[robocup-humanoid] USARSim/MOAST Tutorial at SIMPAR, Venice, ITALY, 3 November 2008

[Emanuele Menegatti]

Dear RoboCuppers,

We invite you to register to the SIMPAR Tutorial on:
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USARSim/MOAST: Highly Realistic Simulation, Control, and
Performance Measurement for Multi Robot Systems
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Venice, Italy 3 November 2008


Organizer:

Dr. Stephen Balakirsky, National Institute of Standards and  
Technology, USA


Objectives and Topics

This tutorial provides a hands-on introduction to a set of simulation  
and performance evaluation tools that enable researchers and  
developers to build high-fidelity models of robots that behave  
realistically within a variety of complex environments. This tutorial  
will focus on both supporting development of validated robotic  
platforms, and designing and participating in competitions that  
promote the performance evaluation of robotic systems through  
simulation.

Unified System for Automation and Robot Simulation (USARSim) is a  
multi-robot simulator based on a commercial game engine. Highly  
realistic simulations of commercially available and research oriented  
robotic platforms are possible. Initially introduced to support the  
development of search and rescue robots, USARSim has proved to be a  
tool with a broader scope; from robot education and human robot  
interfaces to factory automation, cooperation, and more. USARSim is  
also the basis for both the RoboCup Virtual Robot Competition and the  
IEEE/NIST Virtual Manufacturing and Automation Competition (VMAC).

Mobility open architecture simulation and tools (MOAST) is a framework  
that builds upon the 4D/RCS architecture to provide standard  
interfaces and tools for the control of mixed (real and simulated)  
robotic systems. These interfaces have been incorporated into USARSim  
and open source controllers, world models, and sensor processing  
modules have been developed to augment the autonomous control of  
simulated entities.

The tutorial aims to provide and in depth introduction to the systems,  
highlighting USARSim and MOAST’s possible use for different research  
oriented and practical tasks. No prior knowledge about the systems  
will be assumed, and only moderate experience with a general purpose  
language (C/C++, Java, ...) will be required. A tentative list of  
topics includes the following:
• System architecture
• Sensors and actuators in USARSim
• Robot control and other modules in MOAST
• Basic behaviors programming
• Validation of sensors and robots
• Mixed real/virtual operation
• Design of robotic competitions
• Overview of IEEE/NIST VMAC and RoboCup Virtual Robots competition


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The SIMPAR 2008 conference (SIMULATION, MODELING and PROGRAMMING for  
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS)
has an exciting program with 29 oral presentations, 4 invited speakers  
and 6 workshops
URL for more information:
http://www.simpar-conference.org/
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SIMPAR Invited Speakers

Simulation, modeling, and programming for autonomous robots: the Open  
Source perspective
Herman Bruyninckx
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium)

Studies on humanlike robots - Humanoid, android and geminoid
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Dept. of Adaptive Machine Systems,
University of Osaka (Japan)

Modeling, Understanding, and Interacting with Humans
Yoshihiko Nakamura
Department of Mechano-Informatics,
University of Tokyo(Japan)

Humanoids, Brain and Cognitive Science
Giulio Sandini
Italian Institute of Technology, and
University of Genoa, Genoa (Italy)


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Emanuele Menegatti, Ph.D.

Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS-Lab)
Department of Information Engineering
The University of Padua
via ognissanti 72
I-35129 Padova - ITALY

Skype: emanuele.menegatti
Phone: ++39 049 827 7840
FAX:  ++39 049 827 7826
http://www.dei.unipd.it/~emg
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