Objective The objective of the ACRO project is to design an autonomous cleaning robot for use in industrial and commercial environments such as airports, offices, supermarkets and factories.The approach will include: - programming at the task level, with heavy emphasis on ease of use to meet the needs of unskilled operators - model-based navigation, supported by sensor and gyroscope input - autonomous operation, with ultrasonic sensors for collision avoidance - development of mechatronic devices and sensors to automate the cleaning process. Emphasis at all points will be on low-cost components. Two industrial partners who use cleaning equipment will evaluate the prototypes resulting from the project. The project results will be incorporated in products which will be marketed by vendor consortium members. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator HAKO-WERKE GMBH & CO Address Hamburger straße 209-239 23843 Bad oldesloe Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all British Railways Board United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 29 denison house DN1 1PD Doncaster See on map CONSORTIUM DE MAINTENANCE ET DE TECHNOLOGIE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 49-53 boulevard de charonne 75011 Paris See on map Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Centre d'études de grenoble 17 avenue des martyrs 38041 Grenoble See on map Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung eV (FhG) Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart See on map LINAK Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address Smedevaenget, 8 6430 Soenderjylland See on map ROL France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue rene razel 91892 Orsay See on map Sagem SA France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 27 rue leblanc le ponant de paris 75512 Paris See on map UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Nobelstrasse 12c 70569 Stuttgart See on map