期刊名称：IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation was founded in 1984 as the Journal of Robotics and Automation. The Transactions are published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Instructions to Authors
Role of Application Papers
It is believed that high quality and effective papers addressing the practical application of robotics and automation play key roles in promoting industrial uses and in motivating new research. It is recognized that the applications domain is often where new problems and needs for new design methods are identified. Clearly, such papers are important for the total development of professional engineers and scientists working within the area. Therefore, it is the intent of the Transactions on Robotics and Automation to publish application papers for the purpose of archiving important practical technical results and contributions.
Definition of an Applications Paper
An applications paper is one which may cover aspects of the design, implementation, and operation of full-scale prototype, or fielded, systems involving robotics and automation. Such papers address systems which are post-research phase and which usually involve engineering scale-up with a level of maturity one would associate with robust deployment. New and creative uses of established practices can be the subject of applications papers. Effective applications papers may introduce innovative use of concepts and/or unsolved problems that are wide interest to all including researchers. In all cases it is expected that the paper addresses implemented systems.
Editorial Process for Applications Papers
Applications papers will be subjected to the same editorial standards, requirements, and processes as all manuscripts submitted to the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation. Please refer to the Information for Authors presented on the back cover of each issue. It is recognized that the technical expertise required for effective peer review of applications papers is somewhat different than research-oriented papers. The editorial board of the Transactions includes specific associate editors with applied research and development experience and interests who will administer the review of application papers.
Desirable Subjects and Themes
These are simply indications of the types of things that are of interest, and are not meant to be all inclusive. Applications papers which provide innovative and current results regarding all aspects of industrial, or prototype, working systems, including design methods, design results, implementation details that have general applicability, scheduling, control, and operational performance analysis, are of interest. Diverse applications in manufacturing, military, space, nuclear, undersea, health, and rehabilitation domains, to name a few, are desired. Hardware and software methods and evaluations, especially as related to system integration, important in the engineering scale-up and fielding of robot and automation systems are important. Functional and performance evaluations of new systems determined through actual field testing are sought. Comparisons of alternative designs and their actual performances will be considered.
Important Attributes
Effective applications papers should describe the relevance of the reported work and place emphasis on new results which are of general interest.
Citation of Relevant Literature. The introduction and background sections of the paper must include a comprehensive citation of relevant publications including a thorough analysis of prior work. It is recognized that within the applications domain this may be difficult in specific situations. Nonetheless, it is incumbent on authors to address the relevance of prior work carefully and thoroughly.
New Application Results. Effective papers will provide readers with new information pertaining to robotics and automation technology applications. Novelty can involve aspects of safety, cost, technical performance, unique requirements, extension of prior application limits, and usefulness in other domains. New results can relate to technology advancement in the sense of ultimate commercial value and impact and corresponding development requirements. Such application results may provide important pointers toward new research requirements.
Cautions
As stated earlier, applications papers must adhere to the same standards as all archival publications. There are two particular aspects of this type of paper which author must be sensitive to as they prepare their manuscripts.
Design Reports. An archival application paper should be more than a design report which only discusses the use of established practices. It should go beyond the design process to include things such as analysis and critique of the design methodologies, operational performance evaluation, comparisons between alternative approaches and designs, or proposals for the needs for new methodologies or theories.
Commercial Products. It is approriate to objectively discuss implementation and technical performance factors pertaining to commercial products in the context of system design and operational evaluation. It is inappropriate to attempt to use a Transactions paper to advertise, or market, specific products. It is also inappropriate to denigrate particular products within the text of a paper. It is, however, reasonable to allow defensible engineering results and experimental data to reflect the performance and characteristics of products. Simply put: the Transactions shall not be used to either "sell" or "bash"products.
Editorial Board
Professor Peter B. Luh, Editor in Chief
University of Connecticut
Dept. of Electrical & Systems Engineering
260 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2157
Storrs, CT 06269-2157 USA
P: (860) 486-5957
F: (860) 486-1273
Luh@engr.uconn.edu
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