Prof. Marco Ceccarelli

University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Role and Challenges of Mechanism Design for Intelligent Machines

Abstract:   Fundamental is the role of mechanics in system working with intelligence or not to help or substitute humans replicating human-oriented tasks. Intelligent operation is based mainly on intelligent mechanical design when considered properly expected and nonexcepted performance. Challenges in Mechanism Design for intelligent robotic and mechatronic systems can be considered from several viewpoints in technical, social, and financial ones as due to new designs and applications, mainly in service fields. In this lecture main issues are discussed in terms of Innovation aspects coming from Mechanism Design considering that intelligent characters come mainly from a proper design of structure and related functionality. Aspects are presented emphasizing the role of mechanism design in developments of intelligent (robotic) systems as based on the fact that the action in performing tasks, either in coordination or not with human operators, is of mechanical nature due to motion and force transmission goals of the operation. The challenges of mechanism design are presented both in terms of technical solutions and community activity, since each of them depends, impacts, and generates each other. Examples of past and current solutions are presented to show how a mechanism design can be determinant for novel successful achievements and community developments. In particular, the activities at LARM2 in Rome are outlined on topics and systems that can be available for collaborations both in research and joint student formation.

Biography:  Prof. Marco Ceccarelli, born in Rome in 1958, is Professor of Mechanics of Machines at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, where he chairs LARM2: Laboratory of Robot Mechatronics. His research interests cover the subjects of robotics, mechanism design, medical devices, experimental mechanics, and history of mechanical engineering with several published papers in the fields of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering. He has been visiting professor in several universities in the world while he received several honors and awards. He is ASME fellow. Professor Ceccarelli serves on several Journal editorial boards and conference scientific committees. He is editor-in-chief of the MDPI journal Robotics and of the SAGE International Journal on Advanced Robotic Systems for the area on Service Robotics He is editor of the Springer book series on Mechanism and Machine Science (MMS) and History of MMS. He has been the President of IFToMM, the International Federation for the Promotion of MMS in 2008-11 and 2016-19. More information at the web page: LARM2 webpage: https://larm2.ing.uniroma2.it/marco-ceccarelli/

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