Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme

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Flying robot quadrotors perform the James Bond Theme by playing various instruments including the keyboard, drums and maracas, a cymbal, and the debut of an adapted guitar built from a couch frame. The quadrotors play this "couch guitar" by flying over guitar strings stretched across a couch frame; plucking the strings with a stiff wire attached to the base of the quadrotor.

Energy in Communication, Information, and Cyber-Physical Systems (E6) Workshop

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Due to rising energy costs and environmental concerns, energy has become one of the important concerns for the communities, governments and industries. The E6 (Energy in Communication, Information, and Cyber-physical Systems) workshop at COMSNETS 2013 focuses on all aspects (energy conservation, energy efficiency, alternate energy sources) related to energy consumption in communication and computing systems, and, as well as associated cyber-physical systems.

CPS: Synergy: Collaborative Research: Cyborg Insect Networks for Exploration and Mapping (CINEMa)
Lead PI:
Alper Bozkurt
Co-PI:
Edgar Lobaton
Mihail Sichitiu
Tyson Hedrick
Abstract
Autonomous navigation in unknown and dynamic environments has been a major challenge for synthetic mobile robotic agents. On the other hand, insects can easily solve such complex navigational problems and demonstrate remarkably stable and optimized locomotion skills in almost any environment. This project aims to develop a mobile sensor network where insects are used as mobile biological-robotic (biobotic) nodes. Insects, in fact, build a "natural" sensor network through the use of their biological sensing organs and release of chemical, mechanical and optical cues to communicate the information to the rest of the group. In the scope of this project, a novel cyber-physical communication network will be established among the individual insect in addition to the aforementioned natural one. For this, insects will be equipped with synthetic electronic sensors to sense additional cues, neuromuscular stimulation systems to direct the control of the insect and microcontrollers with radios to establish an RF link between the insects. This novel network will enable operation of insect biobots in complicated and uncertain dynamic environments for applications such as environmental sensing and search-and-rescue operations after natural disasters. The unique interdisciplinary nature of this project will help engineers to reach to younger generations and train them to be able to look at engineering problems from a cyberphysical systems point of view. Planned activities include development of lab modules and demos by undergraduate and graduate students to teach K-12 students and their teachers through our on-going collaborations with educational partners. These demos will also be instrumental during nation level efforts to promote graduate education to underrepresented minority students.
Alper Bozkurt

Dr. Bozkurt joined NC State in August 2010 as an assistant professor. Prior to joining to NC State, Dr.Bozkurt performed research at Cornell University (2006-2010) to interface microtechnologies with metamorphic development of insects for building remotely controlled biobotic organisms (insect cyborgs). His previous research at Drexel University (2002-2004) included the development of functional near infrared spectroscopy systems for brain-machine interfaces to augment cognition and for clinical monitoring of the newborn brain in neonatal intensive care units.

Performance Period: 10/01/2012 - 09/30/2015
Institution: North Carolina State University
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 1239243
Project URL
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MODELS 2012 - Early Registration Deadline is September 7th

MODELS 2012 - Early Registration Deadline is September 7th

 

*** MODELS 2012  - Early Registration Deadline is September 7th *** 

  

            ACM/IEEE 15th International Conference on 

         Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems 

  

Main Conference, Workshops, Tutorials, Doctoral Symposium, Educator's Symposium, 

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CPS Curriculum/Education Workshop Planning Meeting, Baltimore

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This meeting is for planning the CPS Curriculum/Education Workshop.  We will have a planning meeting in Baltimore on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 (just before the National Workshop on the New Clockwork for Time Critical Systems) and a workshop sometime during the week of April 8-11, 2012 during CPSWeek in Philadelphia.  For details, see the

Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2013)

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CSER is the leading conference and platform for systems engineering that both pushes the boundaries of current research and identifies and responds to new challenges, fostering new research ideas. At CSER 2013, researchers from around the world will be presenting papers addressing societal challenges and next-generation systems for meeting them.

5th Workshop on Compositional Theory and Technology for Real-Time Embedded Systems (CRTS 2012)

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                        Call for papers: CRTS 2012

       5th Workshop on Compositional Theory and Technology for
                  Real-Time Embedded Systems (CRTS 2012)

                        http://crts2012.ele.tue.nl/

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