The IMAV conference focuses on all scientific studies related to Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), ranging from aerodynamics and design of small drones to their control and artificial intelligence. The conference is always combined with real-world competitions that aim to bring theory into practice and advance the state of the art. IMAV 2022 will be organized by TU Delft

Submission Guidelines

Articles will be fully peer-reviewed and published open access.

A selection of best-reviewed articles will be invited to special issues in the International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles ( https://journals.sagepub.com/home/mav ) and in Unmanned Systems ( https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/us )

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 15

NOTIFICATION DATE: June 15

CAMERA READY: July 15

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. They must follow the template and be about 6 pages in length. File sizes should be minimized (max 5MB) while graphical quality should be maximized by using vector graphics whenever possible.

List of Topics

We solicit scientific articles in all areas related to Micro Air Vehicles, for example on the following (non-exhaustive) list of topics:

• (Unsteady) aerodynamics at low Reynolds numbers
• Agile/fast autonomous flight (autonomous drone racing
• Hybrid drones (combining fixed wings and rotors)
• Design of novel drone types (flapping-wing drones / silent drones)
• Biomimetic/bio-inspired drones for outdoors and indoors
• AI-capable drones - running (spiking) deep nets
• Drones that interact robustly with their environment (aerial manipulation)
• New control methods for drones
• Swarming (e.g., collaborative carrying, exploration
• Autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments
• Integration of drones in airspace (sense-and-avoid, UTM, …)
• Drone applications (search-and-rescue, greenhouse, package delivery)

Venue

Location: Delft, the Netherlands (+ online)

Event dates: September 12 -16, 2022. Web site: http://www.imavs.org/2022

Article submission deadline: May 15, 2022

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to imavsdotorg@gmail.com