[I-RIM ML] Summer school on screw-theory based methods - Delft - 18-24 June 2023

[Bruno Siciliano]

Dear Volkert,

good to hear from you as usual.

I'm cc-ing the post to our national robotics distribution list as well 
as our PRISMA group at large.

Thanks a lot and best wishes,

Bruno

On 17-Apr-23 12:04, Volkert van der Wijk wrote:
> Dear Bruno,
>
> How are you doing?
>
> We are organising the 9th IFToMM Int. Summer School on Screw Theory 
> Based Methods in Robotics (Summer Screws 2023) in Delft from June 18 
> to June 24, 2023, see the message below. If you know any (of your) 
> PhDs or Postdocs that might be interested, we would be pleased if you 
> could inform them and motivate them to participate.
>
> Looking forward and best wishes,
> Volkert
>
> -----------------------
>
> Subject: 9th summer school on screw-theory based methods in robotics 
> (Summer  Screws 2023)
>
> The 9th IFToMM International Summer School on Screw Theory Based 
> Methods in Robotics (Summer Screws 2023) will take place from June 18 
> to June 24, 2023, at Delft University of Technology in Delft, The 
> Netherlands. Building on the successful editions in Beijing (2015), 
> Montreal (2016), and Melbourne (2017), this event is designed to teach 
> attendees how to apply existing screw-theory based methods and develop 
> new ones in their own research.
>
> The program will introduce basic theoretical notions in a rigorous 
> manner, with a focus on examples, applications, and exercises. This 
> summer school is suitable for Ph.D. students, post-docs, M.Sc. 
> students, and academic staff, as well as participants from industry 
> who want to enhance their skills in this field.
>
>
> Topics:
>
> - Basic vector-space properties of twists and wrenches: physical 
> interpretation of the linear operations; linear dependence and 
> independence, subspaces; bases and coordinates.
> - Scalar products, dual spaces, reciprocity. Constraint and freedom in 
> mechanisms. Constraint analysis. Type synthesis of single-loop 
> mechanisms and parallel manipulators.
> - Velocity and singularity analysis of parallel and 
> interconnected-chain mechanisms. Derivation of input-output velocity 
> equations and singularity conditions.
> -Mappings between screw spaces, stiffness, and inertia. Structure of 
> robot compliance. Eigenvalue problems and eigenscrews. Synthesis with 
> springs.
> - 6D formulation of the dynamics of individual rigid bodies and 
> rigid-body systems. Equations of motion. Dynamics algorithms.
> - Basic Lie group theory, matrix representations of the group of 
> rigid-body displacements. Lie algebras as related to screw theory. The 
> exponential map and its applications in modern robotics.
>
> Lecturers: Marco Carricato, Roy Featherstone, Xianwen Kong, Andreas 
> Müller, Jon Selig, Dimiter Zlatanov, Matteo Zoppi
>
> For more information and registration see: www.summerscrews2023.nl
>
> Looking forward and kind regards,
>
> Volkert van der Wijk
> Matteo Zoppi
> Andreas Müller 
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