Machines, Volume 11, Issue 12 (December 2023) Table of Contents

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Cover Story Article: Experimental Validation of a Driver Monitoring System María Garrosa, Marco Ceccarelli, Vicente Díaz and Matteo Russo Machines 2023, 11(12), 1060; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121060 Featured Sections Machines Testing and Maintenance Automation and Control Systems Mechatronic and Intelligent Machines Advanced Manufacturing Machine Design and Theory Industrial Systems Vehicle Engineering Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS) Electrical Machines and Drives Friction and Tribology General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Featured Paper Article: Research on Belt Deviation Fault Detection Technology of Belt Conveyors Based on Machine Vision Xiangfan Wu, Chusen Wang, Zuzhi Tian, Xiankang Huang and Qian Wang Machines 2023, 11(12), 1039; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121039 Machines Testing and Maintenance Article: Diagnosing Faults in Different Technical Systems: How Requirements for Diagnosticians Can Be Revealed by Comparing Domain Characteristics Judith Schmidt and Romy Müller Machines 2023, 11(12), 1045; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121045 Article: The LESGIRgram: A New Method to Select the Optimal Demodulation Frequency Band for Rolling Bearing Faults Tian Tian, Guiji Tang and Xiaolong Wang Machines 2023, 11(12), 1052; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121052 Article: A New Automated Classification Framework for Gear Fault Diagnosis Using Fourier–Bessel Domain-Based Empirical Wavelet Transform Dada Saheb Ramteke, Anand Parey and Ram Bilas Pachori Machines 2023, 11(12), 1055; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121055 Article: Modal Balancing of Warped Rotors without Trial Runs Using the Numerical Assembly Technique Georg Quinz, Gregor Überwimmer, Michael Klanner and Katrin Ellermann Machines 2023, 11(12), 1073; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121073 Article: Study on Aerodynamic Drag Reduction by Plasma Jets for 600 km/h Vacuum Tube Train Sets Ang Li, Hongjiang Cui, Ying Guan, Jichen Deng, Ying Zhang and Wu Deng Machines 2023, 11(12), 1078; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121078 Article: A Technique for Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Novel Wavelet Packet Transform-Based Signal Representation and Informative Factor LDA Andrei S. Maliuk, Zahoor Ahmad and Jong-Myon Kim Machines 2023, 11(12), 1080; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121080 Article: A Neural Network Weights Initialization Approach for Diagnosing Real Aircraft Engine Inter-Shaft Bearing Faults Tarek Berghout, Toufik Bentrcia, Wei Hong Lim and Mohamed Benbouzid Machines 2023, 11(12), 1089; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121089 Automation and Control Systems Article: Nonlinear Identification and Decoupling Sliding Mode Control of Macro-Micro Dual-Drive Motion Platform with Mechanical Backlash Shuo Kang, Buyang Zhang, Xing Huang, Rijin Zhong and Shengzhao Huang Machines 2023, 11(12), 1044; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121044 Article: Efficient Navigation and Motion Control for Autonomous Forklifts in Smart Warehouses: LSPB Trajectory Planning and MPC Implementation Konchanok Vorasawad, Myoungkuk Park and Changwon Kim Machines 2023, 11(12), 1050; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121050 Article: Reinforcement Learning-Based Dynamic Zone Positions for Mixed Traffic Flow Variable Speed Limit Control with Congestion Detection Filip Vrbanić, Martin Gregurić, Mladen Miletić and Edouard Ivanjko Machines 2023, 11(12), 1058; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121058 Article: Efficient Autonomous Path Planning for Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing: A Graph Theory and K-Dimensional Tree Optimisation Approach Mengyuan Zhang, Mark Sutcliffe, P. Ian Nicholson and Qingping Yang Machines 2023, 11(12), 1059; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121059 Article: Dimensional Optimization of a Modular Robot Manipulator Xianhua Li, Xun Qiu, Fengtao Lin, Sixian Fei and Tao Song Machines 2023, 11(12), 1074; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121074 Article: Effect of Vibrotactile Feedback on the Control of the Interaction Force of a Supernumerary Robotic Arm Silvia Buratti, Davide Deiana, Alessia