Prof. Qixin Cao

Schedule

July 9th,2016

Topic

Study on Ubiquitous Robotic Systems for Smart Manufacturing Program

Abstract

As the manufacturing tasks becoming more individualized and more flexible, the machines in smart factory are required to do variable tasks collaboratively without reprogramming. In this speech, we discusse the similarity between smart manufacturing systems and the ubiquitous robotic systems, and introduce the efforts we made on deploying ubiquitous robotic technology to the smart factory. Specifically, a component based framework is designed in order to enable the communication and cooperation of the heterogeneous robotic devices. Further, a planning method based on automated planning techniques is implemented to coodinate the devices for various tasks. We also use a test bed of smart factory to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework. Advances in planning technologies and cost reduction have brought the systems into the range of even small-to-medium enterprises.

Resume

• Director at Institute of Biomedical Manufacturing and Life Quality Engineering of SJTU (2016-present)
• Director at Engineering Training Center of SJTU (2007-2015)
• Vice-director at Institute of Robotics, SJTU (2003-2015)
• Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering, SJTU (2000-present)
• Associate Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering, SJTU (1999-2000)
• Researcher at Japan Society for The Promotion of Science (1998-2000)
• Postdoctora at School of Mechanical Engineering, SJTU (1997-1999)
• Engineer at Wenzhou Survey Station of Register of Shipping of The P. R. China (1984-1991)
• Technician at Communication and Navigation Division, The second Zhoushan Marine Fisheries Company (1982-1984)
• Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Engineering, 1997, Kagoshima University, Japan
• Master’s degree in Electronic circuit, 1994, Miyazaki University, Japan
• Bachelor degree in Electronic instruments, 1982, Xiamen Fisheries College, China