Day 2 :
Keynote Forum
Jeffrey Berkley
Mimic Technologies Inc., USA
Keynote: Simulation in robotic surgery: The challenges and opportunities
Time : 09:00-09:40
Biography:
Jeffrey Berkley is the founder of Mimic Technologies, which was the first company to establish the market for robotic surgery simulation. He is well known as a leader in the fields of Haptics, surgery simulation, and real-time finite element modeling. He has published and served as a reviewer for various journals such as IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Modeling, Virtual Reality, and the Electronic Journal of Haptics Research and Medical Imaging. While obtaining his Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University, he also worked for Musculo Graphics, where he developed his first real-time finite element analysis models. He continued to advance his real-time algorithms while receiving his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington\\\'s Human Interface Technology Laboratory. He founded Mimic Technologies upon graduation, where he then applied his knowledge of haptic feedback and continuum mechanic-based tissue modeling to surgery simulation. He also served in the Naval Reserves for eight years as a medical corpsman where he received experience in field medicine and nursing.
Abstract:
Nearly all high risk industries, such as aerospace, nuclear, and military, use simulation training to prepare their workforce to operate in a hazardous environment. The most recent high risk industry to embrace and adopt simulation training is medicine. Nearly 90% of all surgeons who use surgical robots have undergone some form of virtual reality training. In addition, engineers, marketing managers, sales reps, hospital administrators and government agencies can also utilize simulation to efficiently achieve a variety of objectives. This presentation will review the various roles of simulation for many of the stakeholders in the surgical robotics industry.\\r\\n
Keynote Forum
Eduard Babulak
Maharishi University of Management, USA
Keynote: 21st Century industrial logistic & cyberspace
Time : 9:40-10:20
Biography:
Eduard Babulak is accomplished international scholar, researcher, consultant, educator, professional engineer and polyglot, with more than thirty years of experience. He served as successfully published and his research was cited by scholars all over the world. He served as Chair of the IEEE Vancouver Ethics, Professional and Conference Committee. He was Invited Speaker at the University of Cambridge, MIT, Yokohama National University and University of Electro Communications in Tokyo, Japan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sungkyunkwan University in Korea, Penn State in USA, Czech Technical University in Prague, University at West Indies, Graz University of Technology, Austria, and other prestigious academic institutions worldwide. His academic and engineering work was recognized internationally by the Engineering Council in UK, the European Federation of Engineers and credited by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and APEG in British Columbia in Canada. He was awarded higher Postdoctoral degree DOCENT - Doctor of Science (DSc) in the Czech Republic, PhD, MSc, and High National Certificate (HNC) diplomas in the United Kingdom, as well as, the MSc, and BSc diplomas in Electrical Engineering Slovakia. He is Fellow of the Royal Society RSA, London, UK; Chartered Fellow, Mentor and Member of the ELITE Group of the British Computer Society, London, UK; 2013-2014 Invited Panel Member for the DoD & National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, USA; Expert Consultant for HORIZON 2020 & CORDIS FP6 - FP7 European Commission, Brussellex, Belgium; Mentor and Senior Member of the IEEE and ACM, USA; Nominated Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, UK and Distinguished Member of the ACM, USA; Chartered Member of the IET, London, UK; Professional Member of American Society for Engineering Education, American Mathematical Association and Mathematical Society of America, USA. He communicates in 14 languages and his biography was cited in the Cambridge Blue Book, Cambridge Index of Biographies and number of issues of Who’s Who.
Abstract:
The political and economic landscape of world’s largest economies has changed in recent years. Similar to NAFTA and Asian markets, accession of new member states to European Union (EU) presents a new challenge to guarantee sustainable and successful economic developments of all regions in EU. To facilitate the essential flow of available natural and technological resources all across Europe, the EEC Commission requires most advanced and sophisticated Intelligent Transport and Logistics solutions including, International, Transport, Warehousing and Web Logistics. The paper presents current state of the Industrial Logistics Systems in India and Japan and IRU World’s Congress on Transport and Technologies of Tomorrow. The paper further discusses the issues related to new developments and research challenges the areas of future Industrial Transport, Warehousing and Web Logistics technologies. The paper also discusses the importance of Cyberspace’s Quality of Service (QoS) provision in support of Industrial Logistics and Transport. The paper promotes further research and innovation in Future Cyberspace, Intelligent Logistics & Transport Systems in support of successful global markets.
