Description:

• The workshop aims at bringing together researchers from robotics, haptics, and biomechanics to share the latest computational techniques in human performance and humanoid motion planning, as well as to discuss the emerging perspectives and applications resulting from such advances. It covers aspects commonly associated with human-like control as well as topics from cognitive sciences regarding motor control; including behavior modeling, identification, and control, with applications in assistive robotics, humanoid robotics, and rehabilitation. This intersection of fields of study has been a rich ground for cross-fertilisation, where we see many members of our research community contributing significantly to both the fundamental techniques as well as the development of applications in this area.
  
  This full-day workshop is intended to highlight the latest work in this intersection and to strengthen the efforts to bridge the gap between robotics and human biomechanics research. It aims at providing an environment to share some recent exciting advances on human and humanoid motion modeling and control.
  
  In this workshop we aim to bring together leading researchers from both academia and industry in the area of human movement understanding, modeling and control, as well as researchers applying insights from robotic control strategies to rehabilitation. In addition to lectures, the schedule will provide ample time for a panel discussion and a Q/A session. We also plan to organize an interactive poster/demonstration session to give students the opportunity to present and receive feedback on their work, as well as providing an opportunity for networking.
  
  This workshop is supported by the RAS TC on Human Movement Understanding.
  
  
  

  Keywords:

  • - Neuro-robotics
    - Human behavior modeling
    - Wearable robots
    - Rehabilitation robotics
    - Humanoid motion planning and control
    - Human motion synthesis
    
    

    Speakers:

    1. Ye Zhao, Harvard University
    "A Phase-Space Planning Framework of Dynamic Legged Locomotion with Robustness, Optimality, and Correctness Guarantees"
    2. Serena Ivaldi, INRIA
    "Towards Engagement Models that Consider Individual Factors in HRI: On the Relation of Extroversion and Negative Attitude Towards Robots to Gaze and Speech During a Human–Robot Assembly Task"
    3. Emel Demircan, California State University, Long Beach
    "Human Movement Understanding and Robotics"
    4. Vincent DeSapio, HRL Laboratories
    “Brain and Body: The Neurocognitive and Neuromuscular Components of Human Performance Modeling”
    5. Veronica Santos, University of California, Los Angeles
    "Toward semi-autonomous manipulators for collaborative human-robot systems"
    
    

    Speed Talks:

    1. Michele Folgheraiter and Giuseppina Gini (Nazarbayev University):
    "A Neuromorphic Motion Controller for a Biped Robot"
    2. Giovanni Sutanto, Akshara Rai, Franziska Meier and Stefan Schaal (USC, MPI-IS, and CMU):
    "Learning Feedback Terms for Reactive Planning and Control"
    3. Javier Rodriguez and Emel Demircan (CSULB):
    "Integration of Cardiovascular Activity in Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy"
    4. Claudia Latella, Daniele Pucci and Francesco Nori (IIT):
    "Human Whole-Body Inverse Dynamics during Human-Robot Interaction"
    5. Luis Lechuya-Gutierrez and Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano (CINVESTAV, Unidad Guagalajara):
    "Quaternion Spike Neural Network for Dynamic Control"
    6. L. Osuna-Ibarra, H. Caballero-Barragan, A. Loukianov, and E. Bayro-Corrochano (CINVESTAV, Unidad Guagalajara):
    "Robust Sub-Optimal Discrete Time H∞ Tracking Control for Electromechanical Systems: Application to a Bipedal Robot"
    7. Carlos A. Arellano-Muro, Guillermo L. Osuna-Gonzalez, Bernardino Castillo-Toledo, Alexander G. Loukianov, and Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano (CINVESTAV, Unidad Guagalajara):
    "Dual Quaternion Based Control for a Multicopter" (poster only)
    8.Jesus A. Medrano and Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano (CINVESTAV, Unidad Guagalajara):
    "A Static Walking Model of a Humanoid Robot Using Conformal Geometric Algebra and Controlled by Sliding Modes." (poster only)
    
    
    

    Call for Speed Talks and Posters:

    Prospective participants are invited to submit a maximum 1 page abstract for an interactive poster and demonstration session. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present a 10-minute speed talk and a poster. Speed talk and poster abstracts may be submitted to the following email address: hpr.humanoids@gmail.com
    
    October 15, 2016 Speed Talks and Posters Abstract deadline
    October 20, 2016 Acceptance Notification
    November 15, 2016 Workshop Date