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11th National Conference on
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News (Nov. 10, 2004)
Now the selected papers of the 11th
National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM-2003), IIT Delhi, Dec.
18-19, 2003 in
the IFToMM International
Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 39, Issue 12, 2004 [Download NaCoMM-2003 CD-Proceedings (click on index.html after
unzipping):
cd-proc-allied.zip (20Mb)]
Announcement (.pdf
file), Programme, Sponsorship,
Accommodation
The National conference on Machines and Mechanisms is held every two years under the auspices of the Association of Machines and Mechanisms (AMM). This is one of the most important occasions during which researchers, designers, and practicing engineers working in the area meet and exchange ideas. The peer-reviewed papers are published in the proceedings of the conference and some of the selected papers may appear in the journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory published by the International Federation of the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (IFToMM). In the context of fast technological changes in the global market, particularly, when India wants to be one of the leaders in Design, Innovation, and new product development, NaCoMM-2003 is of special importance. The conference will cover topics like Innovative Designs, Virtual Prototyping, Creative Knowledge Dissemination in Machines and Mechanisms, etc., towards achieving the above goals. In order to focus some of the challenging areas, few of them are very pertinent to the Indian scenario, Rural Machines and Mechanisms, Textile Machines, etc., are also introduced in this NaCoMM. The knowledge and skill in these areas certainly will help India to be globally competitive.
Topics
The conference will cover the general area of Theory and Practice of Machines and Mechanisms. A broad categorization of topics is given below:
· Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms
· Synthesis of Mechanisms
· Robotics and Manipulators
· Design of Machines and Mechanisms
· Condition Monitoring and Failure Analysis
· Noise and Vibration
· Dynamics and Simulation
· Tribology
· Vehicle Dynamics
· Biomechanics
· Mechatronics and Micromechanisms
· Rotor Dynamics
· Innovative Designs
· Virtual Prototyping
· Creative Knowledge Dissemination in Machines and Mechanisms
· Rural Machines and Mechanisms
· Textile Machineries
Conference Program
The conference will consist of a keynote address, invited lectures and paper presentations.
Call for Papers
Extended abstract (not more than two A4 size pages including figures, tables, and references) of the paper on the topics mentioned above and related are invited by email or post to the address of the Organizing Secretary. The final papers for the presentation and publication in the conference proceedings will be due based on the acceptance of the extended abstract, which should not exceed 8 pages including all figures, references, etc., using 1½ line spacing and 11 font size. The MS-Word soft copy of each paper prepared in the prescribed format (to be communicated in the later announcements) with three hard copies will be needed for the conference proceedings.
Journal Publications: As a regular practice for the NaCoMM, the Editor-in-Chief of the Mechanism and Machine Theory journal will be contacted for the publishing a set of papers from those submitted to NaCoMM-2003 in a special issue of the journal.
Exhibition [For forms: spon-regn.pdf]
An exhibition by the hardware/software manufacturers is also planned during the conference. Interested parties may directly contact Dr. N. Bhatnagar ([email protected]; Tel: 659 1139; Fax: 658 2053; address shown below) for booking.
Important Dates
Submission of extended abstract: May 30, 2003 [CLOSED]
Intimation of acceptance of abstracts: July 15, 2003 [INTIMATED; SEE LIST]
Submission of full manuscripts (for review): September 15, 2003 [CLOSED; RECEIVED/NOT RECEIVED LIST]
Notification of final acceptance: October 25, 2003 [NOTIFIED; SEE LIST]
Registration Fee [Last
Date to Reach us: November 10, 2003; For forms: regn.pdf]: See List
of Registered Authors (With their
Papers)/Other Persons
Student Delegates: Rs. 500
Delegates from academic, R & D Organizations, AMM members: Rs. 2500
Industry and Other Delegates: Rs. 3000
Foreign Delegates: US$200 [For Credit Card or Bank Transfer use the following information:
THROUGH SWIFT CODE
BOFCUS33
ON SWIFT ADDRESS
CNRBIBBADFS A/C No. 91-155994-1121
WITH UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA WITH FD(S).
FOR CREDIT OF SB A/C 55945 (NACOMM-2003) WITH CANARA BANK, S.D. AREA
BRANCH, NEW DELHI]
Limited accommodation in the guest house on room sharing basis [~Rs300 per person; Full as of Dec. 05, 2003], and sufficient student hostel rooms (120 rooms with Rs. 130 per day including foods, plus charges for the blankets, pillows, etc., ~Rs.50) are available. Request after confirmed registration will be considered. Two half-day (between 9-14hrs) industry tours (Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited, Gurgaon, with maximum 30 people; and Samtel Color Limited, Ghaziabad, with maximum 20 people) are planned on Dec. 20, 2003 (Saturday) on payment basis. Delegates interested in availing IIT Delhi accommodation and industry tours should write directly to Dr. P.M.V. Subbarao [before Dec. 8, 2003] ([email protected]; Tel: 2659 1142; Fax: 2658 2053; address shown below) or Dr. D. Ravikumar ([email protected]; Te: 2659 1144; Fax: 2658 2053; address shown below) [after Dec. 8, 2003].