- Track 4: Robotics and Applications
Chair
Tariq H. Tashtoush
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), USA
Co-Chair
Eric H.K. Fung
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Session Introduction
Tariq H. Tashtoush
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), USA
Title: Robotics and automation in space systems: Utilization of infrared laser to improve communication in space systems review
Time : 10:40-11:10
Biography:
Tariq Tashtoush is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering in Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), Laredo, TX. He got his PhD and M.S. degrees in Systems and Industrial Engineering from State University of New York at Binghamton on 2013 and 2009, respectively and his B.S. in Electromechanical (Mechatronics) Engineering for Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan on 2005. Throughout his working experience and formal education in multidiscipline of engineering, he acquired a sound knowledge and experience of leading edge engineering principles, tools and practices in the field of simulation and systems design, production quality and management, lean manufacturing principles, robotics and automation, 3D printing processes, engineering statistical analysis, project management, optimization, instruments and electrical devices, reliability, Healthcare Systems, and Human Factors. He is Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt certified, he worked at Continental Automation Systems where he implemented Lean manufacturing and Six-Sigma principles, machine production control, preventive maintenance scheduling, and quality monitoring to reduce non-added value actions and increase productivity and the production lines’ throughput. His research interests lie in the area of systems designs and optimization, production quality, electronics manufacturing, electronics reliability and robotics.
Abstract:
Robots are programmable mechanisms that have been developed to aid humans. Their capability to replace a human in the sense that they can achieve repetitive and detailed tasks at impressive speeds with a high precision with minimal to no errors. Robots have also greatly contributed into the exploration of deep sea and space environments, where it extremely difficult for humans to explore due to environments and limited resources. This paper will briefly explain the background and communication problems encountered with robotics and automation on space systems. Orbital robots and surface robots both face challenges when in the vacuum of space. Robots in space are all designed specifically to achieve a specified task such as providing GPS access, taking images, live streaming videos of space, robotic workstations and planetary exploration. The space environment creates several constraints into the operation and design of a robot and automation. Radiation, vacuum, extreme temperatures, gravity, power and communication are just a few of the problems faced in the space environment. The main objective of this paper is to provide an insight of faster a communication between command station and space robots using infrared lasers.
Eric H.K. Fung
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Title: 3D simulation and stability analysis of bipedal robot with two unactuated hip DoFs and distributed sole force sensors
Time : 11:10-11:40
Biography:
Eric FUNG has completed PhD from University of Hong Kong, and now working as a visiting Associate Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has over 20 years of experience in control application, robotics and automation. He is the author and co-author of over 100 papers in journals and conference proceedings
Abstract:
This paper presents a 3D simulation method in Sim Mechanics for a floating type robot, known as bipedal robot. According to the physical experimental bipedal robot built in our laboratory, a 3D model using the same physical parameters is developed in Solid Works, which serves as a platform to be simulated and analyzed in Matlab. By performing the simulation, we can verify the methodology to be applied, and test the robot kinematic and dynamic characteristics before the physical robot experiments are carried out, aiming at revealing the possible problems before hand. Secondly, a ground contact model between soles and the ground and a model of distributed sole force sensors will be introduced for the purpose of joint dynamic analysis. By modeling the distributed force sensor system attached to the bipedal robot feet, precise pressure profiles in different walking phases can be obtained during the simulation. The CoP (center of pressure), the point at which the resultant force of the distributed force vectors acts on the feet, will also be calculated for further analysis. Finally, by applying the models and methods described above, a human-like straight line walking pattern with two hip DoFs unactuated will be chosen for stability analysis by applying ZMP criteria. The overall simulation results demonstrate that this 3D simulation method with distributed sole force sensor model is effective. For the given walking pattern and two unactuated hip DoFs, the bipedal robot in the simulation environment can walk stably with satisfying all the required performance indices of the physical robot.
