The aim

Future maritime platforms will need to provide a seamless delivery of military effect, where highly integrated systems all contribute to the mission. In the specific case of marine engineering this has been termed: “from fuel tank to target”.  The modern submarine is a potent example of this level of integration, considered by some to be the most sophisticated and highly integrated military system ever produced it provides a holistic response to threats. But historically surface warships have developed from a different perspective. With their more general-purpose role, they have tended to carry combat systems that act almost outside the realm of the platform in order to respond to the ever changing threats.  But now electrification of platform and propulsion systems is continuing ever more quickly and as a result greater integration and system interdependence is not just inevitable but absolutely essential if the surface warships’ vital roles in maritime warfare are to continue. Surface ships must now be designed in the same way as submarines have been; that is: from a perspective of total integration so that it is not just from fuel tank to target but from every other asset to target in concert.

Building on the successes of Engine as a Weapon 2004 and 2006 this symposium aims to further identify and explore the challenges of marrying future combat systems and maritime platforms to provide the completely integrated fighting organism.  In so doing it will provide a unique opportunity to raise awareness and understanding in the combat and marine systems communities of each others responses to a background of continual advances in Naval design relating to Future Surface Combatants, Submarines and autonomous maritime vehicles.  Drawing on recent designs, development programmes and operational experiences, the symposium will challenge the power-processing divide and explore the need for reliable, high quality electrical power and effective thermal management.

The maritime sector is not facing these challenges alone as related developments are ongoing within the Air and Land environments.  This symposium will therefore seek to draw upon the experience and solutions encountered in the design of aircraft and land vehicles.

Papers are invited from industry, academia and government departments, covering the context for future combat systems and high energy weapons and sensors, the opportunities provided by advanced marine systems and the integration challenges faced.  The symposium will seek combat system, platform system and system integration perspectives with the following themes:

Engine as a weapon III symposium themes

Complex system integration:
Moving from analogue to digital, opening of systems and potential combat system re-segmentation, migration strategies and wider enterprise issues, future proofing, open systems, AC vs DC, efficiency, power quality, heat management.

Future combat systems:
Future weapons and sensors, electric guns, directed energy weapons, high energy sensors, legislation, pulse forming networks, electro-magnetic launch.

Future platform systems:
Power system reliability, robustness, power quality, pulse forming networks, cooling technologies, earthing, future fuels, autonomy, recoverability, persistence, ships and submarines, AUV/UAV/UCAV, land vehicles, signatures.

Call for papers

Papers will be reviewed and selected on the basis of technical quality, relevance and their potential for generating discussion. Papers will be presented in English.  Prospective authors are invited to submit titles of papers, keywords and synopses of between 250 to 500 words to the Events Department at the address below.  The closing date for receipt of synopses is 7 November 2008. Synopses may be accepted after this date subject to availability in the symposium programme, however, there are a limited number of presentation opportunities during the 2-day symposium programme and the organising committee anticipates a high volume of synopsis submissions.

Authors will be informed of the final programme by 12 December 2008. Selected authors will be invited to submit final papers of up to 4000 words, with relevant illustrations by 3 April 2009.

Presentations will be by poster or lecture. If you are interested in presenting a paper at the symposium or would like to receive more information, please complete the online form or download the call for papers below. There will be reduced delegate rates for both authors, and members of the sponsoring organisations.

Exhibition and sponsorship
A supporting exhibition will be held in conjunction with the symposium enabling companies to exhibit their latest products and services. If your organisation is interested in exhibiting at this symposium, please tick the appropriate box on the online form or call for papers.

There are a number of corporate sponsorship opportunities available to companies, all of which offer significant promotion at this symposium; please contact the Events department, IMarEST, for further details.

Organised by
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)

Supported By:

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ON-LINE SUBMISSION
To submit your details or synopsis either contact the Events Department on the details below or complete the online form.

ON-LINE SUBMISSION

POST AND FAX
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CONTACT AND ENQUIRIES
Victoria Everard, Events Department, IMarEST, 80 Coleman Street, London EC2R 5BJ, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 2655  Fax: +44 (0)20 7382 2667  Email: events@imarest.org