SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHATRONICS AND MACHINE
VISION IN PRACTICE; MMVIP '95
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
12-14TH SEPTEMBER 1995
CALL FOR PAPERS
INTRODUCTION
Mechatronics is the basis of an ever growing list of products and
techniques of great technical and commercial value. Microcomputer
control, mechanical and electronic systems are amalgamated in
an integrated design, enabling mechatronic systems to achieve
objectives which were previously impractical. Mechatronic design
can result in products which are much simpler than their
intricate and costly predecessors.
Machine-vision is emerging from the laboratory to find real
applications in areas which include vehicle guidance, robot
control, surgery and agriculture.
M2VIP'95 will provide a forum for international experts and
researchers to present and review advances in mechatronics
and machine vision which have culminated in practical appli-
cations, or which promise practical implementation in the
very near future. Presentations will be especially welcome which
include video material or experimental systems.
SCOPE
Papers are sought in which technical innovation is backed up by
evidence of original and practical implementation at least
to prototype stage. It is hoped that most presentations will
include a brief video of working apparatus. Proposals and sug-
gestions for special sessions and panel discussions will be
welcomed.
The following topics are just a few of those which will be
relevant to the conference:
* Vision guidance including factory and road vehicles.
* Mobile robots and telechirs.
* Mechatronics in construction, civil engineering, agriculture
and other non-industrial based applications.
* Visiual recognition in manufacturing processes including quali-
ty control and sorting.
* Mechatronics and machine vision in the garment and toy indus
tries.
* "Intelligent" products - ranging from consumer items to
automated manufacturing systems.
* Sensory control of robots - for exploration, security, detec-
tion, maintenance, hazardous environments, compliant assembly.
* Novel actuator and sensor systems for mechatronic infra
structure.
* Control strategies and design methodologies of particu-
lar relevance to mechatronics.
* Mechatronics in surgery and medicine.
* Mechatronics education
PAPER SUBMISSION
Please submit three copies of a 2 page extended abstract, or a 1
page abstract and a VHS video to:
Robin Bradbeer
Department of Electronic Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon Tong
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2788 7199. Fax: +852 2788 7791.
E-mail: eertbrad@cityu.edu.hk
Video 'poster' displays are also planned. Submissions for this
are welcome. However full details have yet to be finalised. A
compilation video, including those shown during paper presenta-
tions and any 'poster' sessions, will supplement the printed
proceedings, if the quality and content is of sufficient inter-
est.
Further details of the conference, including a registration
pack, are available from the above address for those who wish to
attend but not submit a paper. The expected registration fee will
be in the order of US$200-250. This will include all conference
sessions, lunches, reception, banquet and proceedings.
INVITED SESSIONS AND PANELS
The conference welcomes proposals for invited sessions and panels
to be submitted to:
Dr Kamineni P Rao
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon Tong
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2788 8409. Fax: +852 2788 8423.
E-mail: mekprao@cityu.edu.hk
The organiser of each invited session/panel should submit a
title, a brief description on the relevance of the session/panel
to the conference, and a maximum of four invited papers (each
with an abstract of 2 pages) for review.
IMPORTANT DATES
* 1st April 1995 Submission deadline
* 15th May 1995 Notification of acceptance
* 1st August 1995 Submission of camera ready papers
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
Hong Kong, acknowledged as the Pearl of the Orient, cordially
invites delegates to the 1995 Second International Conference on
Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. The conference will
take place at the new City University of Hong Kong. The Univer-
sity is in the centre of Kowloon and is close to many shopping
malls, world-class hotels and recreational facilities. It is also
at the crossroads of the mass transit systems.
This thriving city is now the world's busiest container port, and
one of the biggest shopping and commercial centres. Tax free
prices make it a shoppers' paradise. With the highest per capita
income in Asia outside of Japan, Hong Kong has an ambience that
is its own. The mixture of Chinese and Western influences pro-
vides a unique conference destination.
Hong Kong is also home to some of the region's top educational
and scientific establishments, and special study tours to the
research laboratories of the universities and industrial sites
can be arranged. The Department of Manufacturing Engineering, in
collaboration with the Department of Electronic Engineering, at
CityU, for example, has one of the first Mechatronics degree
courses in Asia. During the conference the laboratories of these
two departments at CityU will be open to show their work in
mechatronics and machine vision, and also to allow presenters to
have the opportunity to demonstrate their work. There will also
be an exhibition associated with the conference.
Hong Kong is not all skyscraper buildings and industry; there is
also some stunning scenery with over 40% of the land area dedi-
cated to country parks, and short excursions can easily be orga-
nised. Longer tours to the outlying islands, of which there are
235, can also be arranged. The main attraction of Hong Kong for
many visitors, though, is its proximity to China. Just 35
minutes away by train from the conference site is the booming
border city of Shenzhen. Here you can see China's economic
miracle at first hand.
Further up the railway line is the provincial capital of Guang-
zhou, again a showcase for China's new economics. The Pearl River
delta, of which Hong Kong and Guangdong are part, has been the
world's fastest growing economic zone for the past decade. Some
50 minutes from Hong Kong by hydrofoil is the Portuguese territo-
ry of Macau. This small enclave boasts some of the best food in
the region as well as a southern European charm seldom found so
far from the Mediterranean.
For those wanting to venture further, tours to the famous moun-
tains of Guilin, for example, can be arranged. Most countries'
citizens have visa-free access to Hong Kong, and its airport has
direct flights to most major cities around the world.
CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRMEN
Prof J Billingsley
University of Southern Queensland
Australia
Prof V Patri
City University of Hong Kong
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Robin Bradbeer (Chairman)
City University Of Hong Kong
Peter Tse (Treasurer)
City University of Hong Kong
Sherman Lang (Secretary)
City University of Hong Kong
Daniel Chan
Hong Kong Productivity Council
A K David
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Raymond Yip
City University of Hong Kong
K C Smith
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Peter K S Tam
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lam Yeung
City University of Hong Kong
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Herb Rauch, USA
Derek Atherton, UK
Zhu Qin, China
T S Ng, Hong Kong
S W Lui, Hong Kong
Xu Guangyou, China
Makato Kajitani, Japan
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
S K Tso, Hong Kong (Chairman)
T J Tarn, USA (Co-Chairman)
J Hewit, UK
F Naghdy, Australia
D Leung, Hong Kong
J Trevelyan, Australia
S Yuta, Japan
T Fukuda, Japan
M Rodd, UK
K Simsarian, Sweden
R Willgoss, Australia
H Shinno, Japan
M Vincze, Austria
A Collie, UK
C J Harris, UK
Sun Jian, China
Zhou Zhaoying, China
Zhu Qiye, China
K Yamafuji, Japan
M Gupta, Canada
P N Brett, UK
(This list will be expanded as more confirmations arrive)
ORGANISED BY
IEEE Hong Kong Section
IEEE Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Joint Chapter
TECHNICAL CO-SPONSORS
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
IEEE Control Systems Society
IEE Hong Kong Centre
HKIE Electronics Division
Chinese Society for the Promotion of Mechatronics Engineering
SPONSORED BY
City University of Hong Kong
WORLD MICROMOUSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
As part of M2VIP '95 it is planned to hold the 1995 World
Micromouse Championships. Micromouse, being the embodiment of
mechatronics, is a well established international event.
It is expected that around 30 of the world's top 'mousers'
will be in Hong Kong to enter the event, which will take place
after the conference, on 15th-16th September.
All delegates are invited to stay on for a few more days
and witness this fascinating contest.