MTM & Robotics 2012

The Joint International Conference of

the XI International Conference on Mechanisms and Mechanical Transmissions (MTM)

and the International Conference on Robotics (Robotics’12)

Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 6-8, 2012

Organized by

Pascal Institute (CNRS, IFMA, UBP) and

Department of Mechatronics (UPT) at the

French Institute for Advanced Mechanics in

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Under the Patronage of IFToMM and RSR

International Federation for the Promotion of

Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM)

Robotics Society of Romania (RSR)

With the support of

Blaise Pascal University (UBP)

CNRS

French Institute for Advanced Mechanics

(IFMA)

University “Politehnica” of Timisoara (UPT)

Aim

The aim of the joint conference is to bring

together researchers, scientists, industry

experts and PhD students to provide a

general forum for researchers, engineers and

PhD students involved in the general area of

mechanisms, mechanical transmissions,

robotics and mechatronics, to disseminate

their latest research results and exchange

views on the future research directions of

these fields.

Topics

We are looking for original, high-quality

contributions addressing (but not limited to)

the following topics:

MTM

Mechanisms – analysis and synthesis

Dynamics of mechanisms and machines

Mechanical Transmissions

Precision mechanics, Biomechanics,

Mechatronics

Micromechanisms and Microactuators

Computational and Experimental Methods

CAD in mechanism and machine design

Robotics

Mechanical design of robot architecture

Parallel robots, Mobile robots

Micro and nano robots

Sensors and actuators in robotics,

Intelligent control systems

Biomedical engineering

Teleoperation, haptics, virtual reality

Deadlines

Full paper submission: October 31, 2011

Acceptance notification: December 15, 2011

Final paper submission: January 15, 2012

Registration

The registration fees are:

Early Registration/IFToMM Members: 300 Euros

Registration after February 15, 2012: 400 Euros

Students/Accompanying Person: 200 Euros

The registration fee includes attendance of the

conference, one copy of the proceedings, 3 lunches,

refreshment breaks and the conference gala dinner.

Early registration is before February 15, 2012.

Venue

The joint conference will be held in Clermont-

Ferrand, at the French Institute for Advanced

Mechanics (IFMA). The organization of this joint

conference is part of a series of scientific and

cultural events celebrating the 20 years of IFMA.

Clermont-Ferrand is the capital of Auvergne, a

region of the centre of France, with an incredible

diversity of landscapes (a range of dormant

volcanoes which is unique in Europe, wild gorges,

lakes and mountain peaks). Homeland of Blaise

Pascal, the region has a rich history and culture

whose charm we invite you to discover. Clermont-

Ferrand is easily accessible from all countries by

plane, train or car (see website). The previous

editions were held in Romania, beginning in 1972

under the patronage of IFToMM and RSR. This is the

first edition to be organized outside Romania and

we hope to give it a strong international flavour.

General Chair

Grigore Gogu (France)

Co-Chairs

Inocenţiu Maniu (Romania)

Erwin-Christian Lovasz (Romania)

Advisory Board

Marco Ceccarelli (Italy)

I-Ming Chen (Singapore)

Burkhard Corves (Germany)

Mircea Ivanescu (Romania)

Jean-Pierre Merlet (France)

Doina Pisla (Romania)

Ion Vişa (Romania)

International Scientific Committee

Mario Acevedo (Mexico)

Nicolae Alexandrescu (Romania)

Oscar Altuzarra (Spain)

Jorge Angeles (Canada)

Virgil Atanasiu (Romania)

Michel Berducat (France)

Philippe Bidaud (France)

Ilian Bonev (Canada)

Theodor Borangiu (Roamania)

Stelian Brad (Romania)

Cornel Brişan (Romania)

Valentin Ciupe (Romania)

Jian Dai (U.K.)

Michel Dhome (France)

Valer Dolga (Romania)

Ioan Doroftei (Romania)

Jean-Christophe Fauroux (France)

Alexander Golovin (Russia)

Antoni Gronowicz (Poland)

Tian Huang (China)

Emmanuel Hugo (France)

Manfred Husty (Austria)

Nicolae Joni (Romania)

Sukhan Lee (South Korea)

Philippe Martinet (France)

Vistrian Maties (Romania)

J. Michael McCarthy (USA)

Karl-Heinz Modler (Germany)

Gheorghe Mogan (Romania)

Mircea Neagoe (Romania)

Mircea Nitulescu (Romania)

Vincenzo Parenti Castelli (Italy)

Nenad Pavlovic (Serbia)

Dan Perju (Romania)

François Pierrot (France)

Pascal Ray (France)

Didier Remond (France)

James Ritchie (U.K.)

Lin Song (China)

Ionel Staretu (Romania)

Yukio Takeda (Japan)

Doru Talaba (Romania)

Ioan Vela (Romania)

Philippe Wenger (France)

Ligang Yao (China)

Saïd Zeghloul (France)

Organising Committee

Jean-Christophe Fauroux -Chair (France)

Valentin Ciupe -Co-Chair (Romania)

Veronica Argesanu (Romania)

Nicolas Blanchard (France)

Nicolas Bouton (France)

Chedli B. Bouzgarrou (France)

Olivier Bullat (France)

Iosif Carabas (Romania)

Hélène Chanal (France)

Frédéric Chapelle (France)

Arjana Davidescu (Romania)

Vincent Gagnol (France)

Jacqueline Gorse (France)

Sanda Grigorescu (Romania)

Anne-Lise Gros (France)

Voicu Mesaros-Anghel (Romania)

Christian Moldovan (Romania)

Laurent Sabourin (France)

Carmen Sticlaru (Romania)

Valeria Vacarescu (Romania)

Submission, presentation and publication

The official language of the joint conference is

English. Each paper will be reviewed, and the

papers selected by the Scientific Committee will be

published in the periodical “Applied Mechanics and

Materials” available in full text online at

www.scienctific.net

indexed by SCOPUS and monitored by all major

abstract media. All submitted papers must be

strictly prepared following the publication

guidelines.

For detailed up-to-date information, please visit the

MMT & ROBOTICS’12 conference website at:

http://www.ifma.fr/mtm-robotics2012

Accomodation

Clermont-Ferrand provides accommodation in

several hotels of various categories situated in the

centre of the town or in the proximity of the

university campus. Early reservation is

recommended on line via hotel website or by

contacting the hotel desk directly. A list of hotels

will be available on the conference website.

Further Information

This is the first call for papers intended to inform

about the aim, topics and important dates of the

joint conference. Detailed information covering

venue, accommodation, social events and other

topics will be available on the conference website.

Correspondence Address:

MTM & Robotics’12

French Institute for Advanced Mechanics

Campus de Clermont-Ferrand / les Cézeaux

BP 265

63175 Aubière, France

Secretariat

Website: http://www.ifma.fr/mtm-robotics2012

E-mail: mtm.robotics2012@ifma.fr

Phone: +33 4 73 28 80 22 / + 33 4 73 28 80 50

Fax: +33 4 73 28 81 00/ + 33 4 73 28 80 27