Machines

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20654 | 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 9254 | 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 6789 | 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 5620 | 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)

Components of Hydrostatic Drive Systems

edited by

Paweł Śliwiński

,

Piotr Osiński

and

Mykola Karpenko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4891 | Submission Open

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

Adaptive Control Using Magnetorheological Technology

edited by

Lei Deng

, Wenxing Li and Jian Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4592 | Submission Open

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

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3232 | 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 2989 | 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 2559 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2245 | 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 1823 | 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 1513 | 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 1504 | 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)

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 1251 | Submission Open

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

Coordinate Measurements of Free-Form Surfaces

edited by

Marek Magdziak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1250 | 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 1140 | 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)

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 1122 | 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)

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 1021 | 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)

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 1015 | 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)

Advanced Manufacturing and Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Roozbeh Ross Salary

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Robotic Intelligence Development of AI in Robot Perception, Learning, and Decision

edited by

Yanhong Peng

and

Fernando Gomez-Bravo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interface (BCI); autonomous robots and reinforcement learning; robot perception and computer vision; humanoid robots and affective computing; collaborative robots (cobots); smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0; intelligent medical robots; augmented reality and robot interactions; context-aware and adaptive robots; multi-robot systems and collective intelligence

(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 429 | 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)

Wound Field and Less Rare-Earth Electrical Machines in Renewables

edited by

Udochukwu B. Akuru

and

Zhongze Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 317 | 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)

Advances in Dynamic Analysis of Multibody Mechanical Systems

edited by

Pietro Davide Maddio

and

Rosario Sinatra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 295 | 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)

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 289 | 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 255 | 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 231 | 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)

Power Converters: Topology, Control, Reliability, and Applications

edited by Tamer Kamel

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 174 | 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)

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 104 | 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

Cutting-Edge AI and Deep Learning Techniques for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Mustafa Demetgül

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; machine learning; predictive maintenance; computer vision; data science

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

Design and Experimental Activity of Testing Machines and Mechanical Test Rigs

edited by

Ciro Santus

and

Massimiliano De Agostinis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13808 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical testing; fatigue design; finite element analysis; vibration monitoring; optimization; electrical actuation; safety design; commissioning

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

Recent Advances in Surface Integrity with Machining and Milling

edited by

Kazumasa Kawasaki

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10922 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface roughness; surface topography; residual stresses; milling; machining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Recent Advances in 3D Printing in Industry 4.0

edited by

Zbigniew Pilch

and

César M. A. Vasques

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7085 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

Applications of Piezoelectric Devices and Materials

edited by

Fangzhou Xia

and

Stefano Mariani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6626 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric materials; transducers; nano-positioning; motion control; sensing; energy harvasting; non-linearity modeling; precision engineering; mechatronic systems; power electronics

Advancements in Condition Monitoring of Electric Motors: Integrating Digital Twins, AI, and IoT for Enhanced Operational Efficiency, Fault Diagnosis, and Cybersecurity

edited by

Antonios Gasteratos

and

Theoklitos Karakatsanis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5947 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric motors; industrial applications; fault diagnosis; prognosis; predictive maintenance; smart sensors; condition monitoring; data collection and security challenges; digital twins; artificial intelligence; secure communication protocols; critical infrastructure protection; wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

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

Design and Control of Wearable Mechatronics Devices

edited by

Nicola Secciani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5928 | Submission Open

Keywords: trend and challenges in designing wearable devices; intelligent; intuitive; and robust control for wearable devices; design for wearability; the user-centered design of wearable devices; the acceptability of wearable devices; human– machine interfaces for wearable devices

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

Advances in Geometrical Product Specification and Verification in the Era of Industry 4.0

edited by

George Kaisarlis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4856 | 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)

Advancements in Control and Diagnostics for Electric Motor Drive Systems

edited by Giacomo Scelba and Luigi Danilo Tornello

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3770 | 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)

Compensation for Geometric Errors and Improvement in Accuracy Through Innovative Design and Advanced Control Strategies

edited by

Bo-Lin Jian

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3681 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometric error compensation; advanced control systems; precision engineering; error modeling and prediction; real-time error correction; image processing for accuracy; sensor fusion for precision; thermal error compensation; control system

(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 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3134 | 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)

Smart Machining and Machine Tools

edited by Xiaohu Li and

Yanfei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine tools; smart machines; monitoring; diagnosis; control; manufacturing; decisionmaking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)

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

edited by

Roman Ružarovský

,

Tibor Horak

and

Ivan Virgala

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1783 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial robotics; factory automation; industrial mechatronics

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

New Trends in Reliability and Lifetime Improvement in Power-Electronic-Controlled Machines and Devices

edited by

Gian Carlo Montanari

and

Sukesh Babu Myneni

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machines; machine insulation; partial discharges; power electronics; lifetime improvement; reliability

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

Biped Robotics: Bridging the Gap Between Humans and Machines

edited by

Shabnam Sadeghi Esfahlani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open

Keywords: biped robotics; human– machine interaction; robot design; control systems; actuators and sensors; machine learning; biomechanics; robotic agility; artificial intelligence; societal impact; additive manufacturing; biomaterials

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

Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration Monitoring and Fault Diagnostics in Rotating Systems

edited by

Lei Hou

,

Nasser A. Saeed

and

Shun Zhong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotating systems; nonlinear dynamics; vibration monitoring; fault diagnostics; intelligent modeling; experimental investigation; multi-physics and multi-scale; artificial intelligence

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

Vibration Detection of Induction and PM Motors

edited by Jianfeng Hong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open

Keywords: induction motor; PM motor; vibration signal; fault detection

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

Machine Learning for Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbines, 2nd Edition

edited by Gang Yu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; fault diagnosis; wind turbine; deep learning; condition monitoring

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

Mastering Vibrations: The Latest Breakthroughs in Control for Mechanical Systems

edited by

Tamara Nestorović

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear and nonlinear vibration phenomena; dynamics; modeling and simulaiton; advanced control; experimental investigation and implementation

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

Flexibility and Efficiency in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

edited by Ismail M. Ali and