IMAV 2012 - International Micro Air Vehicle conference and competitions 2012

Micro Air Vehicles (MAV) are the smallest man-made flying machines. They are flying robots and have the weight and size of small birds. Innovation in navigation, control and processing technology has made this possible.
There are still numerous scientific challenges to be solved in order to fly Micro Air Vehicles under all flight and weather conditions. The development of miniaturized structures, propulsion and navigation systems, aerodynamics, flight controllers, actuators and sensors are just a few of the current research topics in the field of MAV.
Besides the theoretical part - as before - IMAV 2012 includes an indoor and outdoor flight competition of MAV and will be held at Braunschweig, Germany from 03 - 06 July 2012.
The conference shall serve as a platform to exchange information on the state-of-the-art of MAV. Thus, the German Institute of Navigation cordially invites everyone from Science, Industry, Military, Government Agencies and Users to participate in this conference.
Further information about IMAV 2012 as well as rules and regulations of the flight competition can be found here.
1. Guidance, Navigation and Control
? MAV Simulation
? Control Algorithms
? Sense and Avoid
? Concepts for Indoor Operation
? Enhanced MAV Autonomy
? Artificial Intelligence in MAV
? Control System Theory
? MAV Avionics
2. Sensors
? MEMS Sensor Technology
? Satellite Navigation Systems for MAV
? Image Sensors and Image Data Processing
? Sensor Data Fusion
? Computer Vision for MAV
3. Fuselage and Propulsion Systems
? Fuselage Materials
? Design Criteria for MAV Structures
? Propulsion Systems
? Alternative Propulsion Concepts
4. Aerodynamics
? Numerical Simulation
? Experimental and Innovative Aerodynamics
5. MAV Operation
? Mission Planning and Control
? Telemetry Concepts
? MAV Swarms
? Scientific MAV
? Applications of MAV
? Indoor and Outdoor MAV Navigation
6. System Engineering
? Flapping Wings
? Rotorcraft
? Fixed Wings
? Hybrid Vehicles
? Small-sized MAV
? New MAV Concepts
? MAV Design Methodology
? Lighter-than-air MAV
7. Legal Aspects of MAV flying

Suspense Dates
Submission of abstracts: 14 March 2012
Notification of authors: 11 April 2012
Submission of full papers for proceedings: 21 June 2012
Flight Demonstration/ Competition
One session of the conference will be dedicated to the Flight Competition. Rules and Regulations for this competition you will find here.
Technical Exhibition
A Technical Exhibition will also be arranged. Potential parties are requested to complete the reply form for further information on our dedicated website.
Language
The conference language will be English.
Contributions
Authors are invited to submit papers on any of the main topics for consideration by the Programme Committee.
An abstract of no more than 500 words should be submitted by 14 March 2012 as data file to
dgon.bonn(at)t-online.de
Subj.: "IMAV 2012"
or submit your abstract using our mail form.
The cover page of the submitted abstract must identify:
- Title of paper / contribution
- Name(s) of Author(s)
- Organisation / Company
- Mailing Address
- Phone and Fax Numbers
- e-mail Address
Authors will be notified of accepted / rejected papers by 11 April 2012.