Scientific Meeting Program - Saturday 24 of April

Venue: Biblioteca Almeida Garrett - Palácio de Cristal - Porto

9h00m-9h45m – Registration

9h45m -10h45m – Invited Talk

·        Making Robots Learn the Right Things by Martin Riedmiller

 10h45m-11h20m – Coffee Break

 11h20m-13h00m - Locomotion and Manipulation Systems

·        Artificial Locomotion Systems Modelling and Simulation

    Manuel F. Silva, J.A. Tenreiro Machado and António M. Lopes

·        Controlling Omni-Directional Wheels of a RoboCup MSL Autonomous Mobile Robot

    Fernando Ribeiro, Ivo Moutinho, Pedro Silva, Carlos Fraga and Nino Pereira

·        Smooth Local Path Planning for a Mobile Manipulator

    Carlos Alfaro, M. Isabel Ribeiro and Pedro Lima

·        Desenvolvimento de um Robot Omnidireccional para Fins Didáticos usando o Kit LEGO Mindstorm

    José Gonçalves, Paulo Costa and António Paulo Moreira

 13h00m-14h30m – Lunch

 14h30m-15h30m – Simulation in Robotics

·        FC Portugal 3D Simulation Team: Architecture, Low-Level Skills and Team Behaviour Optimized for the New RoboCup 3D Simulator

    Hugo Marques, Nuno Lau and Luís Paulo Reis

·        Situation Based Communication for Coordination of Agents

    Rui André Ferreira, Luís Paulo Reis and Nuno Lau

·        Virtual 3D: Sistema Multi-Agente de Visualização com Controlo Inteligente de Câmara

    Sérgio Louro, Luís Paulo Reis and Eugénio Oliveira

15h30m-16h10m - Mission Development Systems

·        Elemental Maneuvers for Unmanned Air Vehicles

    João B. Sousa, Anouck R. Girard and J. E. Silva

·        Integrated Maneuver and Control Design for ROV Operations

    Rui M. F. Gomes, João B. Sousa and Fernando Lobo Pereira

 16h10m-16h40m – Coffee Break

 16h40-17h40m – Localization and Vision

·        A Fast Low-Cost 3D Scanner for Navigation and Modelling

    Miguel Matos, Vítor Santos and Paulo Dias

·        Boavista: Projecto de um Sistema de Visão de Baixo Custo em Hardware Dedicado e Reconfigurável para Robótica Móvel

    Luís Lima, José M. Almeida, Alfredo Martins, António Patacho, Rui Picas and Eduardo Silva

·        Sistema de Localização de Robôs Móveis Baseado em Filtro de Kalman Extendido

    Armando Sousa, Paulo Costa and António Paulo Moreira

17h40m – Closing Session