Registration and Exhibits
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Keynote & Opening Plenary Session

Kevin Blankespoor, Boston Dynamics
Steve Roux, ASML

Student Competition: Information Session (Tutorial Starts at 7:00 AM)
Room 4

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Session 1A: Medical and Rehabilitation Robotics
Chair: Michael Gennert, Worchester Polytecnic Institute
Room 2

Design of Robotic Devices to Assist Persons with Disabilities
Allen H. Hoffman, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Department

A 3-Axis Optical Force/Torque Sensor for Prostate Needle Placement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Environments
Hao Su

Development of an Intefrated Torque Sensor-Motor Module for Haptic Feedback in Teleoperated Robot-Assisted Surgery
Seunghwan Kim, Korea University

A Scalable System for Real-Time Control of Dexterous Surgical Robots
Paul Thienphrapa, Johns Hopkins University

Robotic Wheelchair to Guide Elderly and Visually Impaired People
Shyam Ravi Shanker Krishnan, Concordia University

Session 1B: Computation
Chair: John Conrad, Textron
Room 3

Hybrid Genetic-Fuzzy Approach to Autonomous Mobile Robot
K.S. Senthilkumar, King Saud University, College of Arts and Science

FPGA Based Speeded Up Robust Features
Tomas Krajnik, Czeh Technical University

Accelerating Robotic Assembly Parameter Optimization Through the Generation of Internal Models
Jeremy A. Marvel, Case Western Reserve University

Comparing Swarm Algorithms for Large Scale Multi-source Localization
Kathleen McGill, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College

Inference Model for Heterogeneous Robot Team Configuration based on Reinforcement Learning
Xueqing Sun, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College

Towards a Distributed Robotic Architecture for Autonomous Heterogeneous Platforms
Scott D. Lathrop, United States Military Academy, West Point

Robot Development
Room 4

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Plenary Session: Rehabilitation Robotics

Charles Remsberg, Hocoma

Student Competition: Robot Development
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Session 2A: Military and Security Robotics
Chair: Karen Panetta, Tufts University
Room 2

Adaptive Task Allocation for Search Area Coverage
Ryan J. Meuth, Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory at the Missouri University of Science and Technology

Development of Pseudo-Layer
Sushil Raut, SoST, International Institute of Technology

Design and Construction of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for the Launch of a Small UAV
A. Cadena, ESPOL

A Novel Approach to Vibration Isolation in Small. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
MAJ Chris Reitsma, D/EE&CS, West Point

Session 2B: Power, Communication and Other Technologies
Chair: William Agassounon, Textron
Room 3

A Generic Information-Centric Architecture for Robotic Systems Derived from a New Theory for Adaptive Systems
Vasile Coman, XCLSoft

A Practical Interaction Between Robots and RFID-based Digital Product Memories in a Logistic Scenario
Andreas Vogt, DFKI Bremen, (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence) Robotics Innovation Center

Robot-assisted Energy-E.cient Data Collection from High-Fidelity Sensor Networks
Sandra P. Tinta, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Zero-Scrub, Large Contact Area, Three-Degree-of-Freedom Holonomic Ground Vehicles for Mobile Robotics Applications
Gregory V. Bean, Nrev Tech

Evaluating the Performance, Reliability and Safety of Lithium-Ion Cells
Kevin White, Exponent, Inc.

Student Competition: Robot Development
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Monday Evening Reception

Student Competition: Judging and Awards
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Plenary Session: Advances in Military Robotics
Session Chair: Helen Greiner, The Droid Works

Col. Barry L. Shoop, United States Military Academy
Ben Riley, Rapid Reaction Technology Office
Jim Overholt, TARDEC

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Session 3A: Actuation and Manipulation
Chair: Peter Meyer, Consultant
Room 2

Real-Time Collision Avoidance Algorithm for Robotic Manipulators
Paul Bosscher, Harris Corporation

Development of Tele-operation Control Station for Intelligent Excavator
Sung-Min Moon, Korea Electronics Technology Institute

Superquadric Obstacle Modeling and a Danger Evaluation Method with Applications in Safe Planning for Human-Safe Industrial Robots
Nima Najmaei, University of Western Ontario

An Underactuated Gripper to Unlatch Door Knobs and Handles
Erin Rapacki, UMass Lowell Computer Science Department

Development of a High Accuracy Automatic Measurement System Utilizing an Industrial Robot and a Fringe Projection System
R. Franke, Technical University Dortmund

Session 3B: Navigation
Chair: Bill Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Room 3

Analysis of Cross Correlation between Prediction and Observation Errors of an Inertial Navigation System
Bingbing Liu, Data Storage Institute, A*STAR

Wheel Load Transfer in High-Speed Unmanned Vehicles
John R. Roger, United States Military Academy, West Point

Lifelong Localization of a Mobile Service-robot in Everyday Indoor Environment Using Omnidirectional Vision
Siegried Hochdorfer, University of Applied Sciences, Ulm

Hybrid Localization Solutions for Robotic Logistic Applications
Daniele Brevi, Instituto Superiore Mario Boella

Remotely Operated and Autonomous Mapping System (ROAMS)
Biruk A. Gebre, Design and Manufacturing Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology

Robot Demonstrations
Room 4

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Session 4A: Consumer Robotics
Chair: Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Room 2

Pioneering the Personal Robotics Industry
Russell Nickerson, Bridgewater State College

2,000 Robotic Applications Using the National Instruments CompactRIO Embedded Control System
Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

A Vision for Spatial-Reasoning Commodity Robots
Zeke Koziol, Harvey Mudd College, Computer Science Department

Session 4B: Sensing
Chair: Al Constantine, Ashford University
Room 3

Sensing Passive Thermal Objects in Outdoor Scenes for Autonomous Robots
William L. Fehlman II, Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy, West Point

When Trees are Not Green: Recent Developments in an Off-the-Shelf System for Robust color and Multispectral Based Recognition and Robot Control
Robert K. McConnell, WAY-2C Color Machine Vision

ICU: An Introduction to Object Identification and Mapping
Brian MacAllister, Bridgewater State College

Vision-Based Obstacle Detection and Avoidance for the CWRU Cutter Autonomous Lawnmower
Alexander Schepelmann, Case Western Reserve University

Self-localization Capable Mobile Sensor Nodes
Juergen Eckert, University of Erlangen, Germany

Robophthalmotrope: Proposing a Biologically Inspired, Mechatronic Platform to Study Sensorimotor Control
G. Alexander Korentis, Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut

Robot Demonstrations
Room 4

Registration Closed