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Workshops
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH • 1:00PM – 5:00PM
RAPPAHANNOCK ROOM (LOBBY LEVEL)
W1: Tire Mechanics – A Practical View Point
Organizer: Saied Taheri, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Virginia Tech
Abstract: In this workshop, tire mechanics is reviewed with a view of the
test-based practical approach resulting in better understanding of how
different tire parameters/parts effect the tire force generation for handling
performance. This is then used to review basic vehicle handling dynamics.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH • 1:00PM – 5:00PM
WESTWOOD ROOM (UPPER LOBBY LEVEL)
W2: Advanced Rotorcraft Control
Organizer: Cornel Sultan, Department of Aerospace and Ocean
Engineering, Virginia Tech
Abstract: Small or large, unmanned or manned rotary wing aircraft have
recently seen major advances in terms of operational range and type of
missions they can accomplish. These advances are due to a combination
of novel technological developments in which advanced modern control
plays a central role. For example control is a key enabler for the
proliferating autonomous UAVs and for enlarging the operational
envelopes of large scale helicopters. Following these advances, this
workshop presents an overview of critical needs, fundamental principles,
challenges related to control design for rotorcraft, along with recent
contributions.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH • 1:00PM – 5:00PM
POTOMAC ROOM (LOBBY LEVEL)
W3: Continuum Robots for Surgery: Modeling, Control and Applications
Organizer: Nabil Simaan and Long Wang, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Abstract: The past decade has witnessed accelerated growth of medical
robotics and computer-assisted medical technologies that rely on
dexterous tools to enable new surgical procedures. Lately, there has been
a growing trend of adopting continuum robots as a design solution for
dexterous surgical intervention. These robots present modeling and
control challenges beyond the standard modeling and control paradigms
for rigid-link serial robots. This half-day workshop that is targeted towards
graduate students interested in pursuing research in the area of
continuum robot modeling, control and applications. The workshop will
cover surgical applications, kinematic and static modeling, sensing, and
control of these robots. The workshop will discuss the three types of
continuum robots: wire-actuate single backbone, concentric tube, and
multi-backbone continuum robots. Wire-actuated continuum robots use
wires to bend a central continuum backbone. Multi backbone robots use
push-pull actuation of a multitude of beams to achieve their equilibrium
shapes. Concentric-tube robots use concentric combination of pre-curved
elastic tubes and the robot motion is achieved by the rotation and
extension of the tubes with respect to each other. After a presentation of
history and motivations for recent applications of continuum robots, the
workshop will focus on multi-backbone designs, which have found
extensive usage for dexterity enhancement in many surgical applications
including otolaryngology, transurethral bladder surgery, and single port
access surgery. The main focus of this workshop is to review research
works on modeling, control, and applications of multi-backbone
continuum robots. The workshop is designed for a 4-hour meeting
comprised of handouts, lectures, and discussion with the audience.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH • 1:00PM – 5:00PM
GREAT FALLS ROOM (LOBBY LEVEL)
W4: Emerging Techniques in Control and Mechatronics Education:
Preparing Students for the Age of IoT
Organizer: Michel Lévis, Application Engineer, Quanser Inc., Department
of Engineering, Markham ON Canada
Abstract: This workshop session presents recent work by Quanser in
collaboration with leading universities to explore and develop modern
applications and technology for adapting traditional control and
mechatronics teaching to cyber-physical, IoT, and other distributed smart
systems applications.
The objective of these collaborations is to establish practical,
academically sound frameworks to accommodate necessary technological
and methodological that is suitably harmonized with conventional
curriculum but offer an engaging introduction to the essential
architectures and methods of smart applications.
Specific topics in this session include:
• Key architecture and abstractions for smart system applications
suitable for undergraduate courses
• Cloud-connected smart inverted pendulum application
• Review of advanced applications for smart grid and Industry 4.0.
The workshop session will offer live demonstrations and opportunities for
hands-on engagement, as well as ample time for Q&A.
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