Special Issues

Machines publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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New Research and Developments in Metal Additive Manufacturing
edited by Guher P. Toker and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Dynamics and Lubrication of Gears
edited by Kazumasa Kawasaki
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: gear dynamics; lubrication; tribological behavior; vibration analysis; tooth contact; gear tribology; friction and wear; gearbox dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Friction and Tribology)
Dynamics and Optimization of Compliant and Flexible Mechanisms submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
Advanced Control and Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
edited by Giuseppe Silano and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1725 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Recent Advances in Robotics, Factory Automation and Intelligent Networked Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9278 | Submission Open
Keywords: automation; robotics; mechatronics; networks; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)
AI-Integrated Advanced Robotics towards Industry 5.0 submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Research on Braking Systems of Railway Vehicles
edited by Jacek Jackiewicz
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open
Keywords: railway braking system; emergency braking; service braking; parking braking; brake control system; long-lasting brake; braking system for high-speed railways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)
Advanced Power Electronic Technologies in Electric Drive Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10759 | Submission Open
Keywords: power converter; inverters; three-phase drives; multiphase drives; switching losses; fault tolerance control; modulation techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)
Biorobotic Locomotion and Cybernetic Control submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3696 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-robotics; cybernetics; locomotion; dynamics modeling; motion control; robot-fish modeling; walking-crawling robots; ornithopters modeling; musculoskeletal control; softrobotics; insect-like robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Precision Manufacturing and Machine Tools
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3459 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision manufacturing; machine tools; advanced production systems; dimensional accuracy; surface quality; parts finishing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Application of Deep Learning in Fault Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3041 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Advances in Vehicle Brake and Clutch Systems submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3033 | Submission Open
Keywords: brake; clutch; friction; wear; friction material; mechanical design; modeling; slip control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Engineering)
Recent Advances in Mobile Robots submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced perception; localization; navigation; cooperation and collaboration; intelligent behaviors; autonomy; challenging environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Feature Review Papers on Material Processing Technology submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
New Advances in Precision and Ultra-Precision Machining Technology submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1706 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
Design and Dynamic Control of Wind Turbines submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; energy prediction; blade and rotor; wind turbine upscaling; noise; control; modeling; floating wind; structure; tower
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Recent Applications in Non-destructive Testing (NDT)
edited by Qiuji Yi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1383 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
Design and Manufacture of Advanced Machines, Volume II submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
Sensors and Signal Processing in Manufacturing Processes
edited by Alain Gil Del Val, Mariluz Penalva and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing processes (cutting; joining; welding; additive; etc.); CNC machine tools; cyber-physical systems; digital twins; big data management and analytics; automation; interoperability; digital thread; multisensor data fusion; data acquisition; smart monitoring and control; precision machining; intelligent process planning; digital manufacturing; additive manufacturing sensor integration; human– machine interfaces; adaptive interfaces; human tracking and monitoring; virtual reality; augmented reality and mixed reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Advances in Applied Mechatronics, Volume II submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
State-of-the-Art Machining Technology: Advancing Precision Metrology, Fabrication, and Positioning
edited by Tianyi Wang, , and Xiaolong Ke
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Dynamic Performance Analysis and Control of Engines for Aerospace
edited by Nanjia Yu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: rocket engine; combustion dynamics; rotor dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbomachinery)
Advanced Technologies in Vibration Measurement and Active Control of High-Speed Rotational Machines
edited by , Ming Liu, Hu Liu and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine design; vibration measurement; vibration control; numerical analysis; advanced control theory; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Industrial Robot Operation in the Era of Industry 5.0
edited by Henrique Simas, Roberto Simoni, , and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
Industry 4.0: Intelligent Robots in Smart Manufacturing
edited by , Hongxing Wei, and Guangzhe Zhao
submission deadline 3 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent robots; smart manufacturing; collaborative robots; industrial robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Computational Intelligence for Fault Detection and Classification
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Research in Design and Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Key Technologies in Intelligent Mining Equipment
