Exploring the Unknown through Reincarnation and Co-evolution

Informazioni relative al progetto

Phoenix

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 665347

DOI 10.3030/665347

Progetto concluso

Data della firma CE 28 Maggio 2015

Data di avvio 1 Ottobre 2015

Data di completamento 30 Settembre 2019

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Costo totale € 3 632 486,25

Contributo UE € 3 632 486,25

Coordinato da

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN
Netherlands

Obiettivo

Humans have been exploring the world from the depths of the oceans to the edges of the universe. Yet many environments remain inaccessible, even to modern cutting-edge technology. Therefore problems like exploring the status of waste water under the Fukushima reactor, or discover suitable sites for underground CO2 storage remain unsolved.

Our aim is to investigate a new line of technology that will enable the exploration of difficult-to-access environments exploiting a risky, highly-novel approach called PHOENIX.

PHOENIX will accomplish the exploration of inaccessible environments with physical agents that are extremely limited in size and resources, and can operate without direct control over software and hardware. PHOENIX starts with processing a user question, then assesses available knowledge and initiates an evolutionary process involving two nested generational loops. In the outer loop PHOENIX develops, deploys and retrieves physical agents capable of penetrating the inaccessible environment and gathering information. Based on this knowledge, a model of the unknown environment is developed and evaluated. This model is refined in the inner loop, where environmental models and abstract representations of the physical agents (virtual agents) co-evolve in a virtual world until an improved generation of physical agents is ready for deployment. The goal of this co-evolution is to maximize the information captured about the unknown environment by progressively optimized agents.

Our main objectives are: the development of a co-evolutionary framework, the design of versatile agent technology and the development of a dedicated human interface.

PHOENIX is a radically new, high risk/high reward project. It also holds the promise to shed light on emergent properties of self-organization, local adaptation and division of labour in autonomous systems. The high societal benefits, foundational character and long-term focus make PHOENIX a perfect fit for the FET programme.

Campo scientifico

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › drinking water treatment processes
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › wastewater treatment processes
• natural sciences › biological sciences › evolutionary biology
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fossil energy › natural gas
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Parole chiave

• localization
• inaccessible environment
• evolutional learning
• machine learning
• sensor fusion
• environment exploration
• environment modelling
• resource constrained sensory
• game theory

Programma(i)

• H2020-EU.1.2. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.2.1. - FET Open

Argomento(i)

• FETOPEN-RIA-2014-2015 - FET-Open research projects

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H2020-FETOPEN-2014-2015

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Bando secondario

H2020-FETOPEN-2014-2015-RIA

Meccanismo di finanziamento

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinatore

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 1 489 296,34
• Indirizzo: GROENE LOPER 3 ; 5612 AE Eindhoven ; Paesi Bassi
• Regione: Zuid-Nederland › Noord-Brabant › Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
• Tipo di attività: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Costo totale: € 1 489 296,34

Partecipanti (7)

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgio

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 880 750,00
• Indirizzo: OUDE MARKT 13 ; 3000 Leuven
• Regione: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Tipo di attività: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Costo totale: € 880 750,00

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Germania

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 868 833,75
• Indirizzo: TEMPLERGRABEN 55 ; 52062 Aachen
• Regione: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Städteregion Aachen
• Tipo di attività: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Costo totale: € 868 833,75

INCAS 3

Partecipazione conclusa

Paesi Bassi

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 236 999,41
• Indirizzo: DR NASSAULAAN 9 ; 9401 HJ Assen
• Regione: Noord-Nederland › Drenthe › Noord-Drenthe
• Costo totale: € 236 999,41

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Paesi Bassi

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 50 171,50
• Indirizzo: Broerstraat 5 ; 9712CP Groningen
• Regione: Noord-Nederland › Groningen › Overig Groningen
• Tipo di attività: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Costo totale: € 50 171,50

ANTEA NEDERLAND BV

Paesi Bassi

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 68 704,00
• Indirizzo: TOLHUISWEG 57 ; 8443 DV Heerenveen
• Regione: Noord-Nederland › Friesland (NL) › Zuidoost-Friesland
• Costo totale: € 68 704,00

STICHTING VU

Paesi Bassi

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 5 000,00
• Indirizzo: DE BOELELAAN 1105 ; 1081 HV Amsterdam
• Regione: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Tipo di attività: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Costo totale: € 5 000,00

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO

Italia

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 32 731,25
• Indirizzo: VIA CALEPINA 14 ; 38122 Trento
• Regione: Nord-Est › Provincia Autonoma di Trento › Trento
• Tipo di attività: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Costo totale: € 32 731,25