scholarly journals Editorial for Special Issue “Microorganisms for Environmental and Industrial Applications”

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Anna Kaksonen
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Special Issue

scholarly journals Special Issue: The Antioxidant Capacities of Natural Products

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Natural Products ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Antioxidant Capacities

Antioxidants are under the research spotlight because of their potential to prevent oxidative stress as well as for their versatile biological properties that grant them multiple industrial applications [...]

Special Issue on New Challenges in Robotics Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-343
Author(s):  
Terenziano Raparelli ◽  
◽  
Pierluigi Beomonte Zobel
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Autonomous Robots ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Robotic Devices

Robotics has reached a top technological level in recent years, a level at which it can be successfully used not only in structured spaces (for less complex applications) but also increasingly in unstructured spaces. Robotics technology is now used effectively in hospitals for rehabilitation and assistive devices, in the home for domestic applications, in the space for autonomous robots and automated vehicles, in amusement parks for entertainment attractions, and on the ground for military applications. In industrial applications, robotics has enlarged its scope with high-speed robots, cooperative robots, and smart robotic devices for production set-ups. These new applications have created new challenges in robotics. New materials have been developed to make frames lighter and smarter, new actuators and sensors have been made in compliance with specific applications and for more advanced performance, new flexible gripper devices have been produced with superior control systems, and new interfaces have been developed that are integrated with the devices and easier to use. This special issue features 18 research articles related to the latest research results and practical case studies in robotics technology. Subjects include robots for rehabilitation, robots as assistive devices, robots for agriculture, robots for exploration, robots for automation and industrial applications, service robots, new actuators, new sensors, new gripping devices, new control strategies, and robotic systems. We deeply appreciate the careful efforts of all the authors and thank the reviewers for their incisive efforts. Without these contributions, this special issue could not have been printed. We hope that this special issue will trigger further research on robotics technology. Finally a special memory of Cesare Rossi, one of the authors, that died suddenly after the preparation of the manuscript.

Special Issue on Robotics for Innovative Industry and Society

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiro Noritsugu
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Underwater Robots ◽  
Assist Devices ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Intelligent Sensors ◽  
Robot Technology ◽  
Manufacturing Applications ◽  
The Government ◽  
Innovative Industry

Robotics has become one of the most important automation technologies for industry and society. Robot components such as actuators and sensors, together with mechanisms and control systems, are being more and more combined with intelligent sensors in innovative industry design and fabrication. Robot technology is being applied in such fields as welfare, education, agriculture, and energy. Robot technology for welfare and nursing is being promoted by the government to increase lifestyle creativity as society ages. This special issue focuses on robotics in fields from manufacturing industries to societal needs. Papers ranging from robotics theory to robot application have been invited. Among the topics covered are robot mechanisms, robot components, actuators, sensors, and controllers, robot control theory, robotic systems, energy saving, industrial applications, automation, vehicles, entertainment, medicine, welfare and nursing applications, and robotics education. The 15 papers presented in this issue include actuators such as rubber artificial muscles or phase-change actuators, pneumatics, power assist devices such as assist glove and upper-limb assist devices, robotic suits, sensor fusion, omnidirectional locomotion, underwater robots, force display apparatuses, meal assistant robots, manufacturing applications of parallel-link mechanisms, surface polishing, and agricultural applications. These papers bring readers the latest state-of-the-art robot technologies useful in everything from analysis and design to control and applications in innovative industries. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions and the reviewers for their advice – all of which have made this special issue both informative and entertaining.

Special Issue on Measurement Technology for Process and Product Quality Control

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-3
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro Takaya ◽  
Tomohiko Maeda
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Process Quality ◽  
Measurement Technology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Production Engineering ◽  
Machining Processes ◽  
Product Quality Control