Noccaro, Mattia Pinardi, Giovanni Di Pino, Domenico Formica and Nathanaël Jarrassé Machines 2023, 11(12), 1085; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121085 Mechatronic and Intelligent Machines Article: Topology Optimization of Geometrically Nonlinear Structures Based on a Self-Adaptive Material Interpolation Scheme Junwen Liang, Xianmin Zhang, Benliang Zhu, Rixin Wang, Chaoyu Cui and Hongchuan Zhang Machines 2023, 11(12), 1047; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121047 Article: G-DMD: A Gated Recurrent Unit-Based Digital Elevation Model for Crop Height Measurement from Multispectral Drone Images Jinjin Wang, Nobuyuki Oishi, Phil Birch and Bao Kha Nguyen Machines 2023, 11(12), 1049; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121049 Article: Using Lie Derivatives with Dual Quaternions for Parallel Robots Stephen Montgomery-Smith and Cecil Shy Machines 2023, 11(12), 1056; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121056 Article: 5G on the Farm: Evaluating Wireless Network Capabilities and Needs for Agricultural Robotics Tsvetan Zhivkov, Elizabeth I. Sklar, Duncan Botting and Simon Pearson Machines 2023, 11(12), 1064; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121064 Article: Exploring the Impact of Passive Ankle Exoskeletons on Lower-Limb Neuromechanics during Walking on Sloped Surfaces: Implications for Device Design James L. Williamson, Glen A. Lichtwark and Taylor J. M. Dick Machines 2023, 11(12), 1071; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121071 Article: ROMI: Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Linear Delta Robotic System for High-Precision Applications Xiaoyu Huang, Elizabeth Rendon-Morales and Rodrigo Aviles-Espinosa Machines 2023, 11(12), 1072; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121072 Article: Anthropomorphic Design and Self-Reported Behavioral Trust: The Case of a Virtual Assistant in a Highly Automated Car Clarisse Lawson-Guidigbe, Kahina Amokrane-Ferka, Nicolas Louveton, Benoit Leblanc, Virgil Rousseaux and Jean-Marc André Machines 2023, 11(12), 1087; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121087 Advanced Manufacturing Article: Melt Pool Monitoring and X-ray Computed Tomography-Informed Characterisation of Laser Powder Bed Additively Manufactured Silver–Diamond Composites John Robinson, Abul Arafat, Aaron Vance, Arun Arjunan and Ahmad Baroutaji Machines 2023, 11(12), 1037; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121037 Article: Prediction of SOx-NOx Emission in Coal-Fired Power Plant Using Deep Neural Network Min Seop So, Duncan Kibet, Tae Kyeong Woo, Seong-Joon Kim and Jong-Ho Shin Machines 2023, 11(12), 1042; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121042 Article: Hardware–Software Embedded System for Real-Time Trajectory Planning of Multi-Axis Machine Using B-Spline Curve Interpolation Algorithm Qitao Tan and Mohd Ariffanan Mohd Basri Machines 2023, 11(12), 1043; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121043 Article: Bioinspired Design of Material Architecture for Additive Manufacturing Dairon Pleasant, Connor Gavin, Garrett Redden, Jacquelyn Nagel and Hao Zhang Machines 2023, 11(12), 1081; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121081 Article: Orientation-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of 3D Printed Polylactic Acid Parts: An Experimental–Numerical Study Saeedeh Vanaei, Mohammadali Rastak, Anouar El Magri, Hamid Reza Vanaei, Kaddour Raissi and Abbas Tcharkhtchi Machines 2023, 11(12), 1086; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121086 Machine Design and Theory Article: An Augmented Reality-Assisted Disassembly Approach for End-of-Life Vehicle Power Batteries Jie Li, Bo Liu, Liangliang Duan and Jinsong Bao Machines 2023, 11(12), 1041; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121041 Article: A New Direct and Inexpensive Method and the Associated Device for the Inspection of Spur Gears Stelian Alaci, Florina-Carmen Ciornei, Ionut-Cristian Romanu, Ioan Doroftei, Carmen Bujoreanu and Ioan Tamașag Machines 2023, 11(12), 1046; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121046 Article: Design and Analysis of an Adaptive Obstacle-Overcoming Tracked Robot with Passive Swing Arms Ruiming Li, Xianhong Zhang, Shaoheng Hu, Jianxu Wu, Yu Feng and Yan-an Yao Machines 2023, 11(12), 1051; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121051 Article: Vibration Analysis for Fault