After the event
- IMAV 2018 proceedings (PDF) — individual papers: IMAV2018 Proceedings
- IMAV 2018 Awards
- IMAV 2018 Photos
- IMAV 2018 Video
IMAV 2018
RUASRT is very pleased to announce we will be hosting the International Micro Air Vehicles (IMAV) competition and conference in 2018. This is the first time IMAV has come to the Southern Hemisphere and it will bring with it drone experts and enthusiasts from all over the world.
IMAV is an event held annually, aimed at fostering key technologies for the development of micro-drones. It combines a scientific conference and flight competition accessible to any research group around the world.
The Conference
The conference will be held at RMIT University’s Bundoora Campus, and feature keynote speeches from some of the biggest names in Unmanned Aircraft.
Topics considered for discussion and presentation at the conference may include (but are not limited to):
- Low‐Reynolds Number/MAV aerodynamics and aeroacoustics
- Trusted autonmoy
- Sense and avoid systems
- MAV swarms, formation flight
- Flapping wings, morphing & bio‐inspired MAVs
- Design methodologies and optimisation
- Use of MAVs in other fields
The Competition
The indoor competition will be held at RMIT University’s Bundoora Campus, while the outdoor competition will be held at Greensborough Model Aircraft Club (GMAC). Daily transportation service to and from RMIT and GMAC will be available. The competition missions are setup to emphasise the following:
- Efficient and innovative MAV design
- Small and lightweight MAVs
- Autonomy and image processing
- Multi-MAV cooperation
Interested?
Register your interest here now.
IMAV will be held 17 – 23 November 2018, near Melbourne, Australia.
Keep up to date with news, announcements, competition rules, and calls for papers at the IMAV 2018 website.
Enquiries about IMAV 2018 can be directed to imav2018@gmail.com
Abstract submissions open now (May 2018)
The International Micro-Air Vehicle (IMAV) 2018 Conference is now accepting abstract submissions. Abstracts should be one (1) single-sided page submitted as a word or pdf format (.doc, .docx, .pdf) to imav2018.abstracts@gmail.com . For more information and to read the call for papers, please see the website: https://imav2018.org/conference/
All papers will be peer-reviewed. Exemplary papers may be selected for publishing in the International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles or Unmanned Systems Journal. The paper must be presented at IMAV 2018 in order to be selected – so register here: https://imav2018.org/registration/
IMAV will take place in Melbourne, Australia 17-23rd November 2018. For more information about IMAV (the competition or the conference) please see https://imav2018.org/
The IMAV 2018 website (imav2018.org) was not preserved: the Wayback Machine never archived its pages. This page is rebuilt from the announcements of the host team, the RMIT UAS Research Team (RUASRT), on ruasrt.com: the IMAV 2018 page (archived October 2017) and the posts “IMAV 2018 Website Launched” (February 2018) and “IMAV Abstract Submissions Open Now” (May 2018).