Jeffrey Berkley
Mimic Technologies Inc., USA
Title: Simulation in robotic surgery: The challenges and opportunities
Time : 11:40-12:10
Biography:
Jeff Berkley is the founder of Mimic Technologies, which was the first company to establish the market for robotic surgery simulation. Since the beta release in January of 2007, Mimic’s da Vinci simulation has become the most rapidly adopted simulation platform with the largest installation base of any digital surgery simulator. He is well known as a leader in the fields of haptics, surgery simulation, and real-time finite element modeling. He has published and served as a reviewer for various journals such as IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Modeling, Virtual Reality, and the Electronic Journal of Haptics Research and Medical Imaging. He brings over twenty years of experience in the mathematics, engineering and healthcare disciplines that utilize virtual reality applications. While obtaining his Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University, he also worked for Musculo Graphics, where he developed his first real-time finite element analysis models. He continued to advance his real-time algorithms while receiving his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington's Human Interface Technology Laboratory. He founded Mimic Technologies upon graduation, where he then applied his knowledge of haptic feedback and continuum mechanic-based tissue modeling to surgery simulation. He also served in the Naval Reserves for eight years as a medical corpsman where he received experience in field medicine and nursing.
Abstract:
According to the 2009 report by the Institute of Medicine titled “To Err is Human – To Delay is Deadlyâ€, preventable medical errors in the United States have been increasing on the order of 1% each year to exceed 100,000 deaths per year. Simulation training has been identified as one means of reducing errors and the adoption of simulation has been especially rapid in the field of robotic surgery. However, there are plenty of challenges to integrate simulation into a hospital’s overall robotic training protocol. Demands on a surgeon’s time, efficient use of training content, and the institution’s willingness to enforce simulation testing are all important factors that affect the value that can be derived from simulation training. Berkley’s lecture will address many of the current limitations and opportunities presented through simulation with a review of the research and a preview of new simulation technologies that will soon be available.
- Workshop on Selection Process of Industrial Robots
Tariq H. Tashtoush, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), USA
Time: 12:10-13:00
- Break: Lunch Break 13:00-14:00 @ Sierra A
- Track 5: Automation in manufacturing
Chair
Mehran Mehrandezh
University of Regina, Canada
Co-Chair
Andreas Jonsson
Volvo Car Group, Sweden
Session Introduction
Mehran Mehrandezh
University of Regina, Canada
Title: Design and development of automated robotic systems for inspecting pipes
Time : 14:00-14:30
Biography:
Dr. Mehrandezh received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and the Queens University in 1999 and 1995, respectively. He is currently an associate professor in the Industrial Systems Engineering program at the University of Regina, Canada. Mehrandezh’s research revolves around robotics, machine vision, and control. A pipe crawling robot co-invented by him was highlighted in the Popular Mechanics magazine as one of the 5 high-tech fixes to infrastructures in 2009. He also holds a patent on “design and development of an adaptable climbing machineâ€. Mehrandezh is a member of IEEE and served as the vice-president of the IEEE (south Saskatchewan section) for two consecutive terms. He is also a registered professional engineer (P. Eng.) in Canada. The focal point of Mehrandezh’s research for the past 6 years has been on design, development, and control of robotic inspection systems with the focus on automated pipeline inspection using laser optics. His research has been supported by Evraz (www.evraz.com), one of the largest steel pipe manufacturers in the world. Mehrandezh has co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed conference/journal articles and book chapters.
Abstract:
Pipeline infrastructure is aging. Failure in transmission/distribution water pipeline networks and also the oil/gas pipelines could be catastrophic. Automated and precise inspection of the pipes at the manufacturing stage and also conducting inspection on live pipes in use would be paramount in making the industry sustainable. In this talk Dr. Mehrandezh presents his research work on design and development of automated robotic systems for inspecting pipes. He will start with a review of the pipe crawling robot developed in his group. This invention was highlighted as one of the 5 high-tech fixes to infrastructure in the Popular Mechanics magazine in 2009. He will then present his work on design and development of an omni-directional laser optics technology for automated inspection of pipes. This system was first used in Alberta, Canada to inspect 5miles of 80-ft casing pipes in the summer 2012. It was also recently utilized in the Evraz, one of the largest steel pipe manufacturers in the world with plants in Regina, Calgary, and Portland. This laser optics sensor technology, when used on a mobile robot moving inside a pipe, can: (1) detect defects at high resolution, (2) classify defects (i.e., sliver, crack, bad weld trim, etc.), (3) size the defects through Structure From Motion (SFM), and (4)position-reference them via Visual Odometry (VO). The first part of the talk will focus on design, development, dynamic analysis, and control of the locomotion system used to carry the sensor module inside pipes called Regina Pipe Crawler (RPC). The second part of the talk will focus on design, development, and configuration optimization of the omni-directional laser optics sensor module.
