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Engineering: Mechanism and Machine Science for Sustainable Development Goals

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This Topical Collection (TC) is addressed to present and highlight the research activities carried out in Mechanism and Machine Science that can contribute to reach some targets within SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals. Every day it is becoming clearer and clearer that sustainability, in the wide sense expressed by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is the centre of tomorrows technical challenges. The 17 Goals, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, represent a road map which can also address and inspire the research within typical areas of Mechanism and Machine Science. Some, non-exhaustive, examples: • Research on Biomechanical Engineering are correlated to SDG 3, Good Health and Well-being • Studies on Sustainable Energy Systems are addressed to SDG 7, Affordable and Clean Energy • All the topics covered by IFToMM (International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science) Technical Committees can be related to SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production • Humanitarian Engineering and Appropriate Technologies are linked to SDG 10, Reduced Inequalities and SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities. This TC originates from I4SDG Conference, IFToMM for Sustainable Development Goals, in order to host best extended papers, but aspires to host the best researches that emphasize the contribution of mechanical engineering to the achievement of the SDGs.

Editors

  • Prof. Giuseppe Quaglia Prof. Giuseppe Quaglia , 

    Prof. Giuseppe Quaglia

    Giuseppe Quaglia is a Full Professor of Applied Mechanics at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His scientific activity is mainly related to: • Energy Saving, renewable energy and sustainability • Vehicle dynamic and systems • Robotics and mechatronics • Automation, actuators and mechanisms • Device for disabled people and biomedical applications • Appropriate technologies and systems for sustainable human development

  • Prof. Giuseppe Carbone Prof. Giuseppe Carbone , 

    Prof. Giuseppe Carbone

    Giuseppe Carbone is an Associate Professor at the University of Calabria, Rende, Italy. His research interests cover: • Robotics and Mechatronics • Mechanics of Manipulation and Grasp • Service and Rehabilitation Robotics

  • Prof. Paolo Boscariol Prof. Paolo Boscariol  &

    Prof. Paolo Boscariol

    Paolo Boscariol is an Associate Professor of Mechanics of Machines at the University of Padova, Italy. His scientific activities are mainly related to the following topics: • Motion design for energy saving in mechatronic devices • Energy-optimal design of mechatronic devices • Robust and model-based motion planning for industrial devices • Modeling and control of underactuated systems

  • Prof. Carmen Visconte Prof. Carmen Visconte

    Prof. Carmen Visconte

    Carmen Visconte is an Associate Professor of Mechanics of Machines at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Her scientific activity is mainly related to: • Fluid devices modeling and design • Automation, actuator and mechanisms • Service robotics

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