A broad sense of values, globalization, and ecology is needed in production activities because production processes are becoming rapidly more complex due to demands for downsizing, functionality, quality. This is in addition to cost reduction, shorter lead times, and energy saving in fabrication. Many types of measurement system and large amounts of production information are therefore needed in production engineering. In-process and on-machine measurements are used to evaluate a variety of machining factors and conditions and work done on machine tools. With increasingly complex machining processes and greater needs for accuracy and precision, the demand for advances in process optimization has also grown. This special issue covers manufacturing metrology and quality management as its two main fields of interest, together with their important implications for science, industry, and engineering. This special issue also covers novel in-process and on-machine measurement and sensing and quality management techniques now being widely applied to production engineering, focusing on the important role of measurement in manufacturing technology as it progresses from inspection tools to strategic production tools in managing process quality and product quality control. The advanced papers in this special issue present the latest advancements in these fields, ranging from fundamental research to industrial applications. These reports will thus enable readers to share their experience and knowledge in technology, new development, and potential applications of promising techniques in measurement and in product and process quality control. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions and the reviewers for their always useful advice, which have helped make this special issue both fascinating and far-reaching.

Selected Papers from ISCIIA 2010

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-321
Author(s):  
Yasufumi Takama
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Computational Intelligence ◽  
Web Mining ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Heilongjiang Province ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
New Challenges

The 4th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA2010), held at the Harbin University of Science and Technology in Heilongjiang Province, China, in August 2010 focused on advanced technologies for computational intelligence and industrial applications. A series of ISCIIA symposiums has provided a unique opportunity for the academic and industrial communities to address new challenges, share new-found solutions, and discuss directions for future research. Of the ISCIIA2010fs 50 papers, 11 outstanding papers have been selected for this special issue after fair and strict review process. Among this issuefs topics are fuzzy logic,Web mining, Kansei Information Processing (KIP), brain informatics, and human-centered systems. Given the importance of these topics to both the academic and industrial communities, this issue should contribute much to active exchange between both communities. As the Editor of this special issue, I thank all of the contributors and reviewers for their time and cooperation. Herefs hoping that the next ISCIIA, which is being held in Hokkaido, Japan, in 2012, will be as successful and fruitful as the 2010 symposium has been.

Special Issue on Advances in Fuzzy Inference and its Related Techniques

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-43
Author(s):  
Kiyohiko Uehara
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Clustering ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Inference Systems

Fuzzy inference provides a way to describe system behavior using humanly understandable rules. Based on this advantage, fuzzy inference has been applied in a wide variety of fields, including control, prediction, and pattern recognition. It has also had a corresponding impact on industrial applications. The four articles included in this special issue cover the advances made in fuzzy inference and related techniques. The first paper proposes a method for fuzzy rule interpolation on the basis of the generalized mean. This method makes it possible to perform nonlinear mapping of convex fuzzy sets even with sparse fuzzy rules. The second paper proposes a fuzzy clustering algorithm, landmark fuzzy neighborhood DBSCAN (landmark FN-DBSCAN). This algorithm is quite efficient in the clustering of large data sets, particularly compared to conventional density-based algorithms. Fuzzy clustering can be used to construct fuzzy rule bases. The third paper applies fuzzy inference to ultrasonic human brain imaging based on YURAGI synthesis. In this method, the thickness of bones is calculated effectively from synthesized waves using fuzzy inference. The fourth paper applies adaptive neurofuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) to financial institution failure prediction. These systems function effectively in the handling of the finance data of Thai firms with high nonlinearity. As a guest editor, I really appreciate the efforts of the contributors and reviewers. I am very grateful to staffs in JACIII editorial office for their kind support.

scholarly journals Foreword for special issue for RAAD 2013 Conference – ROBOTICA

Robotica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1033-1033
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Carbone ◽  
Bojan Nemec
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Geographical Region ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Humanoid Robotics ◽  
Conference Series ◽  
Danube Region ◽  
Technological University

This special issue is associated with the 22nd International Workshop on Robotics in the Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD2013) that took place on September 11 to 13, 2013 in Portorož, Slovenia. The RAAD conference series was established in 1992 (initially under the name RAA). At that time, RAAD played an important role towards enhancing international cooperation among neighborhood countries, while addressing the evolution of robotics from classical industrial applications to novel challenging areas such as service and humanoid robotics. Although RAAD conference got its name from a geographical region (Alpe-Adria-Danube), it was never meant to be limited to participants coming solely from this region. This aspect has grown through the years and in 2013 RAAD has got 50 papers from authors who came from 20 different countries. Invited plenary lectures have been delivered by Prof. Auke Ijspeert from EPFL (Switzerland), Prof. Alin Albu-Schäffer from DLR (Germany), and prof. I-Ming Chen from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).

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