Physical human-robot interaction: a design focus

IEEE ICRA 2019 - Montréal, Canada - May 24 2019

Program (program.pdf)

8:30 - 9:00	Opening session: Challenges in Physical Human-Robot Interaction Clément Gosselin, Université Laval, Canada
9:05 - 9:40	Flash presentations (4 minutes per paper) On the design of lightweight compliant wearable arms, J. Denis, C. Véronneau, L.-P. Lebel, M. Denniger, J.-S. Plante and A. Girard, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada pdf Physical human-robot interaction with a backdrivable (6+3)-dof parallel mechanism, L.T. Schreiber, T.S. Nguyen and C. Gosselin, Université Laval, Canada pdf Towards collaborative robots with sensory awareness: preliminary results using multi-modal sensing, A.L. Orekhov, G.L.H. Johnston, C. Abah, H. Choset and N. Simaan, Vanderbilt University and Carnegie Mellon University, USA pdf A kinematically redundant hybrid robot for low-impedance physical human-robot interaction, K. Wen, T.-S. Nguyen, D. Harton, T. Laliberté and C. Gosselin, Université Laval, Canada pdf A cable-driven robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches for upper-limbs physical interaction in virtual reality environment, L.-P. Lebel, B.-P. Busque, G. Julio, M. Denniger, A. Girard and J.-S. Plante, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada pdf Lightweight multi-degree-of-freedom displacement-sensing link shells for safe and intuitive physical human-robot interaction, G. Boucher, T. Laliberté and C. Gosselin, Université Laval, Canada pdf Parameter adaptation in admittance control for stable physical human-robot interaction, F. Ferraguti, C. Talignani Landi, L. Sabattini, M. Bonfè, C. Fantuzzi and C. Secchi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy pdf A grasp manipulation selection chart to pick-up objects lying on hard surfaces, V. Babin and C. Gosselin, Université Laval, Canada pdf
9:40-10:00	Poster/demo session
10:00-10:15	Coffee Break
10:15-11:00	Poster/demo session (continued)
11:00-11:30	Invited presentation: Open Source Technologies for Soft Robots: Design for Simplicity, Performance, and Robustness of Robots for Interaction with Humans Manuel Catalano, University of Pisa, Italy
11:30-12:00	Invited presentation: Product design and evaluation through interactive digital human and humanoid Eiichi Yoshida, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
12:00-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-14:00	Invited presentation: The uMan Assist: Underactuated Manipulation for Collaborative Robotics Muhammad Abdallah, General Motors Company, USA
14:05- 14:40	Flash presentations (4 minutes per paper) Compliant 5-dof robot: Mechanical design, S. Pisetskiy and M.R. Kermani, University of Western Ontario, Canada pdf What dynamics should impedance-controlled robots render?, K. Haninger, A. Bastidas-Cruz, and D. Surdilovic, Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Germany pdf A methodology to formulate user requirements for designing collaborative robots, A.-M. Macovetchi, F. Kirstein, Z. Doulgeri, and F. Dimeas, Blue Ocean Robotics, Denmark and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece pdf Collaborative camera-holder robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, J. Sandoval, M.A. Laribi and S. Zeghloul, University of Poitiers, France pdf Safety intelligent sensor for cobot: V2SOM, New device for rotary joints, Y. Ayoubi, M.A. Laribi, S. Zeghloul and M. Arsicault, University of Poitiers, France pdf Augmented reality based visual force feedback for physical human-robot interaction, M. Schönheits, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Germany pdf Mechanical solutions to variable stiffness robotic arms, X. Zeng, T. Morrison and H.-J. Su, Ohio State University, USA pdf Vibrotactile communication for bilateral haptic cooperation with soft grippers, G. Salvietti and D. Prattichizzo, Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy pdf
14:40-15:00	Poster/demo session
15:00-15:15	Coffee Break
15:15-16:00	Poster/demo session (continued)
16:00-16:30	Invited presentation: HRI for assisted tele-manipulation: combining autonomous grasp planning with haptic cues Maxime Adjigble, University of Birmingham, UK
16:30-17:00	Closing session: The Programmable Permanent Magnet Actuator: A Paradigm Shift in Efficiency for Low-Speed Torque-Holding Robotic Applications Vincent Duchaine, École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada

Important dates:

Paper submission: April 5, 2019 Extended to April 19 2019
Acceptance notification: April 26, 2019
Camera-ready submission deadline: May 8, 2019
Workshop: May 24, 2019

Objectives

This workshop addresses the challenges faced in the design of robots that physically interact with humans. Physical human robot interaction (pHRI) involves several aspects of robotics including design, control, planning, sensing, learning and others. Recent advances in the area of pHRI has made it possible for cobots to be integrated in many industrial, domestic and healthcare environments. However, one of the main stumbling blocks in the development of collaborative robots is the design of the physical components of robots as well as the interaction between these components. Indeed, although planning, sensing and control are essential in the development of effective collaborative robots, the design issues remain the main barrier to be overcome. How do we built effective and lightweight robots? How do we design robots that are harmless to humans and yet capable of deploying forces that are large enough to accomplish useful tasks and manipulate significant payloads? How do we provide effective mobility to robots while making them robust and compact? These questions raise issues that pertain mostly to the design of collaborative robots. In this workshop, current and future solutions will be presented that aim at breaking new ground in the development of more effective, safe and responsive robots.

Format

The workshop will bring together senior researchers, young researchers, students and industry representatives. The goal is to create a forum for open discussions, exchanges and demonstrations. Collaborative robots developed by the organizers at Université Laval and at École de Technologie Supérieure will also be demonstrated on site in order to further stimulate discussions. Authors of contributed papers and invited speakers are also be encouraged to bring hardware for demonstration whenever possible. The invited presentations will be distributed throughout the day, in order to make the schedule dynamic. Moreover, presentations from academic researchers and from industry representatives will alternate in order to foster discussions. Between the invited talks, contributed papers will be presented and separated in 3 or 4 sessions. Contributed papers will be presented as lightning talks (3-minute presentations) followed by a poster session. This format maximises the one-on-one interactions and stimulates discussions.

Confirmed invited speakers

Dr. Manuel Catalano, IIT, Italy
Prof. Raffaella Carloni, Univ. of Groningen, The Netherlands
Dr. Eiichi Yoshida, AIST, Japan
Dr. Muhammad Abdallah, GM, USA
Several others to be confirmed

Call for papers

Contributed papers are solicited from research groups from around the world who are active in the development of robots, robot components, novel actuator designs, novel robot structures, robotic grippers, sensing and reactive devices, safety components, software tools, control strategies and other techniques related to pHRI robots. Authors should prepare their papers using the ICRA format. Papers may have between 3 and 6 pages (although shorter or longer papers can be accepted) and must be submitted by email to Prof. Gosselin by April 19, 2019.

All papers must be written in English and submitted electronically as a US letter-sized (8.5” x 11”) PDF format.

Presentation at the workshop will be in the lightning presentation format followed by a poster session. The size of the poster boards will be the same as for the regular ICRA papers. Authors are encouraged to bring hardware or videos when possible. Tables and power outlets will be provided. Authors who are planning to bring hardware demonstrations should mention it in their submission email.

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Publication

All papers will be published on the workshop web page. Also, the authors of contributed papers as well as the invited speakers will be invited to submit their papers to a special issue of ROBOTICA on the design of robots for physical human-robot interaction. The papers will have to go through the standard review process in order to ensure high quality. It is expected that the special issue will be published at the beginning of 2020.