The 2nd Asian/Australian Rotorcraft Forum (ARF) andThe 4th International Basic Research Conference on
Rotorcraft Technology (IBRCRT)
Tianjin, China, September 08-11, 2013 (New Dates)
Sponsored by
ARF International Executive Committee
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AVIC Helicopter
AHS International
Chinese Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics

Call for Papers (New)The 2nd Asian/Australian Rotorcraft Forum (ARF) and The 4th International Basic Research
Conference on Rotorcraft Technology (IBRCRT) will be held in Industry Base of The AVIC
Helicopter - Free Trade Zone of Tianjin Port (Airport economic zone), Tianjin, China on
September 08-11, 2013 (New Dates) and will be hosted by Nanjing University of Aeronautics
and Astronautics (NUAA), China. The relevant information for the 2nd ARF and the 4thIBRCRT can be found at http://arf2013.nuaa.edu.cn. During the forum and conference, there
will be an international helicopter exposition – China Helicopter Exposition on September
05-08, 2013 (New Dates) (http://www.helicopter-china-expo.com). (Note: The European
Rotorcraft Forum will be held on September 03-06, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.)
This forum and conference offers an excellent opportunity for attendees to learn and exchange
the latest advances and topics in the following areas, but not limited to: rotorcraft design,
aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, dynamics, flight controls and autonomous systems, composites,
smart structures, propulsion and drive systems, UAV, system integration, reliability,affordability, HUMS, ice protection, avionics, communications, sensors, safe operations, andespecially current rotorcraft development programs.

Abstract Submittal:
Abstract should be written in English; no longer than three pages; presented in sufficientdetail to allow the reviewer to determine the quality, scope, significance and current status ofthe work that will be described in the final paper; include paper title, author(s), name(s),address, phone, fax and e-mail address; and submitted no later than April 30, 2013 at
http://arf2013.nuaa.edu.cn. Authors will be notified of final selection by May 30, 2013.
Full Paper Submittal:
Final full papers should be submitted at http://arf2013.nuaa.edu.cn and are due July 30,
2013. Presentations will be given in an open forum and all papers will be published in theconference proceedings. The author is responsible for any necessary clearances and approvals.
International Executive Committee:
Australia:
China:
India:
Japan:
Korea:

Arvind Sinha (Australian Department of Defense)
Pinqi Xia (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Prashant Pawar (SVERI’s College of Engineering)
Yasutada Tanabe (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Duck-Joo Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

General Chairman:
Pinqi Xia (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
International Technical Advisory Committee:
Chairman:
Zheng Gao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Members:
George Barakos (University of Liverpool, UK)
Inderjit Chopra (University of Maryland, USA)
Michel Costes (ONERA, French)
Renliang Chen (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Peretz Friedmann (University of Michigan, USA)
Chuanyue Huang (AVIC Helicopter, China)
Dewey Hodges (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Sejong Oh (Pusan National University, Korea)
Edward Smith (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Shigeru Saito (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan)
Chee Tung (NASA Ames Research Center, ret., USA)
Pinqi Xia (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Local Organizing Committee:
Chairman:
Renliang Chen (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Members:
Quanyuan Jin (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Zhengfei Tang (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Huamin Wang (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Weihong Kong (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Min Shen (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Junzi Zheng (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)