Dear colleagues,

We cordially invite you to submit your work to the 17th Mechatronics Forum International conference (MECHATRONICS 2023), which will bring together researchers working on all aspects of mechatronics and robotics. The conference has acted as a true forum for presenting, discussing and stimulating novel results, trends and paradigms in mechatronics research and design. The conference is supported by the IET Robotics & Mechatronics TPN and the IMechE. This year’s conference theme is “Mechatronics meets robotics”.

The conference's final program will be the result of a thorough peer review process. Submissions will be evaluated in terms of their novelty, technical quality, significance, potential impact, and clarity. 

We are looking forward to hosting you in Leuven in 2023!

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Submissions must be formatted in A4, two-column style. Templates for abstracts and papers can be found on the conference's website.

We will follow a two-stage submission procedure: first, 2-page abstracts will be reviewed; next, full papers will be reviewed.

List of Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Mechatronics design
• Robotics 
• Actuator and sensors systems
• Control technologies
• Modelling, Identification and Simulation
• Optimisation
• Network and communication technologies
• Human aspects and human-machine collaboration
• Safety assurance – hardware and software
• AI and Data Science in mechatronics
• Uncertainty within mechatronics
• Mechatronics education
• EcoMechatronics and sustainability
• Mechatronics applications

Committees

Program Committee

• Prof. Eric Demeester (conference chair, KU Leuven)
• Prof. Karel Kellens (conference chair, KU Leuven)
• Prof. Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo (conference chair, KU Leuven)
• Prof. Emmanuel Vander Poorten (conference chair, KU Leuven)
• Prof. Hendrik Van Brussel (honorary chair, Professor Emeritus at KU Leuven)
• Prof. David Bradley (honorary chair, Professor Emeritus at Abertay University)
• Prof. Philip Moore (honorary chair, Professor Emeritus at University of Skövde)

Venue

The conference will be held in Leuven, Belgium.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to: mechatronics2023@kuleuven.be