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)