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WELCOME LETTERS IDETC/CIE
39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR) MR-10: Origami-Based Engineering Design (Larry Howell, Mary
Frecker, James Joo)
MR-11: Software and Education in Mechanisms and Robots (David
The Mechanisms and Robotics Technical Committee of the ASME Myszka, Ilie Talpasanu)
Design Engineering Division welcomes you to the 39th Mechanisms
and Robotics Conference, the premier international forum for the MR-12: Student Mechanisms and Robotics Design Competition
exchange of technical and scientific information on the theory and (Girish Krishnan)
application of mechanical systems, mechanisms, and robotics. Since We would like to thank Raffaele Di Gregorio, the chair of the Awards
1952, the ASME Mechanisms and Robotics conference has provided an Committee and its members, for coordinating the selection of
international forum for the exchange of technical and scientific informa - various aforementioned awards.
tion on the theory and practice of mechanical and robotic systems.
We would also like to draw your attention to the various special
We have an exciting conference program and slate of activities for the events within the MR conference. MR is sponsoring two keynote
attendees, with 210 peer-reviewed technical papers organized into 11 talks this year. The first one is by Sridhar Kota on “Strong, compliant
technical symposia, two keynote speakers, one panel, workshops and and solid-state mechanical devices – For MEMS, aircraft wings and
tutorials, and the Student Mechanisms and Robotics Design Competition. soft robots”, scheduled for Tuesday at 11:40am in Room 210. The
Paper topics range throughout areas central to the design of mechanical, other keynote is by Robert Wood on “Multi-scale, multi-material
mechatronic, and robotic systems including kinematics, dynamics, design, manufacturing based on folded composites: motivations, process
analysis and validation, reconfigurable mechanisms, novel mechanisms technologies, and applications in robotics”, also scheduled for
and robots, software systems, educational practices, and various Tuesday at 2:00pm in Room 210.
applications. This year, we launched a new symposium on Medical and
Rehabilitation Robotics, which had papers from the upcoming areas of There will also be a panel on “Future Directions in Mechanism and
sensor-controlled robotic systems, rehabilitation-, soft-, and medical-ro - Robot Design Research and Education”, which will bring together
botics, prostheses, and exoskeleton design and development. renowned researchers and academicians to discuss the future
directions in Mechanisms and Robotics research, interactions with
Submitted papers were eligible for a number of awards including the industry, and education.
Mechanisms and Robotics Best Paper award, Freudenstein/General
Motors Young Investigator award, A.T. Yang Memorial award, and The MR conference level awards will be announced at the beginning
Compliant Mechanisms Theory and Application awards. Since 2014, the of the Tuesday morning keynote session, but due to time constraints,
authors of the best papers of the Mechanisms and Robotics conference they will be presented during the MR Committee Meeting scheduled
are invited to submit enhanced archival versions of the papers to an for 7pm in Room 210 on Tuesday.
IDETC Special Issue of the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. Throughout the afternoon on Monday, the finals of the ASME MR
The conference and program chairs would like to extend special Student Mechanisms and Robotics Design Competition will be held
thanks to all the volunteers who participated in the peer-review in Room 210. Enjoy the interactive presentations and be sure to
process to produce this high-quality program, especially the sympo- thank the organizers and judges for their efforts behind the scenes.
sium organizers who coordinated the process: The student competition awards will be presented at the beginning
of the Tuesday panel session at 3:30pm in Room 210.
MR-1: Planar Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis (Carl Nelson, Nina P.
Robson) The open session meeting of the Mechanisms and Robotics
Committee will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday in Room 210; all are
MR-2: Spatial/Spherical Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis (Maria welcome to attend.
Alba Perez Gracia, Ketao Zhang)
A special thanks is owed to all of the authors, session chairs, and
MR-3: Robot Kinematics and Motion Planning (Gim Song Soh, other volunteers who have contributed their efforts to the overall
Nilanjan Chakraborty) success of the conference. We hope that you enjoy the conference
MR-4: Robot/Machine Dynamics and Control (Joo H. Kim, Damien and look forward to your continued support in future Mechanisms
Chablat) and Robotics Conferences.