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control systems of mining equipment; artificial intelligence and machine learning in mining sensing and perception of mining sensors; human-machine interaction of mining robot; safety and reliability of mining technologies; case studies and applications of intelligent mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Advances in Combustion Science for Future IC Engines submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10855 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)
Mechatronic Systems: Developments and Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8633 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechatronics; control of mechanical systems; robotics; industrial applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Sustainable Manufacturing and Green Processing Methods submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5225 | Submission Open
Keywords:   sustainable manufacturing;   green processing methods;   environmental impact;   eco-friendly processing technologies;   energy-efficient processes;   waste reduction;   recycling methods;   environmental footprint;   renewable resources;   carbon footprint;   resource efficiency;   process optimization for waste reduction;   environmental sustainability;   circular economy;   clean production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
New Advances in Precision Machining submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3115 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Material Processing Technology)
New Advances in Rotating Machinery submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2829 | Submission Open
Keywords: rotating machinery; rotor dynamics; fault diagnosis; prognosis; artificial intelligence; modal analysis; signal processing; condition monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Recent Advances in Surface Integrity with Machining and Milling
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2193 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface roughness; surface topography; residual stresses; milling; machining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Application of Deep Learning in Intelligent Machines
edited by Lie Yang, , Qingchao Liu and Zilong Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent machines; deep learning; intelligent robotics; autonomous driving; intelligent fault diagnosis; intelligent assembly; intelligent manufacturing; process optimization; intelligent management of supply chain; safety monitoring and forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
Machine Tools for Precision Machining: Design, Control and Prospects
edited by and Shanglei Jiang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine tool motion planning; error control and compensation; machining chatter prediction and suppression; cutter wear and chatter monitoring; bearing fault diagnosis; machining process modeling and simulation; process parameter optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Recent Developments in Machine Design, Automation and Robotics submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 931 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine design; industrial automation; industrial robotics; collaborative robotics; advanced control systems; additive manufacturing; smart factory; Industry 4.0; Internet of Things (IoT); sustainable manufacturing; green design; machine learning in robotics; automation technologies; robotics integration; adaptive control systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: 'Smart Design and Control of Robotic Manipulators' submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 683 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Advances in Noises and Vibrations for Machines submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 645 | 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)
Development of Robotic and Hybrid Manufacturing Systems for Machining in Smart Factories
edited by José Enrique Ares Gómez, Iván Iglesias Sánchez and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Recent Advances in Industrial Control Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open
Keywords: control systems; industrial systems; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; Industry 6.0; intelligent control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Systems)
Advances in Design and Manufacturing in Die Casting and Metal Forming
edited by Alberto Vergnano and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 189 | 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)
Robot Intelligence in Grasping and Manipulation
edited by Jihong Zhu, Hadi El Daou and Yunhan Lin
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: manipulation planning; dexterous manipulation; machine learning for grasping; tactile sensing for grasping and manipulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
Applications of Additive Manufacturing Technologies
edited by Guangda Zhu and Yi Hou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 164 | 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)
Machine Intelligence in Welding Process
edited by Anastasia Vasileiou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine intelligence; welding; Industry 5.0; additive manufacturing; manufacturing process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
Model Predictive Control and Fault Diagnosis for Multiphase Electric Drives
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: model predictive control (MPC); fault diagnosis; fault tolerance; multiphase electric drives; multiphase machines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
Condition-Based Maintenance, Instrumentation and Data Analysis Methods Aiming Efficient Operation of Internal Combustion Engines submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9863 | Submission Open
Keywords: condition-based maintenance; efficiency; instrumentation; internal combustion engines; thermal power plants; transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
Advances in Path Planning and Autonomous Navigation submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1312 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
State of the Art in the Field of Machine and System Testing to Assist in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Failures
edited by Pascal Vrignat
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1100 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; maintenance policies; prognostics and health management; industry 4.0; prognosis; diagnosis; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
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