Purpose    

The Fourth Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics (ACMD2008) will be held in Jeju-Island, Korea, from August 20th to August 23rd, 2008. The Asian Conferences on Multibody Dynamics is biannually hosted by several countries in Asia and Pacific area in turn. The main purpose of this conference is to enhance scientific and technological exchange and cooperation among engineers over the world in the fields of multibody dynamics and related topics. ACMD is an international forum for the engineers who are interested in the theory and applications of multibody dynamics. All the submitted papers must be written and presented in English. Selected papers will be published in the Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (SCIE listed).

  Topics include, but are not limited to:    

Papers are solicited in areas related to the theory and applications of multibody systems. The subject of the papers includes, but is not limited to the followings:

- Multibody system analysis
- Contact, impact, and friction
- Modeling, formalisms, and DAE solution method
- High Performance Formalisms and Computation
- Robotics and Mechatronics
- Aerospace dynamics
- Control of multibody system
- Rigid and flexible multibody dynamics
- Multibody system application to railroad system
- Motion and vibration control
- Multibody system interaction
- Biomechanics
- Multibody system application to automotive system including tire dynamics
- Optimization and sensitivity analysis in multibody system
- Nano technology in multibody system
- Multidisciplinary topics

  Keynote Speakers  

U.K. LEE, Vice President, Hyundai-Kia Motors (Korea)
F.L. CHERNOUSKO, Professor, Institute for Problems in Mechanics of Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia) 

  Important Dates  

Inquires regarding the ACMD2008 should be addressed to the conference secretariat. 

Abstract Submission:

November 30, 2007

Notification of Acceptance:

 January 31, 2008

Final Manuscript Submission:

 April 1, 2008

  Submission Procedure  

Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts (400-500 words) through the conference website. Submitted papers must describe original work not published elsewhere. Accepted papers must be presented at the conference by one of the authors to appear in the conference CDROM. Detailed instructions can be found at the conference web site http://www.acmd2008.org.