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Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Critical Asset Monitoring

Project description

Innovative robotic sample retrieval system

Sample retrieval for chemical or biological analysis represents a significant task in many industrial environments. Manual surface swabbing limits the number of samples due to difficult-to-reach or environmentally dangerous locations. The EU-funded RAICAM project will develop a multi-domain, multi-agent robotic sample retrieval system to obtain samples across several environments. These samples will be stored for ex-situ analysis in labs or taken to mobile labs for in-situ, real-time analysis. The robots will share autonomy (human-in-the-loop) due to the nature of operational environments. Although these technologies can be applied to many other sectors, including petrochemical, offshore and agriculture, RAICAM will primarily focus on nuclear environments.

Objective

This project aims to develop technologies which will enhance the operational capabilities of mobile robots for use in the inspection and maintenance of industrial facilities. A major task in many industrial environments is the retrieval of samples for chemical or biological analysis. Surface swabbing is often conducted manually, but this creates limits on the number of samples that can be taken and their location. There are often many places that can't be reached by people either due to the location (very high, or in confined/restricted access spaces) or environmental hazardous (such as heat or radiation).

This project will develop a multi-domain, multi-agent robotic sample retrieval system that will be able to obtain samples across a range of environments. These samples will either be stored for ex-situ analysis in labs or taken to mobile labs for in-situ, real-time analysed. Due to the nature of the operational environments, full autonomy is not desirable, so shared autonomy (human-in-the-loop) will be required. The primary application focus will be nuclear environments, however the technologies will be applicable to many other sectors include petrochemical, offshore and agriculture.

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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01

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IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS
Net EU contribution
€ 240 098,40
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N PLASTIRA STR 100
700 13 IRAKLEIO
Greece
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Νησιά Αιγαίου Κρήτη Ηράκλειο
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