Optimization and Simulation in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Aided Design

Dear Colleagues,

The development of science and new technologies bring challenges in designing mechanical systems; due to the growing importance of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, the creation of fast responsive models as well as the search for new optimization and simulation methods are currently a mandatory phase in the modeling and simulation of physical systems.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an opportunity for international researchers to share and review recent advances in optimization and simulation in mechanical engineering and Computer Aided Design fields. The proposed topics present many challenges and have a strong support in engineering, mathematics, computer science.

This Special Issue focuses on recent theoretical and computational studies for running industrial projects.

Topics include, but are not limited to the following:

- Design, optimization, simulation and control of engineering processes;

- Industry 4.0;

- Manufacturing of industrial products;

- Parametric modelling and shape analysis;

- Artificial intelligence in design process

- Smart automotive control systems;

- Additive manufacturing technologies;

- Robotics (industrial robots, mobile robots),

- Bio-CAD and bio-inspired design.

All interested researchers are kindly invited to contribute to this Special Issue with their original research articles.

Dr. lonuţ Gabriel Ghionea
Dr. Cristian Ioan Tarbă 
Dr. Saša Ćuković
Guest Editors

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