FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
First ECPD International Conference on Advanced Robotics
and Intelligent Automation
State of the Art, Prospects and Socio-economic Implications
6 - 8 September, 1995, Athens Greece
Steering Committee General Chairman Secretary General
Vlastimir Matejic Miomir Vukobratovic Branislav Borovac
Chairman Phone: +381 11 774 236 Phone: +381 21 55 011
Fax: +381 11 775 870 Fax: +381 21 59 536
E-mail: borovac@uns.ns.ac.yu
The European Centre for Peace and Development (ECPD) of the United Nations
University for Peace is international exterritorial organization, organizing
research and postgraduate studies in service of development and peace of less
developed European countries.
The First ECPD International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent
Automation is an attempt to make a survey of the current state of robotics in
the broader sense and the development perspectives, as well as its impact on
the technological and social progress, primarily in developing countries.
Special topic of the Conference is Intelligent Automation and Constructions.
Intelligent robotic systems are being developed rapidly over the last decade.
As the field matures the "intelligent approach" is spread out to new fields.
In addition to classical and traditional intelligent control using model-based
or knowledge-based techniques, a new direction of automatic control of the
technical systems performances based on active control of their
characteristics parameters is to be established. We believe in the importance
of this new aspect in understanding intelligent behavior, both of the control
systems and constructions, in which the parameters, i.e., their dynamic
properties, can be controlled.
Applications of advanced robotics, automation and manufacturing technologies
are having an increased impact on productivity and quality in many
manufacturing areas, and have become a key factor of competitiveness of
economy. It is undoubtedly true that any research in technical fields, as the
final consequence, supports technical progress, we expect that meetings of the
various specialists in the Conference will initiate research which are closer
to the real industrial needs.
The topics covered include:
Real time robot dynamics Intelligent constructions
Kinematic of redundant robots Intelligent automation
Kinematic and dynamic accuracies of Active control of robot performances
robots
Non-traditional robotic mechanisms Active control of parameters for robots
and robotized mechanical systems
Dextrous and redundant manipulation Multirobot systems: modelling and
control
Autonomous robots Position-force control of robots
interacting with dynamic environment
Legged locomotion robots: Robotized flexible cells:
modelling and control modelling and control
Robotized vehicles Medical and rehabilitation robots and
prothetic-orthotic devices
Model-knowledge based robot control Robot applications
Neural networks approach in modelling
and control of robots Social impact of robotics
Neural-fuzzy logic control of robots
Final deadline for extended abstract (up to 600 words) is January 15, 1995.
Please indicate the area of the paper. Notification of acceptance will be
mailed by February 15, 1995. The final manuscripts should be received prior to
June 15, 1995. The papers (maximum 6 pages, including figures) should be
submitted in the final format with a 2-column format on A4 sheets. Each column
is limited on 82 mm in width, 225 mm in length with 9 mm gutter between
columns. The margins are 18.5 mm on the sides, 36 mm on the top and bottom.
Text is to be typed in 12 points Times Roman or close font type. The first
page of the paper, centered on the top bellow the top margin should include
the paper title (short and descriptive), the authors' names and affiliations.
Registration fee per each participant will be $300.
International Program Committee
L. Basanez, Spain I. Plander, Slovakia
G. Bekey, USA P. Roberts, UK
J. F. Bito, Hungary B. Roth, USA
F. L. Chernousko, Russia G. Saridis, USA
V. F. Filaretov, Russia W. Schiehlen, Germany
J-C. Guinot, France A. Seireg, USA
M. Gupta, Canada N. Shivarov, Bulgaria
C. Hegao, China B. Siciliano, Italy
O. Khatib, USA D. Stokic, Yugoslavia
F. Kovacs, Romania D. Surla, Yugoslavia
R. C. Michelini, Italy K. Tanie, Japan
A. Morecki, Poland M. Tomizuka, USA
Y. Nakamura, Japan S. Tzafestas, Greece, Chairman
D. E. Okhotsimsky, Russia H. VanBrussel, Belgium
F. Pfeifer, Germany K. Waldron, USA
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
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Papers should be mailed to Branislav Borovac, European Centre for Peace and
Development (ECPD), Kneza Mihaila 7/II, 11000 Beograd, Yugoslavia;
Phone: +381 11 625 878 or +381 11 627 291; Fax: +381 11 623 169;
Telex: 72276 ECPD; E-mail: borovac@uns.ns.ac.yu
Extended abstracts could be sent by fax, mail or e-mail.