DFD 2012 - 1st Biennial International Conference on Dynamics for Design (DFD)

Dynamics for Design is the integration of recent advances in modeling and system dynamics?including the role of nonlinearities, vibration analysis, multibody systems, and computational dynamics?with current design methodologies, leading to improved performance of complex, dynamic engineering systems in terms of reduced design cycle times, improved system reliability, and consistent behavior across operating environments. The 1st Biennial International Conference on Dynamics for Design (DFD) provides a forum to disseminate ongoing work, for example aiming to develop and demonstrate practical protocols, methodologies, and tools that serve to incorporate dynamics at an early stage in the design process.

University-industry collaboration resides at the core of these efforts, and the conference is a collaborative home for this technological discipline. The DFD conference is co-sponsored by the ASME Technical Committee on Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics and the ASME Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound, both within the Design Engineering Division. Participants from the academic community, industry, and national laboratories are all encouraged to attend.

Organizers
Professor Harry Dankowicz,
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA,
danko-AT-illinois.edu

Professor Dane Quinn,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, USA,
quinn-AT-uakron.edu

Instructions
As per the published publication schedule, abstracts for initial review must be submitted by 5 pm EST on Monday, February 6, 2012 using the online submission system. In addition, and only if you have submitted the abstract by the due date, you MUST also submit a full length draft paper for peer review by 5 pm EST on Monday, February 20, 2012. All papers will be reviewed and accepted manuscripts will be published in the conference proceedings on CD-ROM.

Symposium Topics

DFD-1 Validation, Verification, and DFD Protocols
DFD-2 Computational DFD Methods and Tools
DFD-3 Design of Dynamic Structures, Devices, and Systems
DFD-4 System Identification and Condition Monitoring for DFD
DFD-5 Addressing Uncertainty and Robustness in DFD
DFD-6 DFD Case Studies in Industry and Education
DFD-7 Keynotes