The 2012 International conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS’12, is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society. ICUAS’12 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, on June 12-15. June 12 will be a Workshop/Tutorial day, followed by a three day technical Conference. ICUAS’12 will host representatives 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.

Conference topics include but are not limited to:
Airspace Control
Airspace Management
Airworthiness
Air Vehicle Operations
Autonomy
Biologically Inspired
Certification
Control Architectures
Energy Efficient UAS
Environmental Issues
Fail-Safe Systems
Frequency Management
Integration
Interoperability
Levels of Safety
Manned/Unmanned Aviat.
Micro- and Mini- UAS
Navigation
Networked Swarms
Payloads
Path Planning
Regulations
Reliability of UAS
Risk Analysis
See-and-avoid Systems
Security
Sensor Fusion
Simulation
Smart Sensors
Standardization
Swarms
Technology Challenges
Training
UAS Applications
UAS Communications
UAS Testbeds

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IMPORTANT DATES

February 15, 2012: Full Papers/Tutorial Proposal Due
April 15, 2012: Acceptance/Rejection Notification
May 15, 2012: Final, Camera Ready Papers Due
May 15, 2012: Early Registration

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PAPERS

Papers must be submitted electronically through css.paperplaza.net. The paper format must follow IEEE paper submission rules, two-column format using 12 point fonts, Times New Roman. The maximum number of pages per paper is 15. Illustrations and references are included in the page count. Submitted papers will undergo a peer review process coordinated by the Program Chairs, the Program Advisory Committee Members and qualified reviewers. Authors are encouraged to accompany their presentations with multimedia material (i.e. videos), which will be included in the Conference Digital Proceedings.

Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit significantly different/enhanced versions of the ICUAS’12 papers to the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (JINT), which will be published in a JINT Special Volume and in a Special Volume Book as part of the Springer series on Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation (ISCA).

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GENERAL CHAIRS

Randal Beard, Bringham Young University, beard@ee.byu.edu
Kimon P. Valavanis, University of Denver, kimon.valavanis@du.edu