Automation Technology for Off-road Equipment
Hyatt Regency
Chicago, Illinois
July 26-27, 2002

Conference Overview

FRIDAY, JULY 26

7:00 am REGISTRATION
8:00 am OPENING
8:15 am KEYNOTE - Mel Torrie, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
9:30 am BREAK
10:00 am Session I - Autonomous Systems Architectures
12 Noon LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS II, III

II - Information Systems
III - Prognostics and Diagnostics

2:30 pm BREAK
3:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS IV, V

IV - Sensing Crop Response
V - Mechanical Systems Testing and Evaluation

5:30 pm Reception

SATURDAY, JULY 27

7:00 am REGISTRATION
8:00 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS VI, VII

VI - Autonomous Applications I
VII - Vehicle Posture Sensing

9:30 am BREAK
10:00 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS VIII, IX

VIII - Autonomous Applications II
IX - Vehicle Systems Engineering

11:45 AM LUNCHEON
1:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS X, XI

X - Machine Vision Sensing
XI - Vehicle Control Systems

3:00 pm BREAK
3:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS XII, XIII

XII - Path Planning and Tracking
XIII - Safety and Obstacle Detection

5:00 pm CLOSING CEREMONY