WP1
The Project Management Plan (PMP), the ICT tools for the project, the rules for generating documentation, organization of meetings, as well as the coordination of participation in ERF2023 congress, and Quality Assurance tools have been defined. In terms of administrative activities, a continuous monitoring of personnel efforts and expenses per partner, contractual and legal advice to partners, an amendment, and a first technical/financial interim report on M9 have been done. Finally, previous contacts with EU-JP Centre for Industrial collaboration for carrying out a technological mission to Japan to start working with GIKEN company, to attend to Robodex and Factory Innovation Week fairs, and to have interviews with three local companies have been done.
WP2
General requirements, outcomes, impacts expected and technical requirements have been defined. Besides, Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and Social Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been defined, which will be used for circularity assessment and social impact of the implementation of new Breakthrough Technologies (BT). A testing plan template has been proposed to serve as guideline to be completed prior the deployment of each technology in the use cases of the project, together with the definition of the testing methods and protocols to be executed and measured for each technology.
WP3
The conceptual design of the Digital Twin (DT), detailing the different layers of the structure as well as the communication between them, as well as the software platform environment technologies were selected, justifying the different options and the steps to be followed for their implementation. Finally, the visualisation interfaces to be used in the project were defined. Apart from this, the definition of the basic architecture for the integration of the Data Sources in the DT as well as the definition of the data model and the services for IoT data acquisition, semantic data acquisition, provision of data to the DT and data cleaning are also being developed.
WP4
The main bases for the development of the muti-agent shared situational awareness system for harsh environments are ready and the algorithms needed are in progress. The main bases for the development of the semantic SLAM based on radar are ready and the algorithms needed are in progress. First sensor selection approach and simulators have been deployed and tested in different scenarios. Aditionally, all the requirements and architecture of the Wheel Loader to become autonomous in terms of actuators and sensors have been defined, and significant improvements in the communications for remote operation have been implemented and tested. Besides, a first version of the virtual environment is ready in Algoryx, with the corresponding simulation model of the Wheel Loader (including the perception sensors), and the A* algorithm has been selected to generate the optimal trajectory for the wheel loader.
WP5
The Intelligence and Actuation modules designed and developed for full integration into the exoskeleton, providing combined support to the back and shoulders. Development of three wearable systems: 1)Localization, noise sensor, an accelerometer, used to detect possible man-down situations, an others; 2) Wearable prototype to detect fatigue in workers. Preliminary tests conducted using sEMG, heart rate (HR), heart rate interval (HRV) and Movesense inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors; and 3) Cutting-edge wearable system, "Smart Suit" with a set of IMUs sensors, with an objective of evaluating the ergonomics of the worker.
WP6
Development of an optimized 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) marine caisson, integrating advanced ecological features to promote marine biodiversity. The design process entailed comprehensive geometry optimization, structural analysis using Finite Element Method (FEM) models. Structural calculations ensured the caisson's safety and stability. Preliminary manufacturing process estimations were conducted considering the use of a BOD XL printer for large-scale manufacturing and BOD 2 or BOD 3 printers for scaled-down prototypes. Significant strides in sensor development, focused on integrating key measurements into the 3D printing process. Progress in material development optimizing a fiber-reinforced 3D printable concrete and developing a lab method to assess the bio-receptivity of materials. The effect of fiber on printability was checked through printing trials.
