All submitted papers MUST BE in Portable Document Format (PDF). NO OTHER FORMATS WILL BE ACCEPTED.  Please read the detailed instructions to generate an IEEE Xplore-compliant PDF file.

Papers must be written in English. Six (6) camera-ready pages, including figures and references, are allowed for each paper. Up to two (2) additional pages are allowed at extra charge(US$200 per page).

Papers should follow the IEEE double-column format for IROS.  Templates are available below.

 

Templates for Paper Submissions

 

Specifications

1) Margins:

Paper Size: US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches)
Text Height: 9.25 inches
Text Width (2 columns): 7.25 inches
Top margin: 0.75 inches
Bottom margin: 1 inch
Side margins: 0.625 inches
Column width: 3.5 inches

2) Papers should NOT have

Page numbers
Headers
Footers


3) Page limit:

6 pages for regular papers.
Up to two (2) additional pages are allowed at extra charge payment(US$200 per page).
Over-length papers (more than 8 pages) will not be accepted.
Illustrations and references are also counted in the pages.

 

IEEE is very strict about the requirements for converting application files or PostScript files to full-text PDF for inclusion in IEEE XploreŽ. Please follow the instructions in "IEEE PDF File Preparation Guide for IEEE Xplore" that describe the essential steps in distilling PDFs to meet IEEE requirements.

The most important issue that every author shall pay attention to is to make sure that all the fonts used in your papers are EMBEDDED and SUBSETTED, especially for papers from Asia and Europe. The "IEEE PDF File Preparation Guide for IEEE Xplore" details the steps for you to check and to make sure that all fonts used are embedded and subsetted. Failure to embed and subset fonts is the biggest obstacle to PDF compliance with IEEE XploreŽ and please make sure that your PDF files are compliant with IEEE XploreŽ. Papers failing to meet IEEE XploreŽ PDF requirements may be rejected.

For your convenience, IROS 2006 provide a tool to let you check whether your PDF files are compliant with IEEE XploreŽ. Please follow the detailed instructions to check your PDF using IEEE PDF eXpress. You are required to submit the PDF eXpress compliance email (received by the IEEE PDF eXpress server) that verifies that your paper is compliant as a *.txt file.