ICUAS 2014 - International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

From 27 May, 2014 08:00 until 30 May, 2014 23:55
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The 2014 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS'14, will be held in Orlando, FL, on 27-30 May 2014. Orlando is the home of Disney World, one of the best attractions and touristic locations worldwide. 27 May will be a Workshop/Tutorial day, followed by a three-day technical Conference. Judging from the interest ICUAS has drawn over the past six years and its growth, ICUAS'14 is expected to attract the highest number of participants 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. Follow the web links for detailed information about the Conference. ICUAS'14 will be fully sponsored by the ICUAS Association, a non-profit organization. Information about the organization may be found at www.icuas.com. The conference is also technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS), IEEE Robotics & Automation Society and the Mediterranean Control Association (MCA).

The theme of ICUAS'14 will focus on the very challenging topics of 'developing UAS standards'. Emphasis will also be given in topics related to integrating UAS into the national airspace and how UAS may be used in civilian and public domain applications, for example, early fire detection and forest protection, saving human lives and improving every day quality of life.

National and international organizations, agencies, industry, military and civilian authorities are working towards UAS integration into the national airspace, towards defining roadmaps of UAS expectations, technical requirements and standards that are prerequisite to their full utilization, as well as legal, policy and ethical issues, as the next generation of UAS is expected to be used for a wide spectrum of civilian and public domain applications. Challenges to be faced and to be overcome include, among others, see-and-avoid systems, sense-and-avoid systems, robust and fault-tolerant flight control systems, payloads, communications, levels of autonomy, manned-unmanned swarms, network-controlled swarms, as well as challenges related to policies, procedures, regulations, safety, risk analysis assessment, airworthiness, certification issues, operational constraints, standardization and frequency management, all of paramount importance. When coupled with 'smart', 'environmentally friendly' cutting edge technologies the way towards full integration of UAS with manned aviation and into the respective national airspace will be paved.

ICUAS'14 aims at bringing together different groups of qualified military and civilian representatives worldwide, organization representatives, funding agencies, industry and academia, to discuss the current state of UAS advances, and the roadmap to their full utilization in military and integration in civilian domains. Focused interests of diverse groups involved in UAS research and development will be discussed. Special emphasis will be given to current and future research opportunities, and to 'what comes next' in terms of the essential technologies that need to be utilized to advance further UAS.

Through Keynote/Plenary addresses, invited and solicited presentations, and round table discussions, it is expected that the outcome of the Conference will be a better understanding of what industry, the military and civilian national and international authorities need, and what are the crucial next steps that need to be completed before UAS are widely accepted even in everyday life applications.

Call for Papers

Important Dates:

  • Full Papers / Tutorial Proposals Due: 17 February 2014
  • Acceptance / Rejection notification: 14 April 2014
  • Upload final, camera-ready paper: 9 May 2014
  • Early Registration: 15 April - 9 May 2014

For more information see: www.uasconferences.com

Technical co-sponship by IEEE RAS

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