For those with families and those who could not be accommodated in the IIT Delhi accommodation here is a small list of low/medium priced hotels from where the city and other tours can also be booked. For the booking of the hotels, please contact them directly. There are also reasonable cheap (Rs. 300-600) good hotels towards the Paharganj Exit of New Delhi Railway stations (~40 min by Taxi/Auto) where one has to approach upon arrival to New Delhi. More hotel information may be available from many websites, e.g., http://www.mapsofindia.com/.
Lords Inn, A-10, C.R. Park, Near Savitri Cinema Comples, New Delhi 110 019
(Range: Rs. 1800-2500 + 22.5% Luxury Tax and Service Charges; 30min by Taxi/Auto)
Tel: +91-11-5163 7105 to 99; Fax: +91-11-5163 7110; Email: [email protected]
Hotel Park Regency, H-10, Green Park Extension, Main Road, New Delhi 110 016
(Range: Rs. 1800-2100 + 22.5% Luxury Tax and Service Charges; 20 min by taxi/auto)
Tel:+91-11-2610 5356/5398/5399; Fax: +91-11-2619 7586; Email: [email protected];www.hotelparkregency.com
M.D. international Inn, C-2/12, Safdarjung Development Area, Aurobindo Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016
(Range: 1500-3000 + 22.5% Luxury and Service Charges; 5 min by Taxi/Auto)
Telfax: +91-11-2686 5546, 2696 6625, 2685 6163; Email: [email protected]
Hotel Shyama International, C-5/32, Safdarjung Development Area, Opp. IIT Main Gate, New Delhi 110 016
(Range: Rs. 1500-2200 + 22.5% Luxury Tax and Service Charges; 5 min walk from IIT Campus)
Tel: +91-11-2652 6462/63/64; Fax: +91-11-2686 7536; Email: [email protected]
Baljit Lodge, A 2/13 Africa Avenue, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110 029
(Range: 1500-2500 + 22.5% Luxury Tax and Service Charges; 10mn by taxi/auto)
Tel: +91-11-2610 0685/0078/8806; Fax: +91-11-2610 8005; Email: [email protected]
Holiday Home, A-2/11. Safdurjung Enclave, New Delhi 110 029
(Range: Rs. 800-1500 + 22.5 Luxury Tax and Service Charge; 10 min. by taxi/auto)
Tel: +91-11-2610 7516/7246, 2619 3977; No Fax and Email
Balaji Guest House, D-60/1, Yusuf Sarai, Opp. Gurdwara, New Delhi 110 016
(Range: Rs. 350; 15 min by taxi/auto)
Tel: +91-11-2685 3210/3246; No Fax and Email
[Some of the hotels may provide discount from 10%-25% in terms of not charging the Luxury Tax or Service Charge or both or otherwise if a conference in the IIT Delhi is mentioned. Expensive hotel lists are easily available on the net.]
How
to Reach IIT Delhi
In order to reach IIT Delhi take a taxi (~Rs. 150)
or an auto (~Rs. 80) from railway stations and ISBT (Interstate Bus Terminus)
bus stand (~1 hour). Prepaid Auto (not Taxi) is available from New Delhi (~45
min), Delhi (~1 hour) and Hazrat Nizamuddin (~25 min) Railway stations. Prepaid
taxi from `Delhi Police’ booth is available from the domestic (~Rs, 150; ~30
min) and international (~Rs. 200; ~45 min) airports. A map of our campus is
available at http://www.iitd.ernet.in/about/map.html.
To see another campus map, click here.
To locate IIT Delhi in South Delhi area click here.
For Delhi city map, you may visit: http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/delhi/delhi-city-map.htm.
The site www.mapsofindia.com contains
maps of other places of India and other travel information
Address for Communication
Dr. S.K. Saha, Organising Secretary, NaCoMM-2003
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Web: http://www.iitd.ernet.in; http://in.geocities.com/nacomm2003
Tel: (011)2659 1135/6320; Fax: (011)2658 2053
IMPORTANT NOTE
o There will be security restriction on Dec. 18, 2003, as the President of India will visit IIT Delhi as the chief guest of another conference (International Conference on E-Governance, ICEG 2003), which will be held at IIT Delhi during the same time (Dec. 18-20, 2003). Please carry your identity card and the paper acceptance letter sent to you for any security check and easy location of NaCoMM 2003 venues. Due to the President’s visit there is modifications in the technical programme and in the inauguration venue.
o Delhi
is also quite cold during December (~5-6o C in the night and 15o -20o). Kindly bring warm
clothes.
