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Program (tentative)
09:00 |
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Satoshi Tadokoro (Tohoku University) |
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Opening and Introduction to this workshop |
(REGULAR PAPERS) |
09:00-09:15 |
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Hidehisa Akiyama, Hiroki Shimora and Itsuki Noda (AIST, Japan), |
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An implementation of GIS for dynamic coordinate reference systems |
09:15-09:30 |
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Fausto Ferreira and Rodrigo Ventura (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal), |
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Autonomous docking of a tracked wheels robot to its tether cable using
a vision-based algorithm |
09:30-09:45 |
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Mohan Rajesh Elara and Carlos A. Acosta Calderon (Singapore Polytechnic,
Singapore),
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Wijerupage Sardha Wijesoma (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), |
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Validating extended neglect tolerance model for human robot interactions
in search & rescue missions |
09:45-10:00 |
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Srikanth Saripalli (Arizona State University), |
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Low cost position estimation for emergency responders in GPS-denied environments |
(INVITED SPEECHES) |
10:00-10:40 |
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Adam Jacoff (National Institute of Standards and Technology) |
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Developing standard test methods for emergency response robots through
exercises and robot competitions |
10:40-11:20 |
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Akiko Yoshimura (Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center, National
Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention) |
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Training facility design of confined space medicine:
Challenges and practices to introduce structural collapse search and rescue in Japan |
11:20-11:40 |
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Eiji Koyanagi (Chiba Institute of Technology) and Satoshi Tadokoro (Tohoku
University) |
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High-mobility rescue robot: Kenaf |
(PANEL DISCUSSION) |
11:40-12:00 |
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All the participants |
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Roadmap and future issue of disaster response robotics |
Call for Papers (already closed)
Full papers should be submitted by e-mail to "tadokoro at rm.is.tohoku.ac.jp"
in PDF format. Six camera-ready pages including figures are allowed for
each paper.
Important Dates
February 14, 2009: Deadline of full paper submission
February 20, 2009: Notification of acceptance
February 26, 2009: Deadline of final camera ready
May 13, 2009: Workshop (9:00AM-12:00AM, Room 504, Session WW-H9)
Objectives of Half-Day Workshop
"Robotics for Disaster Response"
This half-day workshop focuses on robotics from theories and analyses to
actual systems that contribute response actions against natural and man-made
disasters. Urban search and rescue is an important humanitarian theme as
one of the applications of robotics. Robotic systems have been applied
to real disasters such as September 11th, Hurricane Catrina, and Berkman
Plaza II. Research projects such as DDT Project have been performed to
enhance application of robotics. Performance metrics for evaluation is
being standardized by a group of NIST and ASTM. Competitions such as RoboCupRescue
have activated this area. Robots are being used for recovery from disaster.
Inspection and construction in critical situation bring the workers at
risk. Robotic systems and technologies are powerful tools to avoid secondary
damage. The wide-range presentations and discussions in this workshop will
promote robotics research and application in this area.
Organizers
Satoshi Tadokoro, Tohoku University / International Rescue System Institute
(IRS), Japan
Robin Murphy, Texas A&M University / Center for Robot-Assisted Search
and Rescue (CRASAR), USA
Adam Jacoff, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
Fumitoshi Matsuno, University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Daniele Nardi, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy
Richard Voyles, University of Denver, USA
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, TC on Safety, Security and Rescue
Robotics
List of Topics
The topics are as follows, but not limited to
- 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
Related Events
SSRR2009 (2009 IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics)
Full paper submission deadline: June 15, 2009
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