Dynamics Modeling, Control, and Eco-Driving of Heavy Equipment & Machinery for Eco-Friendly Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Heavy equipment, or heavy machinery, refers to heavy-duty vehicles. These vehicles are frequently used for construction, lifting, landscaping, digging, road paving, forestry, etc., and consume extensive amounts of energy. Research on the dynamics modeling, control and environmental friendliness of heavy machinery is thus critical to reduce their energy consumption and develop a more ecofriendly, less energy-intensive vehicle model. Recently, a large number of methods, including machine learning methods, have been applied for the dynamics modeling, control and development of heavy equipment and machinery for ecofriendly environments.

In this Special Issue, we will analyze how an accurate dynamics model can be developed for ecofriendly safety and control applications to improve heavy equipment’ overall efficiency, aiming to present high-quality research detailing recent progress in the development of safe, energy-saving control technologies.

We welcome original papers on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Machine learning methods for modeling and control;
2. Machine learning methods for eco-driving and energy saving applications;
3. Multibody system methods for dynamics modeling and analysis;
4. Other effective methods for modeling, control and energy saving applications;
5. Health monitoring and management of heavy equipment and machinery;
6. Fault diagnosis and prognosis of heavy equipment and machinery;
7. Comfort and performance of heavy equipment and machinery;
8. Passive and active safety control of heavy equipment and machinery.

Dr. Yongjun Pan
Prof. Dr. Liang Hou
Prof. Dr. Zhixiong Li
Guest Editors

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• machine learning methods for modeling and control
• eco-driving
• energy saving
• heavy equipment and machinery