Dear RoboCup Research-ers:
I'd like to invite you to the NSF R4 Rescue Robots for Research and Response
"Camp Hurricane", July 27-28, 2005 in Tampa, Florida at the Tampa Fire
Training Academy. The purpose is to educate researchers about the
particulars of hurricane response, provide field conditions to try out
equipment and ideas, and create an "immersive" experience.
Although short notice, this summer institute will offer opportunities that
I believe will make up for the inconvenience:
* formal talks by Florida rescue professionals (FL-TF3) and law enforcement
about their experiences during the 2004 Florida Hurricane Season and their
technology desirements
* a rubble pile AND multi-story buildings that can be filled with smoke
* scheduled time with responders to provide "quality time" with you
* night operations
* unmanned aerial vehicle operations area adjacent to a rubble pile
* full field immersion: bring your sleeping bag and bug spray, you'll be
embedded.
* familiarization and instruction on robots and sensors you can borrow
through the R4 program.
* optional 10-hour course in rescue robots developed for the emergency
response community (space permitting)
Cost: There is no registration fee, though there will be a small charge for
meals (not to exceed per diem rates). Sorry, the R4 program does not
provide travel scholarships.
Tentative Schedule:
July 25: Early Bird Welcome Reception and No-Host Dinner
July 26: 8AM-6AM Rescue Robots Awareness Training Class (optional and by
space permitting) at University of South Florida
8PM BBQ Dinner
July 27:
8:00-9:00 Check in, introductions
9:00-11:00 Overview of Hurricane Response: US&R, Medical, Law Enforcement
11:00-12:00 Discussion of Realistic Scenarios
12:00-1:30 Working Lunch
1:30-5:00 Experimentation on rubble pile; feedback from public sector
5:00-6:00 Outbrief
6:00-8:00P Dinner on-site
8:00-10:00 Display and interaction with R4 cache
10:00PM Night operations and data collection
Midnight Camp out
July 28:
7:00AM field breakfast on-site
8:00 -10:00AM Experimentation in buildings, rope insertion of technology,
smoke
10:30-12:00 Realistic Scenario Exercise using technology insertion from
participants
12:00- 1:30 Working lunch and outbrief
1:30- 3:30 tear-down and clean up
3:30- 5:30 Programming with R4 equipment and software (optional)
To reserve space, please respond to JEFF CRAIGHEAD craighea@cse.usf.edu with
the number of people, the equipment you will be bringing, what you'd like to
do, and any requests.
I hope you can join us!
Robin
Prof. Robin R. <http://www.cse.usf.edu/~murphy> Murphy, PhD
Director, Institute for Safety Security Rescue Technologies
home of the NSF Safety Security <http://www.research.usf.edu/iucrc> Rescue
Research Center and Center for <http://www.crasar.org/> Robot-Assisted
Search and Rescue
University of South Florida
murphy@cse.usf.edu office: 813.974.4756
profile: <http://www.time.com/time/2004/innovators/200406/murphy.html>
http://www.time.com/time/2004/innovators/200406/murphy.html
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