December 17, 2003
(Wednesday)
19:00--21:00 Registration (Faculty Guest House, near Nalanda Apartments)
December 18, 2003
(Thursday)
08:00--09:00 Registration (Main Guest House Lawn, MGHL)
09:00--10:00 Inauguration (MGHL)
Chief
Guest: Dr. Surinder Kapur, Chairman, Sona Group
10:00--10:30 High Tea
10:30--11:30 Keynote Lecture (MGHL)
Prof.
B. Roth, Stanford Univ., USA
11:30--12:30
Prof. B.M. Belgaumkar Memorial
Lecture (MGHL)
Prof. J.S. Rao, Quest India Ltd., Bangalore
12:30--13:00 Business Presentations
13:00--14:15 LUNCH BREAK
14:15--15:15 Prof. K. Lakshminarayana Memorial Lecture (Seminar
Hall)
Prof.
K. Issac, IIT Bombay
15:15--15:35 Business Presentation
15:35--15:55 Tea Break
15:55--17:35 Session 18IA: Robotics (Seminar Hall)
Paper `Abs’ nos.: 18, 93, 99, 103, 109, 113, 117, 124, 143, 154 (10 pap)
Session
18IB: Mechanisms and Manipulators (ME Seminar Room, II-422)
Paper `Abs’ nos.: 22, 47e, 48e, 58, 69, 71, 73, 89, 104, 107 (10 pap)
18:15--19:45 Cultural Function (Seminar Hall)
Kuchipudi
Dance by Vithal and Bharati
20:15-- Conference Dinner (Main Guest House Lawn, MGHL)
December 19, 2003
(Friday)
09:00--10:00 Keynote Lecture (Seminar Hall)
Prof.
Y. Nakamura, Univ. of Tokyo
10:00--11:00 Prof. S. Biswas
Memorial Lecture (Seminar Hall)
Dr. K.K. Chaturvedi, BHEL R&D, Hyderabad
11:00--11:20 Tea Break
11:20--13:20 Session 19IA:
Mechatronics (Seminar Hall)
Paper `Abs’ nos.: 5a, 25, 68, 96, 100k, 105, 110, 135, 136, 141, 149, 152 (12 pap)
Session
19IB: Noise and Vibration (ME Seminar Room, II-422)
Paper `Abs’ no.: 9, 17, 32, 39, 41, 55d, 72, 75h, 82, 84, 94, 146 (12 pap)
13:20--14:20 LUNCH BREAK
14:20--16:20 Session 19IIA: Dynamics (Seminar Hall)
Paper `Abs’ no.: 13, 15, 20, 38, 40, 51, 57, 64, 65g, 86, 131, 153 (12 pap)
Session
19IIB: Machines (ME Seminar Room, II-422)
Paper `Abs’ no.: 3, 8, 45, 60e, 78, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127, 128, 148 (12 pap)
16:10--16:30 Tea Break
16:30--18:20 Session 19IIIA: Analysis (Seminar Hall)
Paper `Abs’ no.: 19, 44, 76h, 83, 98, 102k, 108, 140, 144, 145, 150 (11 pap)
Session
19IIIB: Rural and Textile (ME Seminar Room, II-422)
Paper `Abs’ no.: 24, 30, 35, 43, 45d, 46d, 61, 63, 132, 139, 151 (11 pap)
18:20--19:00 Valedictory Ceremony (Seminar Hall)
Chief Guest: Prof. Surendra Prasad, Deputy Director (Faculty), IIT Delhi
19:00-- High Tea
Dear Prospective Sponsor:
It is our great pleasure to announce that the 11th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM) will be organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi during Dec. 18-19, 2003. The conference announcement and a tentative technical programme are given above. We expect about 150 participants from various institutes/universities and industries in India and abroad. Two eminent professors from Japan (Prof. Y. Nakamura, Univ. of Tokyo) and the USA (Prof. B. Roth, Stanford Univ.) have confirmed to deliver the keynote lectures. Three internationally reputed Indian speakers (Prof. J.S. Rao, Quest India Ltd., Bangalore; Prof. K. Issac, IIT Bombay; and Dr. K.K. Chaturvedi, Corporate R&D, BHEL, Hyderabad) have agreed to deliver the memorial lectures.
We would like your organization to be associated with this important conference by taking part in any of the following ways:
1) Sponsoring the conference
2) Exhibiting your product or Advertising in the conference souvenir
3) Sending a few delegates
The rates and the associated forms are attached herewith. You may also consider to sponsor lunches/dinners, tea, delegate kits, cultural evening, etc. which will be duly acknowledged. Any queries in this regard may be addressed to me or to Dr. Dr. S.K. Saha, Organizing Secretary. Also contact Dr. Saha before you send any cheque as sponsorship. Your participation is expected to lead to a very fruitful interaction between academia and industries.
We look forward to your support to make this conference a grand success.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
NaCoMM 2003 Organizer
For registration (regn.pdf file) and sponsorship-cum-exhibition/advertisement-cum-registration (spon-regn.pdf), please fill up the appropriate form, and return with the necessary payment.