Descripción del proyecto
Un robot volador para luchar contra la contaminación por plásticos del agua
El cambio climático afecta gravemente al mundo entero, lo cual exhorta a los países y las organizaciones a tomar las medidas necesarias. Una de estas medidas consiste en financiar tecnologías novedosas que luchen contra las causas del cambio climático. La contaminación por plásticos es un problema ambiental complejo que afecta a ríos, océanos y ríos de todo el mundo, pero que todavía no ha beneficiado de soluciones eficaces. El objetivo del proyecto Flyflic, financiado con fondos europeos, es cambiar esta situación al desarrollar un nuevo robot volador destinado a la recogida de basura flotante, sobre todo en los ríos, capaz de superar la mayoría de obstáculos que impiden la aplicación actual de tecnologías punteras.
Objetivo
Plastic pollution is considered one of the most challenging environmental risks globally, and rivers have been identified as a dominant pathway for the accumulation of plastic in the oceans. The Flyflic (FLYing companion for Floating LItter Collection) project addresses this global challenge by deploying a first-of-its-kind robotic platform composed of multiple unmanned aerial robots to effectively collect litter from rivers and canals, thus preventing such litter from reaching our oceans. Chiara Gabellieri will carry out the Flyflic project under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Franchi at the University of Twente (UT), The Netherlands. The project contributes to European strategic priorities (Horizon Europe Mission on healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters) and global strategic priorities (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals). Compared to state-of-the-art solutions, which are boat-like robots or fixed trapping mechanisms, a flying platform can target desired spots, can easily discharge the collected litter, is low cost, and is not hindered by non-navigable spots such as dams and low bridges. The general vision of the Flyflic project will be accomplished through four specific objectives: a novel prototype composed of two physically connected aerial robots and a net to be dragged in the water to collect the litter will be assembled; the dynamic model of the complex manipulation aerial system embedding the water-related disturbances will be computed and a model-based control law designed accordingly; all the components for autonomous functioning will be integrated, especially the control law and state-of-the-art algorithms for object recognition and trajectory generation; finally, a user interface will be created to let a human monitor the task execution and possibly select actions, and the cooperative human-robot discharge of the litter will be made possible through the design of an advanced physical interaction control algorithm.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit GrantCoordinador
7522 NB Enschede
Países Bajos