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Mobile robotics is an emerging multi-disciplinary field in engineering. These robots perform valuable tasks such as homeland security, border control, search and rescue, de-mining, surveillance, exploration, defense, and security missions. The emergence of mobile robotics, such as the climbing and walking robots, for these missions in unstructured environments, has significantly broadened challenges that must be considered by robotics research.
The purpose of the 15th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR2012) is to provide a venue where researchers, academics, scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the world can come together to present and discuss the latest achievements, future challenges and exciting applications for mobile machines in general, and climbing and walking robots in particular.
Papers dealing with the fundamentals of mobile robotics in unstructured and dynamic environments and with applications to construction, forestry, agriculture, mining, sea surface, sub-marine, search and rescue, military, and space (orbital and planetary) are encouraged. The covered topics include sensing, sensors, mechanical design, computing architectures, communication, planning, learning, control, multi-robot cooperation. Particular attention will be given to articles dealing with experimental robotics.
In order to benefit all participants, and also to maximize the interaction, the technical program of this conference is intentionally tailored to have relatively few parallel tracks. Each track will accommodate peer-reviewed articles, comprising regular and special sessions, dealing with theoretical, experimental and applicative works. Moreover, the conference will include several keynote lectures and poster sessions.
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| Research | Application |
|---|---|
| Autonomous robots Tele-operated robots Biologically-inspired systems and solutions Innovative design of CLAWAR Modelling and simulation of CLAWAR Planning and control Co-operative robot systems Intelligence and learning for CLAWAR Human Machine Interface Innovative actuators and power supplies Innovative sensors and sensor networks Positioning & localization Perception and sensor fusion Guidance and navigation Manipulation and gripping Legged locomotion Wheeled locomotion Hybrid locomotion Micro and nano robots Tele-presence and virtual realit |
Planetary exploration Security Emergence rescue operations Surveillance Reconnaissance Education Biomedical robots Rehabilitation and function restoration Petrochemical applications Inspection Construction Entertainment Helping the elderly and the disabled Manufacturing Performing and creative arts robots Personal robots Robots for domestic environments Service robots Space robots Assistive robots Sport and exercise robots |
Prospective authors should submit an extended abstract (4 pages) of their papers electronically in PDF format. Final paper should have 8 pages in one column, including figures. A maximum of two additional pages are permitted (with a charge of $60/each).
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