Vehicle Lightweight Material Design and Manufacturing Technology
A Special Issue of Vehicles (ISSN 2624-8921).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 7 November 2026 | Viewed by 823
Editors
Interests: mechanics of cellular materials; machine learning accelerated design of metamaterials
Interests: vibration-assisted plastic forming and deformation mechanisms of metallic materials; advanced forming technologies for lightweight automotive materials and components
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid development of electric vehicles, automotive lightweight technology—a core breakthrough point for improving driving range, reducing energy consumption and emissions, and enhancing safety—is undergoing a paradigm shift from weight reduction to multi-dimensional coordination of "safety—light weight—functionality". Lightweight technology systems characterized by the integrated collaborative innovation of "material—structure—process" are triggering a profound restructuring of the industry. Frontier directions and innovative technologies such as multiscale simulation methods, intelligent optimization design theories, new multifunctional materials/structures, and advanced manufacturing processes have become research hotspots in the field of electric vehicles.
With the field facing these opportunities and challenges, we invite you to submit your research to the Special Issue of Vehicles “Vehicle Lightweight Material Design and Manufacturing Technology” .
Submissions employing theoretical, experimental, computational, or hybrid methodologies are welcome, and areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following key topics:
- Mechanical Property Characterization and Regulation of Lightweight Automotive Metamaterials/Structures;
- Performance-Driven Optimal Design of Lightweight Automotive Materials/Structures;
- AI-Enabled Intelligent and Lightweight Design of Multimaterial Vehicle Body Structures;
- Digital Twin-Driven Lightweight Design Methods for Vehicles;
- Integrated Design and Manufacturing Technology for Lightweight and High-Strength Automotive Components;
- Data-Driven Collaborative Design Optimization of Lightweight and Passive Safety;
- Multiscale Simulation Technology for Material–Component–Vehicle Performance Sequence;
- Additive Manufacturing Technology for Lightweight and Multifunctional Automotive Materials/Structures;
- Advanced Joining Technology for Dissimilar Automotive Materials.
Dr. Geng Luo
Dr. De'an Meng
Dr. Liangyu Fei
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Vehicles is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- metamaterials
- AI
- manufacturing technology
- additive manufacturing
- multi-scale simulation
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