ROBMECH 2012 - 2012 5Th Robotics And Mechatronics Conference Of South Africa

The objective of the conference is to bring together, on a common platform, researchers, academicians, application engineers, users of CAD/CAM, robotics and factory automation technologies and methodologies and policy makers. Topics of the conference include:

Computer-Aided Design CAD
Computer-Aided Manufacturing CAM
Computer-Aided Engineering CAE
Computer-Aided Process Planning CAPP
Computer-Aided Production Management CAPM
Computer Integrated Manufacturing CIM
Design for Manufacture and Assembly
Flexible Manufacturing Systems FMS
Artificial Intelligence/Knowledge Based Systems
Information Technology Applied to Manufacturing
Computer-Aided Engineering Education
Concurrent Engineering CE
Sensors and Applications
Automation
Lean Manufacturing
Logistics
Modeling and Simulation
Scheduling
Rapid Prototype
Management of Technology
Operations Management
Machine Vision
Cellular Manufacturing
Education and Training
Agile Manufacturing
Total Quality Management
Socio-Economic Issues
Mechatronics
SCADA Systems
Distributed Control Systems
Energy and Manufacturing
Neural Networks
Mining Robotics
Mobile Robotics
Industrial Robotics
SLAM
Swarm Robotics
Robotics Applications

The conference and subsequent local and international collaboration is critical for the development of a competitive South Africa that can be a major player in the global market. It is important that South Africa makes use of its limited resources, by sharing and working with local and international partners. Mechatronics, Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing are also a critical technology for the development of South Africa’s manufacturing and automation industries.

The conference will be held in Pretoria at the CSIR International Convention Centre. This centre offers superb facilities and quality service with conference, function and exhibition venues that can accommodate events of 500 guests, with groups as large as 1000 being accommodated at times. Flexibility, service excellence and professionalism are key to what the International Convention Centre offers its clients. The venue will provide the conference with about 65 international and local participants including 65 postgraduate students from around the country.

The conference will receive abstracts for the conference as well as full papers in a single review step. Once these have been reviewed, accepted papers will then require authors to submit full camera ready papers. These will then be reviewed and only accepted papers, (with corrections, if required); will be presented and published in the proceedings. The proceedings of the conference will get an ISBN number.