CTS 2003

SPECIAL SESSION

Collaborative Robots

The 2003 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS’2003)

January 19 - 24, 2003

Orlando Airport Marriott Hotel, Orlando, FL, USA

In Conjunction with The 2003 Western Multi Conference (WMC'03)

Paper Submission Deadline: August 12, 2002

Brief Description:

In the next decades, robots will be used in many areas. The applications will shift from individual robot works independently to a group of robots work collaboratively. It will be more and more important to understand the interaction among a team of collaborative robots and between human and robots. Here, the definition of robots also includes every type of unmanned vehicles.

This special session on collaborative robots - to be held as part of the 2003 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems, January 19-24, 2003 in Orlando, Florida, USA - will focus on the area of collaborative robots, unmanned air vehicles, unmanned ground vehicles, and unmanned underwater vehicles. The aim is to have a dedicated session that fosters closer interactions among researchers and users communities, providing an excellent opportunity for them to meet and discuss their ideas.

We invite original contributions from researchers in academia, research laboratories, and computer industry on these emerging and important areas of information technology.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Collaborative Robots

· Control of a Team of Robots in a Mission

· Cooperating Autonomous Robots

· Human-robot Interaction

· Robots in Crisis Management

Collaborative Unmanned Air Vehicles (CUAVs)

· Control of a swarm of UAVs or MAVs

· Querying and Tasking of UAVs

· Collaborative Signal/Information Processing/Fusion

· Agent-Based Distributed Systems

Collaborative Unmanned Ground Vehicles (CUGVs)

· UGVs in Counter-terrorism Missions

· Control of multiple UGVs

· Behavioral Robots

· Autonomous Robots in Military Systems

Collaborative Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (CUUVs)

· Collaborative Planning and Maneuver

· Network-based Collaborative Warfare

· Distributed Sensors

· Autonomous UUV in Military Applications

Instructions for Author:

Authors are invited to submit original papers to the special session organizers by August 12th 2002. Electronic (postscript or pdf) submissions are encouraged and should be sent to Louis.Chan@wpafb.af.mil or klin@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu. For other electronic formats, please check with the organizers. All submitted manuscripts will have at least three reviews. Papers should not exceed 5000 words. Include up to 5 keywords and an abstract of no more than 250 words. Submissions should also include the title, authors name, affiliation, e-mail address, fax number and postal address. In case of multiple authors, an indication of which author is responsible for correspondence should also be indicated. For non-electronic submission, please send four copies of the manuscript to one of the special session co-organizers.

Special Session Organizers:

Louis Chan

Integrated Demonstrations and Applications Laboratory (IDAL)

Sensors Directorate

Air Force Research Laboratory

AFRL/SNZW

Bldg 620, 2241 Avionics Circle

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433

USA

Voice: (937) 255-5900 ext 3552

Email: Louis.Chan@wpafb.af.mil

Kuo-Chi “Kurt” Lin

Institute for Simulation and Training (IST)

University of Central Florida

3280 Progress Drive

Orlando, FL 32826

USA

Voice: (407) 882-1331

Fax: (407) 658-5059

Email: klin@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu

Important Dates:

Paper Submission Deadline ------------------------------------ August 12, 2002

Notification of Acceptance ------------------------------------- October 7, 2002

Registration & Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due --------------- November 8, 2002

For information or questions about Symposium's paper submission, tutorials, exhibits, demos, panel and special sessions organization, please consult the conference web site at URL:

http://www.engr.udayton.edu/faculty/wsmari/cts03/

or contact one of the organizers:

Bill McQuay

AFRL/IFSD

Room N3F22 2241

Avionics Circle

WPAFB, OH 45433

USA

Voice: (937) 904-9214

Fax: (937) 255-4511

Email: William.McQuay@wpafb.af.mil

Waleed W. Smari