ICUAS'12 2012 - 2012 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The 2012 International conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS’12, is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society. ICUAS’12 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, on June 12-15. June 12 will be a Workshop/Tutorial day, followed by a three day technical Conference. ICUAS’12 will host representatives from academia, industry, federal/state agencies, government, the private sector, users, practitioners and engineers who wish to be affiliated with and contribute technically to this highly demanding and rapidly evolving and expanding field.

Conference topics include but are not limited to:

Airspace Control Airspace Management Airworthiness

Air Vehicle Operations Autonomy Biologically Inspired

Certification Control Architectures Energy Efficient UAS

Environmental Issues Fail-Safe Systems Frequency Management

Integration Interoperability Levels of Safety

Manned/Unmanned Aviat. Micro- and Mini- UAS Navigation

Networked Swarms Payloads Path Planning

Regulations Reliability of UAS Risk Analysis

See-and-avoid Systems Security Sensor Fusion

Simulation Smart Sensors Standardization

Swarms Technology Challenges Training

UAS Applications UAS Communications UAS Testbeds


IMPORTANT DATES

February 15, 2012: Full Papers/Tutorial Proposal Due

April 15, 2012: Acceptance/Rejection Notification

May 15, 2012: Final, Camera Ready Papers Due

May 15, 2012: Early Registration


PAPERS

Papers must be submitted electronically through css.paperplaza.net. The paper format must follow IEEE paper submission rules, two-column format using 12 point fonts, Times New Roman. The maximum number of pages per paper is 15. Illustrations and references are included in the page count. Submitted papers will undergo a peer review process coordinated by the Program Chairs, the Program Advisory Committee Members and qualified reviewers. Authors are encouraged to accompany their presentations with multimedia material (i.e. videos), which will be included in the Conference Digital Proceedings.

Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit significantly different/enhanced versions of the ICUAS’12 papers to the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (JINT), which will be published in a JINT Special Volume and in a Special Volume Book as part of the Springer series on Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation (ISCA).


GENERAL CHAIRS

Randal Beard, Bringham Young University, beard-AT-ee.byu.edu
Kimon P. Valavanis, University of Denver, kimon.valavanis-AT-du.edu