T1: Mechanical Science and Technology Advances | ||
• Instrumentation and Control • Automation and Mechatronics • Automotive Engineering • Turbulence • Heat and Mass Transfer • Acoustics and Noise Control • Manufacturing Robots |
• Dynamics and Vibration • System Dynamics and Simulation • Aerodynamics • Applied Mechanics • Computational Mechanics • Mechanical Design |
• Machinery and Machine Design • Product Design • CAD/CAM • Manufcturing and Production Processes • Additive Manufacturing • Manufacturing System and Simulation |
T2: Smart Structures and Systems | ||
• Adaptive Structures • Smart Structures in Mechatronics • Origami Structures • Deployable Structures • Pattern-Driven Structures • Structural Control |
• Smart Structural Systems • Structural Health Monitoring/Nondestructive Evaluation • Actuators • Wireless Sensors • Sensor Networks • Embedded and Self-diagnostic Sensors |
• Optical Fiber Sensors • Bio-inspired and Robotic Systems • Energy Harvesting Systems • Life Cycle Eng. • Diagnosis/Prognosis • Informatics & Networking |
T3: Smart Materials and Surfaces | ||
• Smart Material Science and Synthesis • Manufacturing and Design of Smart Materials • Functional and Multifunctional Materials • Bioinspired Materials • Catalytic Materials • Applied Surface Science |
• Shape Memory Materials • Multiferroic and Magnetoelectric Materials • Inorganic Luminescent Materials • Metamaterials and Metadevices • Stretchable and Flexible Electronic Materials |
• Stimuli Responsive Materials • Fire Retardant Materials and Surfaces • Biomaterials Surfaces • Nanoscale Surfaces • Silicon Surfaces |
T4: Materials Manufacturing and Processing | ||
• Robotics • Mechatronics • Automation Engineering Processes • Technological Devices and Equipment • Heat Treatment • Thermo-Chemical Treatment • Heat Conduction and Thermoelasticity • Welding, Sintering • Powder Metallurgy |
• Surface Treatment, Machining • Thin & Thick Coatings • Electricity and Magnetism • Piezoelectric and Piezomagnetic Effects • Extension of Rods • Torsion of Shafts • Bending of Beams • Plastic Forming, Quality Assessment • Production and Operations Management |
• Production Planning and Control • Manufacturing Technology Management • Environmental Management • Safety and Health Management • Theoretical Fundamentals of Cleaner Production • Industrial Application of Cleaner Production Methods • Physical Distribution and Logistics Management • Supply Chain Management |
T5: Methodology of Research and Analysis and Modeling | ||
• Metallographic • Quantitative Metallographic • Computational Material Science • Electron Microscopy • X-ray Phase Analysis • Image Analysis |
• Residual Life Analysis • Mould Flow Analysis • Materials and Engineering Databases • Numerical Techniques • Statistic Methods • Artificial Intelligence Methods |
• Process Systems Design • Expert Systems • Rapid Prototyping • Engineering Design • Technological Design • Materials Design |