2008 IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics

Aoba Memorial Hall, Tohoku University Aobayama Campus, Sendai, Japan
October 21-24, 2008

Call for Papers

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Important Dates

The submission deadline has been extended to June 30, 2008.

Scope

The 2008 IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR2008) is dedicated to identifying and solving the key issues necessary to field capable robots across a variety of challenging applications. This year it will be hosted at Tohoku University (October 21-24, 2008). This sixth workshop in the series will address both the research challenges posed by search and rescue scenarios and the design of deployable robotic systems that satisfy user-defined requirements. It will be co-located with NEDO Underground/Subway Surveillance Robot Demonstration to create a unique opportunity for development and exchange of research ideas and technical solutions. As always, emergency responders and other expected users will be involved in presentations and discussions to ensure the practical relevance of technology developments for actual usage. Topics for papers and demonstrations, include:

• Robot performance requirements and technical solutions for applications of SSRR (urban search and rescue, CBRN hazard detection/mitigation, explosive ordinance disposal, physical security, surveillance, ...)
• Locomotion for ground, aerial, aquatic, indoor, and collapsed structures
• Perception for navigation, hazard detection, and victim identification
• Mapping of complex environments (2-D, 3-D, GIS integration, ...)
• Manipulation capabilities (hazards, payloads, obstacles, doors, ...)
• Communications for reliable data transfer (tether management, radio, ...)
• Intelligent behaviors to improve robot performance and survivability
• Human-robot interfaces for improved remote situational awareness
• Autonomous search and exploration
• Multi-robot teams and mixed human-robot teams
• Training methods and other personnel issues
• Safety standards of robots and systems
• Evaluation and performance metric of robotic systems
• Emerging technologies (sensors, power sources, micro robots, ...)
• Emergency management issues related to robotics

Submission

Full Papers should be submitted by e-mail to ssrr2008<at>rm.is.tohoku.ac.jp in PDF format. Six camera-ready pages including figures are allowed for each paper.

Robot Demonstrations are welcome and will be incorporated into the program if accepted. Please submit a one page description of how your demonstration will be compelling for safety, security, or rescue robot developers and users to see, along with images and a video of the demonstration (MPEG files up to 10 MB).