International Journal of Robotics and Automation in Mechanics

International Journal of Robotics and Automation in Mechanics is a online journal launched in 2023 that provides a forum for publishing original research articles and comprehensive or interdisciplinary reviews on the topics of utmost importance. The journal promotes the exchange of ideas and communicates significant findings of recent or immediate importance that interest the researcher and also contributes to the formative research that is capable of shaping society. The journal ensures that the experimental and theoretical work under its scope is equally important.

• • • Industrial robots and manipulators: Robot dynamics, actuators, manipulators, balancers, motion control, signal processing for robot control, design methodology for robotic systems.
    • Feedback control and cognitive automation: Output feedback control, controller design, system dynamics modeling, cognitive and adaptive automation, control of unmanned aerial vehicles.
    • Industrial automation and PLC programming: Distributed and process control, programmable logic controllers, logic design and logic programming, IEC standards for industrial control, object-oriented modeling, unified modeling language, automation software engineering.
    • Agent-assisted automation and decision support: Software agents, decision support systems, supply chain automation, key performance indicators, simulation of automated operations.
    • Material handling and transport equipment: Conveyors, cranes, hoists, industrial trucks, bulk material handling, crane suspension and load modeling, magneto-mechanical effects, load oscillation control, pallet and slip-sheet handling, cargo lashing, safe loading.
    • Automated storage and retrieval systems: AS/RS design, travel time models, new storage and retrieval mechanisms, warehouse design and simulation, order picking, RFID-enabled warehouse operations, resource management.
    • Automated guided vehicles and mobile equipment: Automated guided vehicle systems, electric track vehicle systems, guidance systems, route optimization, case-based reasoning for vehicle operations, internal combustion and electric mobile handling equipment.
    • Equipment selection and design optimization: Analytic hierarchy process, fuzzy AHP, consistency and weighted matrix analysis, membership functions, expert systems, fuzzy sets, information axiom, Taguchi technique, analysis of variance (ANOVA), cost-benefit ratio.
    • Machine safety and Industry 4.0: Safety-critical systems, machine safety standards, risk management, industrial networking for automation, safety in robotic production facilities, Fourth Industrial Revolution manufacturing automation.

    The journal publishes original research articles, comprehensive and interdisciplinary reviews, case studies, and short communications. Submissions must address robotics, automation, or automated handling in a mechanical or industrial setting. Telecommunications research, economic or trading simulations, and engine design with no automation application are out of scope. The journal serves researchers, mechanical, mechatronics, and control engineers, logistics and warehouse automation specialists, and industrial safety professionals.