International Group Travel to IARP Workshops. August 2003 to September 2005

国际先进机器人项目(IARP)是一个由14个国家和欧盟组成的国际组织，致力于监测和促进机器人相关技术和应用。美国帮助制定了该组织，并一直是参与技术评估、研讨会和联合研究任务的积极成员。参与活动包括美国技术专家前往不同的职能部门，并与他们的同事互动，讨论正在进行的与智能机器相关的研究和开发技术。这一授权提供了一种机制，以确保选择参与者的选择过程和程序是公平、高效、组织可行的。目标和方法将被实施由于IARP会议通常是特定于技术的，因此US参与者的选择不仅必须反映个人的专业知识，还必须反映他或她与其他参与者沟通和互动的能力。遴选过程将由一个来自IEEE、机器人和自动化学会的特设委员会进行。旅行者将获得费用补偿，但只有在特殊情况下才会提供酬金。这一规则也适用于出席IARP，即作为管理、规划和政策规划机构的联合协调论坛(JCF)。成员国和观察员国的代表在东道国之一出席本次会议。对主办国机器人项目的详细描述是议程的一个重要部分。提议活动的国际价值由于NSF是IARP的美国代表，因此有必要寻找最好、最合适的研究人员来为会议的智力输出做出贡献。这是一项困难和具有挑战性的任务，因为研讨会和联合专家委员会正在讨论的主题需要了解特定技术的各种个人的参与。他们的智力贡献对活动的成功和成果推动技术进步的能力至关重要。过去，贡献者做出了出色的贡献，但现在需要帮助NSF以公平和知识丰富的方式选择新人。代表6000名成员的机器人和自动化学会是通过使用资深、经验丰富和知识渊博的决策者来执行这一选择的合乎逻辑的选择。拟议行动产生的BROADER影响IARP涉及的技术领域包括医疗机器人、个人机器人、海底机器人车辆和其他具有直接社会影响的领域。最近成立了新的工作组，以审议安全和安保技术以及对社会需求至关重要的其他应用。美国的参与质量对于加强这些工作组至关重要，以便它们的审议和成果将有助于推动取得成功所需的先进概念。这一贡献的影响不可低估。

The international Advanced Robotics Project (IARP) is an international organization,consisting of fourteen countries and the European Union, devoted to monitoring andpromoting robotics related technology and utilization. The United States helped toformulate this organization and has been an active member participating in technologyevaluations, workshops, and joint study missions. Participation involves US technicalexperts traveling to various functions, and interacting with their colleagues to discussongoing research and developing technology relating to intelligent machines. This grantprovides the mechanism to insure that the selection process and procedure for selectingparticipants is fair, efficient, organizationally viable.OBJECTIVES AND METHODS TO BE EMPLOYEDSince the IARP meetings are generally technology specific, the selection of USparticipants must not only reflect the person's expertise but also his or hers ability tocommunicate and interact with other participants. The selection process will beperformed by an ad hoc committee drawn from the IEEE, Robotics and AutomationSociety. The traveler will receive reimbursement for expense but an honorarium willonly be provided in exceptional circumstances. This rule also applies to attendance at theIARP, Joint Coordinating Forum (JCF) which is the management, planning, and policyplanning body. The representatives of member and observer countries attend this meetingin one of the host countries. A detailed description of the host country's robotics programis an essential part of the agenda.INTELLECTUAL MERIT OF THE PROPOSAL ACTIVITYSince NSF is the US representative to the IARP it is necessary to seek the best, andmost appropriate researchers to contribute to the intellectual output of the meetings. Thisis a difficult and challenging task because the subjects under discussion at the Workshopsand the JCF require participation by a variety of individuals who are knowledgeable ofthe specific technology. Their intellectual contribution is critical to the success of theevent and the ability of the outcome to advance the technology. In the past, contributorshave made excellent contributions, but a need now exists to help NSF to select newpeople in a fair minded and knowledgeable manner. The Robotics and AutomationSociety, representing 6000 members, is a logical choice to perform this selection by usingsenior, experienced, and knowledgeable decision makers.BROADER IMPACT RESULTING FROM PROPOSED ACTIVITYThe technical areas that the IARP deals with include medical robotics, personalrobotics, undersea robotic vehicles, and others having a direct societal impact. Recentlynew Working Groups have been formed to consider safety and security technology andother applications that are central to society needs. The quality of the United Statesparticipation is essential to enhancing these Working Groups so that their deliberationsand results will help to promote the advanced concepts needed for success. The impact ofthis contribution cannot be underestimated.