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Dear Colleague,
This is a reminder of the call for papers, for a special issue of the
Annals of Math and Artificial Intelligence journal (AMAI) on
Multi-Robot Coverage, Search, and Exploration.
(http://www.cs.biu.ac.il/~galk/amai-special/)
Please see below for details. The deadline is August 15, 2007.
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Research in multi robot area coverage, search, and exploration has
been receiving consistent attention in recent years, due to the
increasing number of real-world applications, such as vacuuming, lawn
mowing, de-mining, surveillance, search and rescue operations, mapping,
planetary exploration, etc. All of these applications require that the
area of interest be covered by the robots sensors or end-effectors for
various purposes. The use of multiple robots potentially provides
redundancy and offers opportunities for increasing efficiency.
The problem of multi robot area coverage imposes great challenges to
researchers in robotics and AI area. This special issue will explore
the new research frontiers that emerge as new applications are
identified and new technologies in robots are introduced. The special
issue follows in the footsteps of the highly successful 2001 AMAI
special issue on coverage.
We seek high-quality papers reporting on innovative work on coverage,
search, and exploration and related areas of research. Our focus is on
algorithmic and analytical approaches. Heuristic approaches should be
supported by analysis and empirical evidence. Submissions extending
previously published conference papers are acceptable, as long as the
extensions are clearly explained. The following potential topics are
of interest:
o Complete-coverage path planning for a group of robots in known and
unknown environments
o Multiple robot coordination in area coverage, exploration, and/or search
o Issues in trade-off of tasks between teams members; how team members decide
who performs which task
o Fault-tolerance and robustness in multi robot area coverage
o Performance metrics for coverage, exploration, and search
o The use of heterogeneous teams (combining different vehicles, end-effectors,
and sensors)
o Novel applications of coverage, exploration, and search
o The effect of the task complexity and of the environment on the design of
the cooperative capabilities of multi-robot systems
o Communications aspects between the robots during multi robot area coverage
o Repeated coverage and patrolling
o On-line search for a path, navigation
Important Dates
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August 15, 2007: Deadline for Paper Submission
November 15, 2007: Notification
Submission of papers
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Electronic submissions in PDF, postscript, or zipped postscript form
are strongly encouraged, and will expedite the review and publication
process. Please email the submission to the guest editors (addresses below).
The submission message should use the subject "AMAI Submission"
All manuscripts should include a title page containing the title of
the paper, full names and affiliations, complete postal and electronic
addresses, phone and fax numbers, an abstract, and keywords. The
contacting author should be clearly identified. Please use latex article class
with default values (12pt font, single column, single-line spacing).
Guest Editors
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Dr. Gal A. Kaminka
Computer Science Department
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Phone: +972 3 531 7607
Fax: +972 3 736 0498
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dr. Amir Shapiro
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
P.O.Box 653 Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
Phone: +972 8 647 7165
Fax: +972 8 647 2813
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Gal A. Kaminka, Ph.D. http://www.cs.biu.ac.il/~galk
Assistant Professor Computer Science Dept. Bar Ilan University
Only those who see the invisible can do the impossible
"Death is an engineering problem." -- Bart Kosko, "Fuzzy Thinking"
"But life is not an engineering task." -- Gal A. Kaminka
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