Diagnosis in Induction Motors Using One-Dimensional Dilated Convolutional Neural Networks Xiaopeng Liu, Jianfeng Hong, Kang Zhao, Bingxiang Sun, Weige Zhang and Jiuchun Jiang Machines 2023, 11(12), 1061; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121061 Article: Bioinspired Design for Lightweighting and Vibration Behavior Optimization in Large-Scale Aeronautical Tooling: A Comparative Study Ignacio Laraudogoitia Blanc, Christian Hamm, Maider García de Cortázar, Nils Kaiser, Oleksander Savysko and Franck Andrés Girot Mata Machines 2023, 11(12), 1067; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121067 Article: The Reduction of Rotating Conveyor Roller Vibrations via the Use of Plastic Brackets Leopold Hrabovský, Eliška Nováková, Štěpán Pravda, Daniel Kurač and Tomáš Machálek Machines 2023, 11(12), 1070; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121070 Article: A Novel Tooth Modification Methodology for Improving the Load-Bearing Capacity of Non-Orthogonal Helical Face Gears Chao Jia, Bingquan Li and Junhong Xu Machines 2023, 11(12), 1077; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121077 Article: Integrating Computer Vision and CAD for Precise Dimension Extraction and 3D Solid Model Regeneration for Enhanced Quality Assurance Binayak Bhandari and Prakash Manandhar Machines 2023, 11(12), 1083; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121083 Industrial Systems Article: Exponential Local Fisher Discriminant Analysis with Sparse Variables Selection: A Novel Fault Diagnosis Scheme for Industry Application Zhengping Ding, Yingcheng Xu and Kai Zhong Machines 2023, 11(12), 1066; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121066 Article: Online Condition Monitoring of Industrial Loads Using AutoGMM and Decision Trees Elia Brescia, Patrizia Vergallo, Pietro Serafino, Massimo Tipaldi, Davide Cascella, Giuseppe Leonardo Cascella, Francesca Romano and Andrea Polichetti Machines 2023, 11(12), 1082; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121082 Vehicle Engineering Article: StairWave Transformer: For Fast Utilization of Recognition Function in Various Unmanned Vehicles Donggyu Choi, Chang-eun Lee, Jaeuk Baek, Seungwon Do, Sungwoo Jun, Kwang-yong Kim and Young-guk Ha Machines 2023, 11(12), 1068; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121068 Article: PID-Based Longitudinal Control of Platooning Trucks Aashish Shaju, Steve Southward and Mehdi Ahmadian Machines 2023, 11(12), 1069; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121069 Article: Development of a Restraint System for Rear-Facing Car Seats Samet Yavuz and Selcuk Himmetoglu Machines 2023, 11(12), 1076; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121076 Article: Deep Learning-Based Approach for Autonomous Vehicle Localization: Application and Experimental Analysis Norbert Markó, Ernő Horváth, István Szalay and Krisztián Enisz Machines 2023, 11(12), 1079; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121079 Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems Article: Analysis and Design of Small-Impact Magnetoelectric Generator Shaohua Niu, Bing Li, Bingyang Li, Pengfei Wang and Yuxi Song Machines 2023, 11(12), 1040; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121040 Article: An Experimental Investigation into the Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Fueled with Isopropanol Gasoline Blends Simeon Iliev, Zdravko Ivanov, Radostin Dimitrov, Veselin Mihaylov, Daniel Ivanov, Stoyan Stoyanov and Slavena Atanasova Machines 2023, 11(12), 1062; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121062 Article: Torque Ripple and Mass Comparison between 20 MW Rare-Earth and Ferrite Permanent Magnet Wind Generators Trung-Kien Hoang, Lionel Vido and Celia Tchuanlong Machines 2023, 11(12), 1063; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121063 Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS) Article: Microwave Frequency Offset Induced by Subsurface Damage in Abrasive-Machined Semiconductor Ceramic Waveguide Haoji Wang, Jinhua Wei, Bin Lin, Xiaoqi Cui, Hetian Hou, Zhiyuan Fu, Jianchun Ding and Tianyi Sui Machines 2023, 11(12), 1057; DOI: 10.3390/machines11121057 Electrical Machines and Drives Article: ML-Enabled Piezoelectric-Driven Internal Defect Assessment in Metal Structures Daniel Adeleye, Mohammad Seyedi, Farzad Ferdowsi, Jonathan Raush and Ahmed Khattab Machines 2023, 11(12), 1038; 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