Project description Cognitive Systems and RoboticsInnovative aerial platform for physically interacting with the human worldThe goal of the AIRobots project is to develop a new generation of aerial service robots capable to support human beings in all those activities which require the ability to interact actively and safely with environments not constrained on ground but, indeed, freely in air. The step forward with respect to the “classical” field of aerial robotics is to realize aerial vehicles able to accomplish a large variety of applications, such as inspection of buildings and large infrastructures, sample picking, aerial remote manipulation, and so forth. The aerial platform will be remotely supervised by the operator with the use of haptic devices and will be like a flying hand for the human, thanks to force and visual feedback strategies. Show the project objective Hide the project objective The goal of the AIRobots project is to develop a new generation of aerial service robots capable to support human beings in all those activities which require the ability to interact actively and safely with environments not constrained on ground but, indeed, freely in air. The step forward with respect to the classical field of aerial robotics is to realize aerial vehicles able to accomplish a large variety of applications, such as inspection of buildings and large infrastructures, sample picking, aerial remote manipulation, etc.The starting point is an aerial platform whose aeromechanical configuration allows the vehicle to interact with the environment in a non-destructive way and to hover close to operating points. Rotary-wing aerial vehicles with shrouded propellers represent the basic airframes which will be then equipped with appropriate robotic end-effectors and sensors in order to transform the aerial platform into an aerial service robot, a system able to fly and to achieve robotic tasks. Advanced automatic control algorithms will be conceived to govern the aerial platform which will be remotely supervised by the operator with the use of haptic devices. Particular emphasis will be given to develop advanced human-in-the-loop and autonomous navigation control strategies relying upon a cooperative and adaptive interaction between the on-board automatic control and the remote operator. Force and visual feedback strategies will be investigated in order to transform the aerial platform in a flying hand suitable for aerial manipulation.The consortium is composed of four academic groups and an SME with the role of end-user and evaluator of the project outcomes. Prototypes of aerial service robots will be developed and tested on experimental setups which will be constructed in order to reproduce typical industrial scenarios for which aerial inspection robotics can be beneficial (docking, cleaning, inspection and repairing of infrastructures, payload lifting, etc.). Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2009.2.1 - Cognitive Systems and Robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2009-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Lorenzo MARCONI Prof. Coordinator ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Address Via zamboni 33 40126 Bologna Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Verdiana Bandini (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 650 569,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WAYGATE TECHNOLOGIES ROBOTICS AG Switzerland EU contribution € 210 684,00 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 EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH Switzerland EU contribution € 614 520,00 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Roland Siegwart (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II Italy EU contribution € 458 072,00 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 UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE Netherlands EU contribution € 610 155,00 Address Drienerlolaan 5 7522 NB Enschede See on map Region Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact B.J. Pals (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO Italy EU contribution € 72 000,00 Address Via giovanni paolo ii 132 84084 Fisciano sa See on map Region Sud Campania Salerno Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Carmen Caterina (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
