Fall 2008 Meeting, University of Pennsylvania

The GRASP Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania will host the next meeting for the Center for Safety, Security, and Rescue Research in Levine Hall 307, on November 10, 2008. Registration is mandatory.

November 10

9:00-9:30 Welcome, introductions

9:30-10:00 State of the Consortium
10:00-10:15 Y. Park, Johnson Controls, IAB Chair
10:15-10:30 Steve Jameson, Advanced Technologies Laboratory, LMCO

Break
10:40-10:50 Faculty and Industry Surveys (Vida Scarpello)
10:45-12:00 University of Pennsylvania
1. Path Planning for Unmanned Helicopters Navigating Urban Environments
2. Vision Based Navigation for Micro-Flyer
3. Real-Time Haptic Feedback for Improved Situational Awareness in Dynamic Rescue Environments
4. Multi-factor Authentication and Multi-hop Voice Streaming for Embedded Wireless Networks
5. Fast Place Search
Lunch
12:30-14:00 University of Minnesota
1. Distributed Decision Making for Large Scale Disaster Management
2. Miniature Rotorcraft Teleoperation System for Indoor and Confined SSR Tasks
3. An Indoor Navigation Aid for First Responders in Low-Visibility Conditions
4. Incremental Learning for Tracking Across Cameras
5. A Comprehensive System for Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting
6. The Social Dimension of Camera Surveillance Systems
Break
14:15-14:45 Drexel University
1. Dynamic Task Allocation for Heterogeneous Surveillance Networks
2. Sensor Suite Design for Landing Zone Identification and Collision Avoidance
14:45-15:00 Sachin Chitta, Willow Garage
15:00-16:00 University of Denver
1. Design and Preliminary Testing of Miniaturized Components for Robot Deployed Spark-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (SIBS) Hazardous Bioaerosol Detectors
2. An Emergency Landing System for Unmanned Helicopters
3. Micro incubator for evaluating viral mutations by environmental stresses
4. Sensor Networks for Predictive Failure Detection and Load Balancing During Anomalous Events
Break
16:15-18:00 IAB Meeting and Debrief
17:00 - 19:00 Wine and Cheese Reception
19:00 - 21:00 Dinner (by invitation only)

November 11

9:30-10:30 University of Minnesota
10:30-11:30 University of Pennsylvania
Surveillance and Environmental Monitoring with Smart Cameras
Autonomous Landing Site selection and confirmation for unmanned helicopters
Place recognition for fast rescue operations
Adjourn