The Schedule

Thursday

1:00 Registration (HBR Lobby)

1:30 Welcome, coffee (HBR 110)

Session 1 (HBR-110)

2:00 Qi Zou, Shuo Zhang, Yuancheng Shi and Byung-Ju Yi: Kinematic analysis of a novel actuation redundant 3-DOF parallel manipulator base on parallelogram linkage

2:30 Vikram Adipudi, Kevin Carey, Andre Harrison, Jeffrey Herrmann, Craig Lawrence, James Michaelis and Adam Porter: Accelerating Robotics Test and Evaluation with a Streamlined Simulation Process

3:00 Jian Yang and Peng Yang: Large deflection model for spatial flexure elements supporting helix compliant stages

Session 2 (HBR-110)

3:30 Alberto Borboni, Antonio Arbore and Irraivan Elamvazuthi: EWA: a single size self-adapting upper limb exoskeleton without adjustment

4:00 Yi Jin and Haijun Su: A Compliant PneuNets Linear Actuator with Large Off-axis Stiffness

4:30 Craig Lusk: Quasi-Periodic Shape-Morphing Mechanism Array Based on Penrose Tiles

5:00-6:00 Hardware Demonstrations

6:00 Welcome Reception

Friday

7:30 coffee

Session 3 (HBR-110)

8:00 Jeffrey Herrmann: Controlling Autonomous Robots: Metareasoning, AdjustableAutonomy, and Competence-Aware Systems

8:30 Yilin Zhang, Jianan Xie, Xiaohan Du, Huimin Sun, Shanshan Wang and Kenji Hashimoto: Biped Robot Terrain Adaptability Based on Improved SAC Algorithm

9:00 Tianqi Ma, Tao Zhang and Ou Ma: Global Reorientation of a Free-Fall Multibody System using Reconstruction Loss-based Deep Learning Method

9:30 coffee

Session 4 (HBR-110)

10:00 William Colletti, Kyden DeGross, Trinity Lindner, John Miller, and Pierre Larochelle: Design and Implementation of a Control System Architecture for a Hexapod Walking Machine

10:30 Aislinn McAleenan, Yinglun Jian, Yan Jin, Dan Sun and Jonathan Moore: A New 3R1T Parallel Robot with Remote Centre of Motion for Minimally Invasive Surgery

11:00 Zhumadil Baigunchekov, Giuseppe Carbone, Med Amine Laribi and Rustem Kaiyrov: Defining a workspace without singular configurations of 3-PRRS type tripod

11:30-12:30 Invited Keynote Dr. J. Michael McCarthy (HBR-110)

12:30 Lunch

Session 5 (HBR-110)

2:00 Noor Khabbaz and Scott Nokleby: UAV Obstacle Mapping for Multi-UGV Exploration and Mapping

2:30 Aravind Baskar, Mark Plecnik, Jonathan Hauenstein and Charles Wampler: A real-time algorithm for computing the tension force in a suspended elastic sagging cable

3:00 excursion James Museum of Western Art

7:00 conference dinner

Saturday

8:00 coffee

Session 6 (HBR-110)

8:30 Severino Hernandez and Nina Robson: Reconfigurable Parallel Walking Mechanisms for Interaction with the Environment

9:00 Jiaji Li and J. Michael McCarthy: Design of a Robotic Rowboat

9:30 Qiaode Jeffrey Ge, Zihan Yu, Anurag Purwar and Mark Langer: Constructing Kinematic Confidence Regions With Double Quaternions

10:00 coffee

10:30-12:00 USCTomm meeting (HBR-110)