Technical scope


The organising committee of the Control and Automation Conference 2013 welcomes abstract submissions in the following areas of application (including but not limited to):

Aerospace
Batch processes
Biomechanics and rehabilitation systems
Bioprocesses
Environment
Harsh environments
Maintenance
Medical/assistive technologies
Offshore/subsea
Oil/gas production
Pharmaceuticals
Power and energy
Process plant
Production line
Robotics
Security
Transport
Water


Technical scope
(In relation to the above application areas, include but not limited to):
Acoustics and noise control
Alarm management
Automated vehicles
Batch control and tracking
Condition and performance monitoring and analysis
Control challenges
Control techniques and strategies
Distributed control systems
Drilling automation and optimisation
Drives and handling
Final elements
Floating production systems
Industrial ethernet
Instrumentation and sensors
Manufacturing automation
New and renewable energy
Power generation and distribution
Process control and optimisation
Safety critical systems
safety of control systems
Scada and hmi
Sensor and actuator networks
Smart grid security
Systems integration
System security
Turbomachinery control
Wireless applications


Case studies
Case studies relating to any of the above, demonstrating application of innovative techniques to solve real-world problems.

Note: This topics guide is not exhaustive and is intended only to provide a guide to the scope of the conference