Program

Day 1 October 25, 2021

9:00-9:15 Welcome and Introduction

9:15-10:00 Session 2 Robot Navigation Chair: Dinesh Thakur

Paper 50 Xu, Zifan; Xiao, Xuesu; Warnell, Garrett; Nair, Anirudh; Stone, Peter, “Machine Learning Methods for Local Motion Planning: A Study of End-To-End vs. Parameter Learning”
Paper 57 Kojima, Shotaro; Harata, Yuki; Ohno, Kazunori; Suzuki, Takahiro; Okada, Yoshito; Tadokoro, Satoshi, “Lateral Skidding Motion of Tracked Vehicles Using Wall Reaction Force”
Paper 47 Gregory, Jason M.; Warnell, Garrett; Fink, Jonathan; Gupta, Satyandra K., “Improving Trajectory Tracking Accuracy for Faster and Safer Autonomous Navigation of Ground Vehicles in Off-Road Settings”

10:00-11:00 Session 1 Human-robot Interaction Chair: Farokh Atashzar

Paper 7 Pang, Yijiang; Liu, Rui, “Trust-Aware Emergency Response for a Resilient Human-Swarm Cooperative System”
Paper 30 Reardon, Christopher M.; Haring, Kerstin Sophie; Gregory, Jason M.; Rogers III, John G., “Evaluating Human Understanding of a Mixed Reality Interface for Autonomous Robot-Based Change Detection”
Paper 19 Alyassi, Rashid; Khonji, Majid; Huang, Xin; Hong, Sungkweon; Dias, Jorge, “Contingency-Aware Intersection System for Autonomous and Human-Driven Vehicles with Bounded Risk”
Paper 36 Al-Hussaini, Sarah; Gregory, Jason M.; Dhanaraj, Neel; Gupta, Satyandra K., “A Simulation-Based Framework for Generating Alerts for Human-Supervised Multi-Robot Teams in Challenging Environments”

11:00-11:30 Break

11:30-12:30 Plenary speaker 1 Jessie Chen, ARL

12:30-14:30 Lunch break

14:30-15:30 Session 3 Multi-robots 1 Chair: Eliseo Ferrante

Paper 48 Woosley, Bradley; Nieto-Granda, Carlos; Rogers III, John G.; Fung, Nicholas; Schang, Arthur, “Bid Prediction for Multi-Robot Exploration with Disrupted Communications”
Paper 32 Reily, Brian; Rogers III, John G.; Reardon, Christopher M., “Balancing Mission and Comprehensibility in Multi-Robot Systems for Disaster Response”
Paper 28 Samman, Tamim; Spearman, James; Dutta, Ayan; Kreidl, Patrick; Roy, Swapnoneel; Bölöni, Ladislau, “Secure Multi-Robot Adaptive Information Sampling”
Paper 9 Pallin, Martin; Rashid, Md. Jayedur; Ogren, Petter, “Formulation and Solution of the Multi-Agent Concurrent Search and Rescue Problem”

15:30-16:30 Session 4 Multi-robots Chair: Christopher Reardon

Paper 3 Pallin, Martin; Rashid, Md. Jayedur; Ogren, Petter “A Decentralized Asynchronous Collaborative Genetic Algorithm for Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Search and Rescue Problems”
Paper 43 Lee, Elijah S.; Shishika, Daigo; Loianno, Giuseppe; Kumar, Vijay, “Defending a Perimeter from a Ground Intruder Using an Aerial Defender: Theory and Practice”
Paper 8 Chagas Vaz, Jean M.; Torres-Reyes, Norberto; Oh, Paul Y., “Humanoid Interaction with Material-Moving Carts and Wheelbarrows”
Paper 23 Chamorro, Simon; Collier, Jack; Grondin, Francois, “Neural Network Based Lidar Gesture Recognition for Realtime Robot Teleoperation”

