International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems announces winners of Best Paper Awards

3 January, 2024

Prof. Tuğrul Özel, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, is delighted to announce the winners of the journal's Best Paper Awards for the years ranging from 2020 to 2022.

The awards are based on the number of citations listed in Google Scholar and Scopus, and the winners for each year are as follows:

2022

Process concatenation to reduce thermal changes in machine tools
E. Wenkler, M. Selch, A. Hellmich and S. Ihlenfeldt

Machine learning approaches towards digital twin development for machining systems
Krzysztof Jarosz and Tuğrul Özel

Hybrid finite elements method-artificial neural network approach for hardness prediction of AA6082 friction stir welded joints
Mariangela Quarto, Sara Bocchi, Gianluca D'Urso and Claudio Giardini

2021

Physics-based simulation models for digital twin development in laser powder bed fusion
Lihang Yang and Tuğrul Özel

Selective laser melting of titanium alloys: effect of processing parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties
Ajay Kushwaha, S. Anand Kumar and Rajkumar Velu

Investigating mechanical properties of 3D printed parts manufactured in different orientations on multijet printer
Ramesh Chand, Vishal S. Sharma and Rajeev Trehan

2020

Evaluation on advantages of low frequency assisted drilling (LFAD) aluminium alloy Al7075
Fernando Veiga, Alfredo Suárez, Alain Gil Del Val, Mariluz Penalva and Luis Norberto Lopez De Lacalle

Review on electro-hydrostatic actuator: system configurations, design methods and control technologies
Bo Li, Yongteng Liu, Cao Tan, Qijing Qin and Yingtao Lu

Interoperability of the future factory: an overview of concepts and research challenges
Lai Xu, Paul De Vrieze, Hongnian Yu, Keith Phalp and Yuewei Bai