human–robot spatial cognition; neuromorphic computing for planning; physics-informed neural planners; federated learn-ing for multi-robot systems; bio-inspired navigation; heuristic/meta-heuristic path planning

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

Mechanical Design of Parallel Manipulators

edited by

Muhammad Faizan Shah

and

Zareena Kausar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: parallel manipulators; mechanical design; kinematic synthesis; structural optimization; robotic mechanisms; singularity analysis; high-precision robotics

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

Dynamics and Control of Electric Vehicles

edited by

Ahmed A. Zaki Diab

and

Hamdy M. Sultan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2096 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; dynamic modeling; control systems; energy management; battery systems; power electronics; EV charging infrastructure; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); grid integration; power system stability; optimization; mechatronic systems; digital twin; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Trustworthy and Intelligent Systems for Machine Health Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance

edited by

Tongtong Yan

,

Yaoxiang Yu

and Yankai Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamics modelling and simulation; machine health monitoring; fault diagnosis in deep learning; performance degradation assessment; big model

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

Sustainable Intelligent Design, Control and Optimization for Renewable-Integrated Power Systems

edited by

Abdullah Shaheen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; renewable energy integration; intelligent optimization; artificial intelligence; smart grids; microgrids; energy management systems; power system control; metaheuristic algorithms; energy storage systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

Intelligent Design and Manufacturing of Mechanical Equipment

edited by Bo Huang and

Hessamoddin Moshayedi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; AI-driven design; AI CAD/CAM/CAE

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Explainable and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Inspection, Health Monitoring, and Prognostics of Complex Engineering Systems

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; fault diagnosis, remaining useful life prediction and prognosis; transportation equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Recent Advances in Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery

edited by

Tianci Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; rotating machinery; mechanical signal processing; deep learning

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

Analysis of Electromagnetic, Thermal, and Vibro-Acoustic Behavior in Permanent Magnet (PM) Motors

edited by Jianfeng Hong, Junci Cao,

Ya Li

and

Chen Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet machines; vibration and noise; optimal design; thermal analysis

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

From Machine Health to Supply Chain Resilience: Intelligent Diagnostics and Prognostics in Manufacturing Systems

edited by Shubhendu Kumar Singh and

Sube Singh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis and prognostics; intelligent automation & AI-enabled systems; advanced manufacturing & digital twin; condition monitoring & diagnostics; robotics, mechatronics & intelligent machines; supply chain; supply chain resilience; smart manufacturing/intelligent manufacturing

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

Research Progress and Prospects of Multi-Level Converters

edited by

Pengcheng Han

,

Xiangchen Zhu

and Huimin Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-level converters; control strategies; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control

Nonlinear Vibrations and Complex Dynamics in Mechanical Systems

edited by

Wenjie Guo

, Wei Dai,

Wenqian Jing

and Jian Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; complex dynamics; mechanical systems; vibration control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)

Machining Accuracy Enhancement of Machine Tools

edited by Xiaojian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open

Keywords: machining accuracy; geometric error; thermal error; force deformation error; error modeling and compensation; CNC machine tools; sensor integration; control strategies; manufacturing optimization; advanced machining processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Intelligent Process Planning for Smart Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Maolin Yang

and

Pingyu Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent process planning; artificial intelligence; large language model; smart manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

AI-Driven UAV Design, Control and Application

edited by

Feng Zhang

and Junli Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV structural design; UAV performance analysis; artificial intelligence algorithms; remote sensing image processing

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

Smart Industrial Robotics: Intelligent Control, Optimization, and AI-Enabled Systems

edited by

Zhen Gao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart industrial robotic systems; multi-robot coordination; human–robot collaboration; autonomous control; AI-enabled systems; industry 4.0 integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)

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