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🔓 Special Issue "Human-Centred Intelligent Machines: Robotics, Autonomy and Real-World Applications" edited by Dr. Shabnam Sadeghi Esfahlani and Dr. Alireza Sanaei from Anglia Ruskin University

👉 Welcome your submission:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/GTUT0THRKT

📅 Submission Deadline: 31 May 2027

: "Development, Implementation and Experimental Assessment of Path-Following Controllers on a 1:5 Scale Vehicle Testbed"
👨‍🏫 Authors: Luca Biondo, Angelo Domenico Vella, and Alessandro Vigliani
👉 More information: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/12/1116
✨ Citations: 4

📖 This study presents a modular 1:5 scale vehicle testbed for the experimental validation of autonomous driving control strategies. The platform integrates an electric powertrain, IMU–GNSS sensor fusion with an Extended Kalman Filter, and two path-following approaches—the Stanley Controller and Linear Quadratic Regulator. Outdoor experiments demonstrate accurate and repeatable trajectory tracking with both controllers, with the Stanley Controller achieving higher lateral accuracy. The results highlight the proposed testbed as a reliable and flexible platform for benchmarking autonomous vehicle controllers.



Politecnico di Torino
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🔓 Special Issue "Condition Monitoring and Reliability Enhancement of Electromechanical and Energy Systems" edited by Dr. Wilson Cesar Sant'Ana from Unifei - Universidade Federal de Itajubá

👉 Welcome your submission: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/609VLSDPD3

📅 Submission Deadline: 28 February 2027

: "Design and Optimization of Lightweight Electromagnetic Valves for High-Altitude Latex Balloons"
👨‍🏫 Authors: Xiaoran Li, Donghui Zhang, Qiguang Yang, Zihao Wang, and Chen Chen
👉 More information: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/10/934

📖 This study presents a lightweight electromagnetically actuated valve for altitude control of high-altitude latex balloons. The valve employs a permanent magnet–electromagnet–spring composite structure, integrating electromagnetic and CFD simulations with multidisciplinary optimization. The optimized design achieves a total mass of 984.69 g and an actuation force of 15.263 N while maintaining stable performance from −60 °C to 25 °C, providing a systematically validated solution for valve design in lighter-than-air vehicles.



Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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🔓 Special Issue "Advances in Dynamics and Fault Diagnosis of Bearing-Rotor Systems", edited by Dr. Pengcheng Xia from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Dr. Xinxing Ma from Shanghai University

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https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/2988O33207

📅 Submission Deadline: 30 April 2027

: “Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) Performance Enhancement by Means of Gurney Flap”
👨‍🏫 Authors: Hanif Ullah, Vincenzo Gulizzi, Antonio Pantano, Zhongsheng Deng, and Qing Xiao
👉 More information: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/11/1004
✨ Citations: 5

📖 This study investigates the aerodynamic effects of Gurney flaps of different heights on Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs). The results identify the 0.5%c Gurney flap as the optimal configuration, achieving a peak power coefficient of 0.366 at a tip-speed ratio of 2.0, a 3.73% improvement over the baseline, while enhancing low-speed power by 6.30% at a tip-speed ratio of 0.5. These improvements also contribute to enhanced turbine self-starting capability.



Università degli Studi di Palermo (University of Palermo)
University of Strathclyde
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🔓 Special Issue "Data-Driven and AI-Assisted Manufacturing of 3D-Printed Polymer and Composite Components" edited by Dr. Elvis Hozdić from Univerza v Novem mestu / University of Novo mesto

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https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/32G31J2B03

📅 Submission date: 31 January 2027

: “Voxel-Based Roadway Terrain Risk Modeling and Traversability Assessment in Underground Coal Mines”
👨‍🏫 Authors: Wanzi Yan, Zhencai Zhu, Yidong Zhang, Hao Lu, Minti Xue, Yu Tang, and Shaobo Sun
👉 More information: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/9/868

📖 This study proposes a 3D terrain risk voxel-based approach for assessing roadway traversability in underground coal mines. By combining an improved dust-filtering method, visual information, and Dempster–Shafer evidence theory, the proposed framework addresses the challenges of noisy LiDAR data and complex three-dimensional tunnel environments. Experiments achieve 96.7% average dust-removal accuracy, while the constructed risk voxels enable quantitative assessment of navigable spaces and roadway accessibility risks.



China University of Mining and Technology
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🔓 Special Issue “Smart Monitoring and Assessment in Machining Processes”, edited by Dr. Marek Magdziak from Rzeszow University of Technology.

👉 We welcome your submissions: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/05XLY3R257

📅 Submission Deadline: 31 January 2027

: "Complete Coverage Path Planning for Wind Turbine Blade Wall-Climbing Robots Based on Bio-Inspired Neural Networks and Energy Consumption Model"
👨‍🏫 Authors: Da Chen, Gang Yu, and Shuchen Huang
👉 More information: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/3/180
✨ Citations: 6

📖 This study presents a complete coverage path planning method for wall-climbing robots inspecting wind turbine blades, addressing the challenges of complex curved surfaces and energy-efficient operation. The proposed approach integrates 3D point-cloud data, a 2.5D grid map, an energy consumption model, and a bio-inspired neural network (BINN) to optimize robot paths while considering surface geometry, path length, turning costs, and energy consumption. Simulation and prototype experiments demonstrate its potential for efficient and comprehensive automated wind turbine blade inspection.



Harbin Institute of Technology
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