[robocup-worldwide] [journals] CFP: Special Issue: "Advances in Inspection Robotic Systems" - an open access, journal publishes its 7th volume by MDPI

[Karina Gao]

Dear Colleagues,

The inspection and monitoring of sites, structures, and infrastructure
have become a crucial issue for their sustainability and maintenance.
Although these tasks are repetitive and time-consuming, classical
approaches still rely largely on human activity. The development of
reliable mechatronic and robotic agents can be considered as an
efficient solution for the monitoring and inspection tasks, because they
can be effective in exploring dangerous or inaccessible sites at a
relatively low cost with an important reduction of the time required.

Through the dissemination of advanced research developments in robotics,
mechatronics, and integrated management systems, this Special Issue aims
to promote and reinforce collaborations, research, and technical
solutions among researchers of different disciplines; and contribute to
the advancements in the integration of robotics, automation, and
information technologies in the area of management of constructed and
new facilities and infrastructure.

The Special Issue seeks to collect recent research on all the topics
listed below. Review papers are also welcome.

This Special Issue will contain extended versions of selected papers
presented at the 14th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials
and Smart Structures Technology ANCRISST 2019.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Design and modelling of ground, aerial, and climbing robots for inspection;
Autonomous or tele-operated robots for in-situ interventions;
Collaborative robots for performing complex tasks in
structured/unstructured environments;
Smart mechatronics, including end-effectors, and sensing that enable
robotic in-situ interventions;
Intelligent behaviours to improve robot performance and survivability;
Manipulation for in-situ interventions;
Novel sensors and actuators for inspection robotics;
Sensing and sensor fusion;
Autonomous search and rescue;
Automated visual inspection;
Enhanced monitoring and automated procedure for self-inspection and
maintenance;
Image processing, defects, and damage evaluation.

Dr. Erika Ottaviano
Prof. Hoon Sohn
Guest Editors

For further reading, please follow the link to the Special Issue Website
at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/special_issues/underwater_robot

The submission deadline is 31 October 2019. You may send your manuscript
now or up until the deadline. Submitted papers should not be under
consideration for publication elsewhere. We also encourage authors to
send a short abstract or tentative title to the Editorial Office in
advance (karina.gao at mdpi.com).

 From Volume 6, all published papers will be added in Scopus. The journal
is also indexed in Web of Science (Thomson Reuters), as part of the ESCI
database.

Robotics is fully open access. Open access (unlimited and free access by
readers) increases publicity and promotes more frequent citations, as
indicated by several studies. Open access is supported by the authors
and their institutes. An Article Processing Charge (APC) of CHF 350
currently applies to all accepted papers. You may be entitled to a
discount if you have previously received a discount code or if your
institute is participating in the MDPI Institutional Open Access Program
(IOAP), for more information see: http://www.mdpi.com/about/ioap.

For further details on the submission process, please see the
instructions for authors at the journal website
(http://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/instructions).

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Karina Gao
Assistant Editor

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