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

国际先进机器人项目（IARP）是一个国际组织，由14个国家和欧盟组成，致力于监测和促进机器人相关技术和利用。美国帮助建立了这个组织，并一直是积极参与技术评估、研讨会和联合研究任务的成员。美国技术专家参加了各种活动，并与他们的同事讨论了与智能机器相关的正在进行的研究和开发技术。这项拨款提供了一种机制，以确保选择参与者的过程和程序是公平、有效和组织可行的。由于IARP会议通常是特定于技术的，因此美国参与者的选择不仅必须反映该人的专业知识，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、机器人与自动化学会的特别委员会执行。旅行者将获得费用报销，但只有在特殊情况下才会提供酬金。该规则也适用于参加iarp，联合协调论坛（JCF），该论坛是管理，规划和政策规划机构。成员国和观察员国代表在一个东道国出席会议。对东道国机器人项目的详细描述是议程的重要组成部分。提案活动的智力价值由于NSF是IARP的美国代表，因此有必要寻找最优秀、最合适的研究人员为会议的智力产出做出贡献。这是一项困难且具有挑战性的任务，因为在研讨会和JCF中讨论的主题需要具有特定技术知识的各种个人的参与。他们的智力贡献对活动的成功和结果推动技术进步的能力至关重要。在过去，贡献者做出了杰出的贡献，但现在需要帮助NSF以公平的思想和知识的方式选择新人。代表6000名成员的机器人与自动化协会是一个合理的选择，通过使用资深，经验丰富，知识渊博的决策者来执行这一选择。拟议活动产生的更广泛影响IARP涉及的技术领域包括医疗机器人、个人机器人、水下机器人车辆和其他具有直接社会影响的技术领域。最近成立了新的工作小组，以考虑安全和保安技术以及对社会需求至关重要的其他应用。美国参与的质量对于加强这些工作组是至关重要的，以便它们的审议和结果将有助于促进成功所需的先进概念。这一贡献的影响不容低估。

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.