Group Travel to IARP Workshop on Underwater Robotics for Sea Exploration and Environmental Monitoring. To be Held in Rio De Janero, Brazil, September 2001

要求提供资金，部分支持美国研究人员参加海洋勘探和环境监测水下机器人国际研讨会。 该研讨会将于2001年9月在巴西里约热内卢举行。该提案的目的是为美国研究人员提供一个参加会议的机会，该会议将汇集先进机器人理论和应用方面的专家和年轻研究人员。 应用领域包括太空、水下、核、隧道、农业、医疗和保健、土木工程和建筑、制造业和其他应用。 会议计划包括全体演讲，邀请论文以及贡献论文。

Funds are requested to partially support U.S. researchers to attend the international workshop on underwater robotics for sea exploration and environmental monitoring. The workshop will be held in Rio de Janero, Brazil, September 2001.The objective of the proposal is to provide an opportunity for U.S. researchers to participate in conference that will bring together experts as well as young researchers in the theory and applications of advanced robotics. The range of application areas include space, underwater, nuclear, tunneling, agriculture, medical and healthcare, civil engineering and construction, manufacturing and other applications. The conference program consists of plenary lectures, invited papers as well as contributed papers.