23rd Conference of the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIDAA2015
Politecnico di Torino, 17-19 November 2015
E. Carrera, M. Cinefra, A. Pagani, M. Petrolo and E. Zappino (Editors)
www.aidaa2015.it
INSTRUCTIONS TO PREPARE AN ABSTRACT (OR FULL-LENGTH
PAPER) FOR THE AIDAA2015 CONFERENCE
Erasmo Carrera*, Maria Cinefra†
*
Politecnico di Torino
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
10129, Torino, Italy
e-mail: erasmo.carrera@polito.it, web page: http://www.mul2.com
†
Politecnico di Torino
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
10129, Torino, Italy
e-mail: maria.cinefra@polito.it, web page: http://www.mul2.com
Key words: Smart structures, Modeling, Experimental mechanics.
Abstarct. This document provides information and instructions for preparing an abstract (or
the full-length paper) for the AIDAA2015 Conference (17-19 November 2015, Politecnico di
Torino, Italy).
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INTRODUCTION
Authors should submit the abstract electronically via www.aidaa2015.it before April 30,
2015. The abstract should be written following the format of this template. Only pdf files can
be uploaded.
If the abstract is accepted (by May 15, 2015), the authors must submit a full-length paper
(max 20 pages) using the same format of this template. The submission of the full-length
paper is mandatory, and should be uploaded on www.aidaa2015.it before September 10,
2015.
The early registration date is May 31, 2015. The deadline for payment of the conference fee is
September 25, 2015. Papers unpaid after this date will be removed from the final program.
Each registered delegate can present no more than one paper.
Further information can be found at the conference webpage: www.aidaa2015.it
First A. Author, Second B. Author and Third C. Coauthor.
2 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
The Abstract (and the paper) must be written in English. The abstract must have a
maximum length of 2 pages. The full-length paper must have a maximum length of 20 pages.
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TITLE, AUTHORS, AFFILIATION, KEY WORDS
The first page must contain the Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words and the
Summary. The Introduction must begin immediately below, following the format of this
template.
3.1 Title
The title should be written centered, in 14pt, boldface Times, all capital letters. It should be
single spaced if the title is more than one line long.
3.2 Author
The author's name should include first name, middle initial and surname.
3.3 Key words
Please, write no more than six keywords.
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FIGURES
All figures should be numbered consecutively and captioned, and should be embedded in
the Paper.
Figure 1: Caption goes here.
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EQUATIONS
A displayed equation is numbered, using Arabic numbers in parentheses. It should be
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First A. Author, Second B. Author and Third C. Coauthor.
centered, leaving a 6pt space above and below to separate it from the surrounding text.
The following example is a single line equation:
Ax = b
(1)
The next example is a multi-line equation:
(2)
Ax = b
Ax = b
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TABLES
All tables should be numbered consecutively and captioned.
C11
C21
C31
C41
C51
C12
C22
C32
C42
C52
C13
C23
C33
C43
C53
Table 1: Table example.
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FORMAT OF REFERENCES
References should be quoted in the text by numbers [1, 2] and grouped together at the end
of the Abstract in numerical order as shown in these instructions.
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CONCLUSIONS
We look forward to receiving your contributions for this conference.
REFERENCES
[1] E. Carrera, S. Brischetto and P. Nali. Plates and Shells for Smart Structures: Classical
and Advanced Theories for Modeling and Analysis. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2011.
[2] V.M. Franco Correia, C.M. Mota Soares and C.A. Mota Soares. Refined models for
the optimal design of adaptive structures using simulated annealing. Composite Structures
54(2-3), 161–167, 2001.
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