Project description Cognitive Systems and RoboticsThe ARCAS project proposes the development and experimental validation of the first cooperative free-flying robot system for assembly and structure construction. The project will pave the way for a large number of applications including the building of platforms for evacuation of people or for landing aircrafts, the inspection and maintenance of facilities and the construction of structures in inaccessible sites and in space. Show the project objective Hide the project objective The ARCAS project proposes the development and experimental validation of the first cooperative free-flying robot system for assembly and structure construction. 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 inspection and maintenance of facilities and the construction of structures in inaccessible sites and in the space.The detailed scientific and technological objectives are:1)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)2)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 perception3)New methods for the cooperative assembly planning and structure construction by means of multiple flying robots with application to inspection and maintenance activities4)Strategies for operator assistance, including visual and force feedback, in manipulation tasks involving multiple cooperating flying robotsThe above methods and technologies will be integrated in the ARCAS cooperative flying robot system that will be validated in the following scenarios: a) Indoor testbed with quadrotors, b) Outdoor scenario with helicopters, c) free-flying simulation using multiple robot arms.The project will be implemented by a high-quality consortium whose partners have already demonstrated the cooperative transportation by aerial robots as well as high performance cooperative ground manipulation. The team has the ability to produce for the first time challenging technological demonstrations with a high potential for generation of industrial products upon project completion. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftrotorcraftengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.2.1 - Cognitive Systems and Robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator FUNDACION ANDALUZA PARA EL DESARROLLO AEROESPACIAL EU contribution € 914 886,00 Address CALLE WILBUR Y ORVILLE WRIGHT NUM 17, PARQUE AEROP 41039 La Rinconada Sevilla Spain See on map Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Silvia De los Santos (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WAYGATE TECHNOLOGIES ROBOTICS AG Switzerland EU contribution € 316 820,00 Address TECHNOPARKSTRASSE 1 8005 Zurich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ekkehard Zwicker (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data SPACETECH GMBH Germany EU contribution € 351 979,00 Address SEELBACHSTRASSE 13 88090 Immenstaad Am Bodensee See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Bodenseekreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frank Gilles (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 1 283 900,00 Address LINDER HOHE 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nicole Laqua-Feller (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution € 617 558,00 Address CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 08034 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact CRISTINA COSTA (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA Spain EU contribution € 771 040,00 Address CALLE S. FERNANDO 4 41004 Sevilla See on map Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Margarita Martínez-Pais Loscertales (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 721 009,00 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christophe Giraud (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II Italy EU contribution € 551 389,00 Address CORSO UMBERTO I, 40 80138 Napoli See on map Region Sud Campania Napoli Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Cinzia Cannizzaro (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address AVENIDA DE REINA MERCEDES 4C 1A PLANTA 41012 SEVILLA See on map Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact ANA MADERA (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution € 149 619,00 Address CALLE SERRANO 117 28006 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Eusebio Jiménez Arroyo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA BASILICATA Italy EU contribution € 139 800,00 Address VIA NAZARIO SAURO 85 85100 Potenza See on map Region Sud Basilicata Potenza Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rita Paduanelli (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CASSINO E DEL LAZIO MERIDIONALE Italy EU contribution € 332 000,00 Address VIALE DELL UNIVERSITA CAMPUS FOLCARA 03043 Cassino See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Frosinone Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Carmine Nicolò (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
