Half-day workshop at ICRA 2023, ExCeL, London, UK
https://imrclab.github.io/workshop-uav-sims-icra2023/
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: March 20th, 2023 via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rs4uavs)
Notification to authors: April 10th, 2023
Workshop day: morning of 2nd of June 2023 (after the main conference of ICRA’23)
Purpose and Goal
The workshop is all about delving into the capabilities and limitations of simulators for aerial robotics. These simulators have become a key part of the design process for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) because they can replicate real-world conditions and test for all possible variables. However, with so many simulators available, it can be tough for researchers to figure out which one is best suited for their specific needs and how to customize it. The workshop aims to provide knowledge and hands-on experience to researchers and engineers who are struggling to find, customize, or design a robotic simulator for their specific use-case or application related to UAVs. The program includes talks from experts in academia and industry, a poster session based on extended abstract papers on aerial robotic simulators, and breakout sessions and a roundtable discussion The goal is to transfer knowledge and experience from senior researchers and developers to students and early-career researchers and to exchange ideas on simulator design and best-practices related to UAVs.
Preliminary Schedule
The half-day workshop will be divided into three sessions. The first session will feature two speakers who will discuss the topic of multi-robot simulation for learning and interacting. In the second session, there will be two speakers who will share their insights on creating realistic vision-based simulations. The final session will include a poster session, breakout sessions, and roundtable discussions where attendees can discuss and share their ideas.
We will release the definite schedule with all confirmed speakers soon.
Call for extended abstracts for the poster session
We will invite the submission of extended abstracts in line with the workshop’s objectives with a maximum of 4 pages, encouraging and prioritizing submissions of new ideas. Authors of the accepted contributions will be invited to present their work during the poster session.
The topics for the extended abstracts, but not limited to, cover the following aspects:
- Application-specific challenges for UAV simulation: mapping, below-canopy navigation, smart agriculture, racing, etc.
- Aerial physical interaction simulation: actuated, under-actuated and passive mechanisms, aerial grasping, human-robot interaction, etc.
- Simulation/Modeling of Aerodynamic effects
- Case study of a researcher or group’s technical work in the context of Robotic Simulators for Aerial Robots and how their work fits into the broader discussion provided by the Workshop topics
- Control methods and benchmarks (simulation vs reality), parameters and model tuning,, robustness in edge conditions
- Digital twins, operator instruction, training and operation support, transfer from simulation to reality (Sim-to-Real)
- Data-driven methods
- Drone technology, with particular emphasis on the importance of simulation before deployment
- Hybrid simulation and hardware-in-the-loop simulation techniques
- Mission and motion planning
- Manipulation, path planning, navigation in dynamic and cluttered environments
- Methods supporting fast simulation and real-time simulation solutions
- Simulation of Multi-agent systems: cooperative manipulation, formation, communication handling, swarms, etc.,
- Multi-domain simulations
- Robotic toolboxes
- Verification and validation
- Robot behavior adaptation and personalization
- State estimation, localization, mapping, perception
Organizing Committee
Steering Committee
- Antonio Franchi, Technical University of Twente
- Martin Saska, Czech Technical University in Prague
- Gianluca Antonelli, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
- Vincenzo Lippiello, University of Naples Federico II
- Gurav Sukhatme, University of Southern California
- Stefano Stramigioli, Technical University of Twente
