Special Session on Robot Locomotion 9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2010

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2nd CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Session on Robot Locomotion
9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2010 ====================================================
Dear colleagues,

We would like to kindly invite you to submit a manuscript to the Special Session on Robot Locomotion that will take place within the CONTROLO 2010 Conference.

The ability to traverse a wide variety of terrains while moving is a basic requirement for performing useful tasks in our human centric world. Robot locomotion is a challenging task that involves several relevant subtasks, not yet completely solved, which must be addressed by robotics research.

The purpose of this session is to discuss mobile robots in general, focusing on their locomotion skills. For such robots to function autonomously, advanced sensing and algorithms are needed, for instance, to do localization, path planning, control, learning and decision making. The session will also focus on the materials, actuators, sensors and the design and construction of mobile robots in order to have the mobility necessary to fulfill its purpose.

The session also aims at providing a venue where researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the world can present and discuss the latest achievements, future challenges and exciting applications that will enable to improve the locomotion skills of future robots.

Submissions should follow the guidelines for CONTROLO 2010 (please check www.controlo2010.org)

Important Dates:
October 19, 2009 – Submission site for contributions opens
March 31, 2010 – Submission of full Draft Papers and Invited Sessions
May 15, 2010 – Notification of acceptance/rejection of submitted contributions
May 30, 2010 – Early registration – mandatory for authors
June 15, 2010 – Final Manuscripts Submission
July 30, 2010 – Final Program
September 8 to 10, 2010 – Controlo 2010 Conference

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