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UK-Japan Network EPSRC Postgraduate Workshop on Human Adaptive Mechatronics (HAM)
The UK-Japan Network, sponsored by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, will hold a UK Postgraduate Workshop on Human Adaptive Mechatronics (HAM) at Staffordshire University Beaconside on 15-16 January 2009. The Conference General Chair is Prof. H Yu, Staffordshire University with Prof. D H Owens, Sheffield University as General Co-chair and the Program Chair is Dr. K Althoefer, King’s College London.
HAM are intelligent electrical-mechanical systems that are able to adapt to human skills and behaviour in various environments, and provide assistance in improving the skills and overall performance of the combined human machine system. It is clear that humans have strong and extremely adaptive natural mechanisms that are able to accommodate external environmental disturbances without serious ill-effects to the mind and body. HAM is an intersting research field which applys similar biologically inspired mechanisms to man-made systems such as robots, unmanned air vehicles, airplanes, auto pilot steering systems, engineering ergonomics, and numerous other examples encountered in autonomous systems. HAM aims to study automata from an engineering and psychological perspective to serve the purpose of controlling advanced engineering systems. The improvement in human-machine interfaces has made advanced intelligent machines possible without special education and training.
This workshop aims to bring researchers in this emerging field together to present new results and
learn about the latest developments – theories/technologies/methodologies and applications in the
field of HAM.
Workshop
The workshop covers, but is not limited to the following topics:
- Fundamental Theory of HAM
- Assistive Robotics and Mechatronics
- Identification of Human Behaviour and Operation
- Human Intelligence, Learning, and Understanding including Cognition
- Contributions to supporting Modeling, Identification and Control Methodologies
- Human-Machine, Computer and Mechatronics Interface
- Medical Applications of HAM
- Sensors and Actuators in HAM
- Modeling and control of HAM systems
- Case studies on HAM
- Fundamental Theory of HAM
- Medical Robotics and mechatronics
- Unmanned ground vehicles and autonomous systems
Workshop Programme (PDF, file size: 3.28MB)
The workshop also welcomes participation from researchers and practitioners in computing,
engineering and manufacturing worldwide.
Twenty student sponsorships are being offered by the UK-Japan Network for the conference and will be allocated by the committee following the receipt of paper proposals, for details please contact Professor Hognian Yu. Selected papers will be published in the International Journal of Advanced Mechatronics Systems and the International Journal of Modeling, Identification and Control.
Paper Submission
The paper proposal including paper title, an abstract with a maximum of 200 words, up to 5
key words, author's name(s), postal mailing address and email address should be emailed to
h.yu@staffs.ac.uk and k.althoefer@kcl.ac.uk
Important Dates:
- 31 October 2008: Deadline for submission of paper proposals
- 15 November 2008: Notification of acceptance
- 15 December 2008: Submission of full manuscript of SIX page