Andreas Jonsson
Volvo Car Group, Sweden
Title: Ready for reality; virtual commissioning at Volvo cars
Time : 14:30-15:00
Biography:
Andreas Jonsson received his MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2003. He is a method developer and expert on Virtual Manufacturing at Volvo Car Corporation, and the application owner for Process Simulate – the software used by Volvo Cars for all process simulation. His main focus during the last few years has been on Virtual Commissioning for BiW (Body in White) using Process Simulate, defining how this technology should be implemented in order to fully take advantage of all the benefits.
Abstract:
Volvo Cars, a long term user of advanced tools for virtual manufacturing engineering and Robotic off-line programming has now started to investigate the implementation of Virtual Commissioning (VC). This is done as a part of a national research project VIRTCOM (Virtual preparation and Commissioning of Production Systems incl. PLC logic), a project supported by Vinnova/FFI within sustainable production technology. Volvo Cars has set the aggressive goal to cut project lead time in half before 2020, and VC will play an important role by allowing less time spent on shop floor and enabling full verification of station logic without physical installations or production parts. Volvo believes that many of the issues and risks that normally come with the commissioning of BiW-lines can be reduced and in many cases eliminated by using Virtual Commissioning.
Areas of special importance to Volvo:
• Possibility to test and debug station logic before installation
• Eliminate the need for physical prototypes and Plant Pilot Production
• The virtual result includes BOTH robotic and PLC programs ready for download!
• Shorten the time spent on-site i.e. faster production ramp-up and shorter time-to-market
• More accurate cycle time predictions
Of course, a successful implementation of Virtual Commissioning is a much bigger project than simply introducing the technology. Most of the challenges come with aligning work methods, standards and specifications to allow for efficient workflows. The presentation aims at giving an overview of the project and account for some of the pre-study results around the implementation of Virtual Commissioning.
Rhythm Suren Wadhwa
Høgskolen Gjøvik University College, Norway
Title: Automation in the SME manufacturing learning factories: Case point Norway
Time : 15:00-15:30
Biography:
R S Wadhwa is an Associate professor at HøgskolenGjøvik. She served in the marine and automotive industries in areas of quality and manufacturing automation; before pursuing the academic path. Her Masters was in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan Ann Arbor and Bachelors in Manufacturing Processes Automation Engineering.
Abstract:
For many years Norwegian small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have attempted to improve their manufacturing automation performance in a view to achieving global competitiveness and operational excellence. This talk describes the automated manufacturing systems activities at the learning factories in the Gjøvik region research cluster. The talk describes the philosophy, methods and experiences that underlie the activities undertaken. The learning factory is primarily designed for the automotive industry, but has proven to be useful for most SMEs who want effective value creation both in manufacturing and services.
Tariq H. Tashtoush
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), USA
Title: Utilizing factory modeling and simulation and the current challenges
Time : 15:30-16:00
Biography:
Tariq Tashtoush is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering in Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), Laredo, TX. He got his PhD and MS degrees in Systems and Industrial Engineering from State University of New York at Binghamton on 2013 and 2009, respectively and his BS in Electromechanical (Mechatronics) Engineering for Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan on 2005. Throughout his working experience and formal education in multidiscipline of engineering, he acquired a sound knowledge and experience of leading edge engineering principles, tools and practices in the field of simulation and systems design, production quality and management, lean manufacturing principles, robotics and automation, 3D printing processes, engineering statistical analysis, project management, optimization, instruments and electrical devices, reliability, Healthcare Systems, and Human Factors. He is Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt certified, he worked at Continental Automation Systems, where he implemented Lean manufacturing and Six-Sigma principles, machine production control, preventive maintenance scheduling, and quality monitoring to reduce non-added value actions and increase productivity and the production lines’ throughput. His research interests lie in the area of systems designs and optimization, production quality, electronics manufacturing, electronics reliability and robotics.
Abstract:
Over the past couple of decades, modeling and simulation as a tool for aiding in the optimization and reengineering of systems has become increasingly popular and more widely used. In an attempt to evaluate the current standing of modeling and simulation, this paper will discuss the applications of this indispensable analysis and reengineering tool in recent years. Furthermore, this paper will identify how effective modeling and simulations was, what limitations or setbacks were encountered, and what results were accomplished by the use of modeling and simulation in the study. This paper will then provide and insight as to what problems have been solved about modeling and simulation, and which problems still need to be addressed about this powerful reengineering tool.
- Poster Presentation 16:20-17:00 @ Sierra A