MR-5: Theoretical and Computational Kinematics (A.T. Yang Sympo- Anurag Purwar
sium) (Andrew Murray, Wei-Zhong Guo) Conference Chair
MR-6: Compliant Mechanisms and Micro/Nano Mechanisms (A. Midha Stony Brook University
Symposium) (Nima Tolou, Shikui Chen, Guangbo Hao, Guimin Chen)
MR-7: Medical and Rehabilitation Robotics (Andreas Mueller,
Chin-Hsing Kuo, Evagoras Xydas) Xianwen Kong
MR-8: Novel Mechanisms, Robots and Applications (Philip Program Chair
Voglewede, Dongming Gan) Heriot-Watt University
MR-9: Mobile Robots and Cable-Driven Systems (Yu Zhou, Jingjun Yu)
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39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR) MR-10: Origami-Based Engineering Design (Larry Howell, Mary
Frecker, James Joo)
MR-11: Software and Education in Mechanisms and Robots (David
The Mechanisms and Robotics Technical Committee of the ASME Myszka, Ilie Talpasanu)
Design Engineering Division welcomes you to the 39th Mechanisms
and Robotics Conference, the premier international forum for the MR-12: Student Mechanisms and Robotics Design Competition
exchange of technical and scientific information on the theory and (Girish Krishnan)
application of mechanical systems, mechanisms, and robotics. Since We would like to thank Raffaele Di Gregorio, the chair of the Awards
1952, the ASME Mechanisms and Robotics conference has provided an Committee and its members, for coordinating the selection of
international forum for the exchange of technical and scientific informa - various aforementioned awards.
tion on the theory and practice of mechanical and robotic systems.
We would also like to draw your attention to the various special
We have an exciting conference program and slate of activities for the events within the MR conference. MR is sponsoring two keynote
attendees, with 210 peer-reviewed technical papers organized into 11 talks this year. The first one is by Sridhar Kota on “Strong, compliant
technical symposia, two keynote speakers, one panel, workshops and and solid-state mechanical devices – For MEMS, aircraft wings and
tutorials, and the Student Mechanisms and Robotics Design Competition. soft robots”, scheduled for Tuesday at 11:40am in Room 210. The
Paper topics range throughout areas central to the design of mechanical, other keynote is by Robert Wood on “Multi-scale, multi-material
mechatronic, and robotic systems including kinematics, dynamics, design, manufacturing based on folded composites: motivations, process
analysis and validation, reconfigurable mechanisms, novel mechanisms technologies, and applications in robotics”, also scheduled for
and robots, software systems, educational practices, and various Tuesday at 2:00pm in Room 210.
applications. This year, we launched a new symposium on Medical and
Rehabilitation Robotics, which had papers from the upcoming areas of There will also be a panel on “Future Directions in Mechanism and
sensor-controlled robotic systems, rehabilitation-, soft-, and medical-ro - Robot Design Research and Education”, which will bring together
botics, prostheses, and exoskeleton design and development. renowned researchers and academicians to discuss the future
directions in Mechanisms and Robotics research, interactions with
Submitted papers were eligible for a number of awards including the industry, and education.
Mechanisms and Robotics Best Paper award, Freudenstein/General
Motors Young Investigator award, A.T. Yang Memorial award, and The MR conference level awards will be announced at the beginning
Compliant Mechanisms Theory and Application awards. Since 2014, the of the Tuesday morning keynote session, but due to time constraints,
authors of the best papers of the Mechanisms and Robotics conference they will be presented during the MR Committee Meeting scheduled
are invited to submit enhanced archival versions of the papers to an for 7pm in Room 210 on Tuesday.
IDETC Special Issue of the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. Throughout the afternoon on Monday, the finals of the ASME MR
The conference and program chairs would like to extend special Student Mechanisms and Robotics Design Competition will be held
thanks to all the volunteers who participated in the peer-review in Room 210. Enjoy the interactive presentations and be sure to
process to produce this high-quality program, especially the sympo- thank the organizers and judges for their efforts behind the scenes.
sium organizers who coordinated the process: The student competition awards will be presented at the beginning
of the Tuesday panel session at 3:30pm in Room 210.
MR-1: Planar Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis (Carl Nelson, Nina P.
Robson) The open session meeting of the Mechanisms and Robotics
Committee will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday in Room 210; all are
MR-2: Spatial/Spherical Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis (Maria welcome to attend.
Alba Perez Gracia, Ketao Zhang)
A special thanks is owed to all of the authors, session chairs, and
MR-3: Robot Kinematics and Motion Planning (Gim Song Soh, other volunteers who have contributed their efforts to the overall
Nilanjan Chakraborty) success of the conference. We hope that you enjoy the conference
MR-4: Robot/Machine Dynamics and Control (Joo H. Kim, Damien and look forward to your continued support in future Mechanisms
Chablat) and Robotics Conferences.
MR-5: Theoretical and Computational Kinematics (A.T. Yang Sympo- Anurag Purwar
sium) (Andrew Murray, Wei-Zhong Guo) Conference Chair
MR-6: Compliant Mechanisms and Micro/Nano Mechanisms (A. Midha Stony Brook University
Symposium) (Nima Tolou, Shikui Chen, Guangbo Hao, Guimin Chen)
MR-7: Medical and Rehabilitation Robotics (Andreas Mueller,
Chin-Hsing Kuo, Evagoras Xydas) Xianwen Kong
MR-8: Novel Mechanisms, Robots and Applications (Philip Program Chair
Voglewede, Dongming Gan) Heriot-Watt University
MR-9: Mobile Robots and Cable-Driven Systems (Yu Zhou, Jingjun Yu)
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