18:00 Welcome Reception Hotel Hugo Rooftop Lounge

Day 2 October 26, 2021

9:30-11:00 Session 1 Disaster Response Chair: Ludovic Righetti

Paper 31 Kruijff-Korbayova, Ivana; Grafe, Robert; Heidemann, Nils; Berrang, Alexander; Hussung, Cai; Willms, Christian; Fettke, Peter; Beul, Marius; Quenzel, Jan; Schleich, Daniel; Behnke, Sven; Tiemann, Janis; Güldenring, Johannes; Patchou, Manuel; Arendt, Christian; Wietfeld, Christian; Daun, Kevin; Schnaubelt, Marius; von Stryk, Oskar; Lel, Alexander; Miller, Alexander; Roehrig, Christof; Straßmann, Thomas; Barz, Thomas; Soltau, Stefan; Kremer, Felix; Rilling, Stefan; Haseloff, Rohan; Grobelny, Stefan; Leinweber, Artur; Senkowski, Gerhard; Thurow, Marc; Slomma, Dominik; Surmann, Hartmut, “German Rescue Robotics Center (DRZ): A Holistic Approach for Robotic Systems Assisting in Emergency Response”
Paper 14 Ozkahraman, Ozer; Ogren, Petter, “Efficient Navigation Aware Seabed Coverage Using AUVs”
Paper 22 Kemp, Samuel; Rogers, Jonathan, “UAV-UGV Teaming for Rapid Radiological Mapping”
Paper 25 Battistuzzi, Linda; Grassi, Lucrezia; Recchiuto, Carmine Tommaso; Sgorbissa, Antonio, “Towards Ethics Training in Disaster Robotics: Design and Usability Testing of a Text-Based Simulation”
Paper 5 Diehl, Grace; Adams, Julie, “An Ethical Framework for Message Prioritization in Disaster Response”
Paper 37 Sanchez, Alan Giovanny; Smart, William, “A Shared Autonomy Surface Disinfection System Using a Mobile Manipulator Robot”

11:00-11:30 Break

11:30-12:30 Plenary speaker 2 Prof. Davide Scaramuzza, University of Zurich

12:30-14:30 Lunch break

14:30-15:30 Session 2 Aerial Robotics 1 Chair: Giuseppe Loianno

Paper 10 Iversen, Nicolai; Kramberger, Aljaz; Bowen Schofield, Oscar; Ebeid, Emad, “Novel Power Line Grasping Mechanism with Integrated Energy Harvester for UAV Applications”
Paper 55 ANH, PHAM; La, Anh; Chang, Ethan; La, Hung, “Flying-Climbing Mobile Robot for Steel Bridge Inspection”
Paper 13 Safaei, Ali; Sharf, Inna, “Adaptive Model-Free Formation-Tracking Controller and Observer for Collaborative Payload Transport by Four Drones”
Paper 11 Surmann, Hartmut; Slomma, Dominik; Grobelny, Stefan; Grafe, Robert, “Deployment of Aerial Robots after a Major Fire of an Industrial Hall with Hazardous Substances, a Report”

15:30-16:30 Session 3 Aerial Robotics 2 Chair: Inna Sharf

Paper 15 Kővári, Balint Barna; Ebeid, Emad, “MPDrone: FPGA-Based Platform for Intelligent Real-Time Autonomous Drone Operations”
Paper 44 Diez de los Rios, Ivan; Suarez, Alejandro; Sanchez-Laulhe, Ernesto; Armengol, Inmaculada; Ollero, Anibal, “Winged Aerial Robot: Modular Design Approach”
Paper 12 Fabris, Amedeo; Kirchgeorg, Steffen; Mintchev, Stefano, “A Soft Drone with Multi-Modal Mobility for the Exploration of Confined Spaces”
Paper 56 Gonzalez, Fidel; Caballero, Rafael; Perez Grau, Francisco Javier; Viguria, Antidio, “Vision-Based UAV Detection for Air-To-Air Neutralization”

20:30 Conference Dinner Piccola Cucina Uptown

Day 3 October 27, 2021

10:00-11:00 Plenary speaker 3 Prof. Kazuhiro Nakadai via zoom, Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd. / Tokyo Institute of Technology

Break 11:00-11:30

11:30-12:30 Session 1 Localization and Data Fusion Chair: Carlos Nieto

Paper 17 Edlinger, Raimund; Nuechter, Andreas, “Stability Metrics and Improved Odometry Prediction for Tracked Vehicles with Tactile Sensors”
Paper 45 Blakeslee, Brigid; Loianno, Giuseppe, “Selective and Hierarchical Allocation of Sensing Resources for Anomalous Target Identification in Exploratory Missions”
Paper 26 Torchalla, Moritz; Schnaubelt, Marius; Daun, Kevin; von Stryk, Oskar, “Robust Multisensor Fusion for Reliable Mapping and Navigation in Degraded Visual Conditions”
Paper 33 Daun, Kevin; Schnaubelt, Marius; Kohlbrecher, Stefan; von Stryk, Oskar, “HectorGrapher: Continuous-Time Lidar SLAM with Multi-Resolution Signed Distance Function Registration for Challenging Terrain”

12:30-13:15 Session 2 Localization and Data 2 Fusion Chair: Claudio Tortorici

Paper 27 Borer, John; Pryor, Mitchell, “Continuous Hybrid Localization in Environments with Physical and Temporal Sensor Occlusions”
Paper 34 Center, Jack; Ahmed, Nisar, “Data Fusion-Aware Motion Planning for Ad Hoc Robotic Search Teams”
Paper 51 Yoon, Bohan; Kim, Hyeonha; Youn, Geonsik; Rhee, Jongtae, “3D Position Estimation of Drone and Object Based on QR Code Segmentation Model for Inventory Management Automation”

13:15-13:30 Best paper ceremony and closing remarks

15:00 Robotics lab visits-to be confirmed