ARCAS
Development and experimental validation of the first cooperative free-flying robot system for assembly and structure construction
ARCAS
The project will pave the way for a large number of applications including the building of platforms for evacuation of people or landing aircrafts, the deployment and servicing of mobile robots on remote locations for the inspection and maintenance of facilities and the construction of structures in inaccessible sites. Within the ARCAS project the enabling technologies for cooperative free-flying robot system for assembly and structure construction have been developed successfully by a highly competent consortium.
free flying
New methods for motion control of a free-flying robot with mounted manipulator in contact with a grasped object as well as for coordinated control of multiple cooperating flying robots with manipulators in contact with the same object (e.g. for precise placement or joint manipulation)
control
New flying robot perception methods to model, identify and recognize the scenario and to be used for the guidance in the assembly operation, including fast generation of 3D models, aerial 3D SLAM, 3D tracking and cooperative perception.
operator assistance
New methods for the cooperative assembly planning and structure construction & strategies for operator assistance, including visual and force feedback, in manipulation tasks involving multiple cooperating flying robots.
Project
The project goal for Inspection Robotics is to learn from and with our partners and to further develop our robotic capabilities.
The Consortium
- FADA-CATEC
- Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft - Und Raumfahrt e.V
- degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
- Centre Nat. de la Recherche Scientifique
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Universitat Pol. de Catalunya
- Spacetech GmbH
- Alstom Inspection Robotics AG
The role of Inspection Robotics
GE Inspection robotics contributes with the specially adapted version of the FAST platform and with system integration skills. The FAST platform will be deployed by a autonomous UAV on remote located pipe structures for inspection purposes.
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FAST RVI HD
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AEROARMS
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Petrobot Project
robotic solutions which can be used by inspectors to conduct remote inspection of pressure vessels and aboveground storage tanks widely used in the oil, gas and petro-chemical industry.