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Thirteenth Australian Aeronautical Conference
Sixth DSTO International Conference on Health & Usage Monitoring
Seventh Australian Pacific Vertiflite Conference on Helicopter Technology
Third Australasian Unmanned Air Vehicles Conference

Second International Helicopter Safety Team - South Pacific Regional Conference
Thirteenth Australian Aeronautical Conference

  • - a joint event of Engineers Australia and the Royal Aeronautical Society, Australian Division

Chair: Don Love

Design & Manufacture

  • Systems engineering
  • Human engineering, human factors and workload assessment
  • Flight performance
  • Air vehicle conceptual design
  • Aerodynamics and flight mechanics
  • Virtual engineering
  • Automation and lean design
  • Design Optimisation
  • Integrated product and process development
  • Concurrent engineering
  • Experimentation
  • Material and structures
  • Advanced composite structures
  • Metal alloy structures
  • Automation and robotics
  • Airframe systems
  • Lean manufacturing
  • Qualification and certification
  • Global supply chains

Aerospace Support

  • Avionics and mission systems
  • Aircraft systems, sub-systems and equipment
  • Structures, corrosion control and fatigue
  • Legacy systems
  • Ageing aircraft
  • Mission and flight critical software
  • Maintenance
  • Technical Publications
  • Training system design and development
  • Integrated Logistics Systems

Aviation Operations

  • Simulation and training
  • Operational assessment and experimentation
  • Combustion and propulsion
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Noise and environment
  • Safety and security
  • Air transport systems
  • Regulations and harmonisation

Future Air Warfare

  • Stealth Impact on Operations
  • Operation and Maintenance of Stealthy Platforms
  • Future EW and EPM
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Smart Structures
  • Multifunctional Materials
  • Reducing Cost of Ownership
  • Increasing Availability
  • Buy or Upgrade Decision Making
  • Impact of New Materials Systems
  • Future Development
  • New Operating Concepts
  • Air in the Networked Force
  • Networked Logistics
  • Manned-Unmanned Operations
  • Transformation
  • Agent Applications
  • Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Air Vehicles
  • Network Centric Warfare and Network Enabled Operations
  • Efficient Data Transfer
  • Data Compression and Transmission

Industry

  • Global Supply Chains
  • Strategic Sector Planning
  • Future Industry Capabilities
  • Team Australia and Integrated Capability Teams
  • Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Future Skills and Capabilities
  • Cost and Market Analysis


Sixth DSTO International Conference on Health & Usage Monitoring

  • - Organised by the Defence Science & Technology Organisation

Chair: Joanna Kappas
Co- Chair: Graham Forsyth

  • HUMS Technologies
  • HUMS and Other Monitoring Programs
  • Monitoring Techniques for Propeller/Rotor track and Balance
  • Monitoring Techniques for Engine and Transmission Vibration Analysis
  • Structural Loads Monitoring
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Data Management
  • Condition-Based Maintenance
  • Usage Monitoring

As these apply in areas such as:

  • Helicopters
  • Fixed-Wing Aircraft
  • Land Vehicles
  • Marine Vehicles
  • Fixed Machinery
  • Other or Multiple Areas

Seventh Australian Pacific Vertiflite Conference on Helicopter Technology

  • - Organised by the AHS International Australian Chapter

Chair: Arvind Sinha

  • Operations
  • Design
  • Aerodynamics
  • Training and Simulation
  • Maintenance and Support

Third Australasian Unmanned Air Vehicles Conference

  • - affiliated with the Bristol UAV Conference series

Chair: Arvind Sinha

  • Operations
  • Design
  • Aerodynamics
  • Training and Simulation
  • Maintenance and Support

Second International Helicopter Safety Team - South Pacific Regional ConferenceChair: Arvind SinhaInvited presentations only