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Welcome

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 ASME
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC) held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, on
September 30 – October 3, 2018. The conference venue is located in the heart of downtown
Atlanta and only blocks away from major attractions such as the Georgia Aquarium and World of
Coco Cola. DSCC is the flagship conference of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division
(DSCD), and we are celebrating its eleventh anniversary this year.

Xiaobo Tan, This year’s technical program contains 238 original papers organized in 9 invited sessions and 33
contributed sessions, which span all core areas of interest to the dynamic systems and control
ConferenCe General Chair community. In addition, the conference features four exciting plenary talks given by our
distinguished colleagues: Professor Huei Peng from University of Michigan delivering his Nyquist
George Zhu, Lecture on how control theory improves energy-efficiency and safety of automotive systems;
Professor Marcia O’Malley from Rice University speaking on the role of physical interaction in
TeChniCal ProGram Chair enabling robots to teach and learn from humans; Professor Roberto Horowitz from University of
California, Berkeley, delivering his Oldenburger Lecture on modeling, control and estimation of
traffic road networks; and Professor Magnus Egerstedt from Georgia Tech discussing new
advances in long-duration autonomy and constraint-based coordination of multi-robot systems.
The conference also offers five workshops on emerging topics including data analytics, energy-
efficient mobile and wearable robotic systems, connected and automated vehicles, autonomous
rotorcraft operation, and mechatronics and robotics education.

Aside from the technical program, the conference offers many opportunities for attendees to
catch up and network, including the welcome reception, awards ceremony and banquet, and
networking breakfast and coffee breaks every day. A number of student programs are planned to
facilitate the participation, professional development, and networking for students – the future of
our community. These include the student travel support program, Best Student Paper
competition, and separate events for networking with academia and industry. For early-career
faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students, we organize an Early Academic Career Panel
with past NSF CAREER Awardees sharing their insight and tips. A special session on research
funding programs is planned for attendees to learn funding programs of interest and interact with
program directors. On the last day of the conference, interested attendees will have an
opportunity to tour a number of robotics and control labs at Georgia Tech.

Preparation of a high-quality 2018 DSCC would not be possible without contributions from all of
you. Specifically, we want to thank the authors for contributing their quality work, the foundation
of the technical program; the DSCD Technical Committees for organizing invited sessions; and the
reviewers and the Conference Editorial Board members for reviewing the submissions and
providing valuable feedback. We want to thank the sponsors for supporting the conference. We
recognize the tireless effort of Organizing Committee members: Sean Andersson, Workshops
and Tutorials Chair; Douglas A. Bristow, Publications Chair; Kam Leang, Exhibits and Industry
Liaison Chair; Juan Ren, Invited and Special Sessions Chair; Vaibhav Srivastava, Students and
Young Members Chair; Jun Ueda, Local Arrangements Chair; Yue Wang, Publicity Chair; and Fen
Wu, Conference Editorial Board Chair. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions from our
ASME staff. In particular, we thank Edmond Valpoort, ASME Conference Program Manager, who
is the dependable go-to person for all logistical details of the conference, and Stacey Cooper,
ASME Conference Webtool Manager, who has always been collaborative and accommodating in
addressing our needs. Special thanks also goes to Timothy Graves, ASME Technical Conferences
and Events Managing Director, who has cultivated a positive relationship between ASME and
DSCD, including enabling affordable registration fees for this conference without compromising
its quality.

Last but not least, we want to thank the past and current members of the ASME DSCD Executive
Committee, who have worked hard to ensure the quality and growth of the DSCC. In particular, a
DSCC Steering Committee mechanism has been set up recently to allow streamlined planning
and execution of sustainable DSC conferences.

2 We wish you an enjoyable and productive experience at the 2018 DSCC!