TopicsÚTrends and new developments of lineardrives (survey)
Ú Electromagnetic linear motors
Linear motors
Tubular motors
Multi-dimensional linear and planar drives
Ú Non-electromagnetic linear motors
Linear motors
Ultrasonic motors
Hysteresis motors
Multi-dimensional linear and planar drives
Ú Direct drive motors and actuators
Direct drive linear motors
Direct drive rotary motors
High speed motors
Low speed motors
Linear actuators
Rotary actuators
Nano-, micro-actuators
Piezo electric actuators
Bio-actuators
Ú Control methods for linear drivesLinear drive and motor control
Control theory
Applications of new control theory
Modeling and identification
Ú Levitation technologies
Magnetic levitation for linear drives
Magnetic suspensions for motors
Electrodynamic levitation
Control strategies
Novel levitation control schemes
Ú Subsystems for linear drives
Bearings, gears
Power sources and power conversion
Sensors and measurement systems

Ú Applications of linear drives and levitation
technologies
Transportation
Factory automation and machine tools
Office automation
Robotics
Home and medical applications
Ú Analysis of electromagnetic field and force
Numerical analysis
Analysis of coupled systems
Visualization
Dynamics
EMCÚ Materials
Permanent magnets
Superconductors
Piezo devices
Magnetic materials
Special design of force elementsÚOther related topics and new technologies

Information for authors
December 15, 2012
January15, 2013
January
30, 2013
April15, 2013

Receipt of abstracts
Receipt of abstracts
Notification of acceptance
Receipt of full papers

Authors are invited to submit a single-page A4
abstract before December 15, 2012 January 15,
2013 through the conference website. The
presented papers will be published in theconference proceedings and indexed by EIcompendex, and selected excellent papers will berecommended to EI or SCI-indexed journals.
The official language of the symposium is English.

LDIA 2013
The Ninth International Symposium on Linear
Drives for Industry Applications (LDIA) will beheld on July 7-10, 2013 in Hangzhou, China.
The aims of the symposium are to bring
together researchers from both academia andindustry, and to share research findings anddiscuss future developments in linear drive
technologies. Started in Tokyo in 1995, LDIA is
now established as a regular biennial event.

ProgramJuly 7: Welcome reception
July 8: Technical sessions
July 9: Technical sessions and banquet
July 10: Technical tour

International steering committee
Chair: H. Ohsaki

University of TokyoJapan

Conference general chairs
Chairs: Y.Y. YeZhejiang University,
China

Z.Q. Zhu

Sheffield University
UK

Technical program committee
Chairs: Jian-Xin Shen Zhejiang University,
China
Yaohua Li

Chinese Academy ofSciences, China

Longya Xu

Ohio State University,
USA

Venue

Organizing committee

The symposium is organized by Zhejiang
University, a leading comprehensive university
in China, and will be held in Hangzhou.

Chairs: Qinfen Lu

Hangzhou is a famous tourist city in China. It
was one of the national capital cities, and is
now the capital city of Zhejiang Province with apopulation of 6.4 million. As one of the mostrenowned and prosperous cities in China formuch of the last 1,000 years, Hangzhou is also
well known for its beautiful natural scenery,with the West Lake as the most noteworthy
location. It was listed as a World Natural andCultural Heritage in June, 2010.
Hangzhou is located 180km southwest ofShanghai, and can be reached from Shanghai
by high speed train within one hour or directly
via Hangzhou International Airport.

Zhejiang UniversityChinaLiyi LiHarbin Institute ofTechnology, China
Xudong Wang Henan Polytechnic
University, China

Organized byZhejiang University (ZJU)

Secretariat
General secretary: Youtong Fang
College of Electrical Engineering
Zhejiang UniversityZheda Road 38, Hangzhou, China
tel: +86 571 87968447
fax:+86 571 87968447
e-mail:ldia2013@zju.edu.cn
http://www.ldia2013.com