Taking Bipedal Robots from Science Fiction to Science Fact: Trials and Tribulations
Speaker: Prof. Jessy Grizzle
Abstract: The fields of control and robotics are working hand-in-hand to development bipedal machines that can realize walking motions with the stability and agility of a human. This talk will show how model-based feedback control and optimization methods are enhancing the ability to achieve highly dynamic locomotion in bipedal robots and exoskeletons. The presentation will be amply illustrated with graphics and videos of our experiments to make the material accessible to a wide audience. Just for fun, a few equations will be thrown in!
Where: Rm 2540, G.G. Brown building (Mechanical Engineering) at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (2350 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor MI 48109). Parking instructions and map found inside "Click here for Map" under Location.
When: Wednesday June 5th, 2019 From 6:00PM to 8:00PM
IEEE members (and non-member family and friends) are welcome.
Free admission but registration is required for an accurate food head count.
Pizza and drinks will be provided by SEM Robotics and Automation Society.
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- Date: 05 Jun 2019
- Time: 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) America/Detroit
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- 2350 Hayward St
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- United States 48109
- Building: G.G. Brown Building (Mechanical Engineering)
- Room Number: Room 2540
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- Starts 01 May 2019 07:42 PM
- Ends 05 June 2019 11:59 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) America/Detroit
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Jessy Grizzle of University of Michigan
Biography:
Jessy W. Grizzle received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1983 and in 1984 held an NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science in Paris, France. Since September 1987, he has been with The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he is the Elmer G Gilbert Distinguished University Professor and the Jerry and Carol Levin Professor of Engineering. He jointly holds sixteen patents dealing with emissions reduction in passenger vehicles through improved control system design. Professor Grizzle is a Fellow of the IEEE and of IFAC. He received the Paper of the Year Award from the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society in 1993, the George S. Axelby Award in 2002, the Control Systems Technology Award in 2003, the Bode Lecture Prize in 2012, and the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology (TCST) Outstanding Paper Award in 2014. His work on bipedal locomotion has been the object of numerous plenary lectures and has been featured in The Economist, Wired Magazine, Discover Magazine, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics and several television programs. Since September 2016, he has been the Director of Michigan Robotics. You can follow the construction of our beautiful new building here: http://umaec.umich.edu/projects/major-projects/robotics-laboratory/web-camera/
Address:2350 Hayward St, , Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-2125
Agenda
6:00-6:30 pm Arrival, refreshments and networking
6:30-7:30 pm Technical talk with +- 15 min audience Q&A
7:30-8:00 pm Opportunity for attendees to speak offline with speaker and networking/closing