Organisers
Anibal Ollero, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Ekkehard Zwicker, Alstom Inspection Robotics, Switzerland
The interest of the application of Aerial Robotics to Inspection and Maintenance is very evident today, including industrial plants, the energy generation and distribution, and the infrastructures. The robotics inspection technologies are also diverse ranging from the classical visual and infrared inspection to the recent inspection by contact and maintenance functionalities being developed in new H2020 projects. In the workshop we will analyse the application needs and the possibilities and current limitation of the technologies. The Workshop involves leaders in the development of aerial robotic technologies, companies providing inspection and maintenance services and end users. It will contribute to the Road Map in both Aerial Robotics (Robot Categories, Aerial Robotics) and Application of Robotics to Inspection and Maintenance (Commercial Domain, Subdomain Inspection and Maintenance).
Agenda of the workshop
The workshop will consist of three short round tables dealing with Innovative technologies, Applications to Industry Plants and Application to Infrastructures and Energy Systems.
14.00 – 14.05 : Introduction by the moderators
14.05 – 14.35 : Innovative Technologies
• AEROARMS project. Aerial robotic manipulation and inspection by contact: A. Ollero (U Sevilla), K. Kondak (DLR), B. Siciliano (U. Napoli), A. Sanfeliu (UPC);
• AEROWORKS project. Cooperative inspection: G. Nikolakopulos (U. Lulea), M. Fumagalli (U Twente)
• PLATFORMS: Dario Floreano (EPFL) Adaptive drone morphologies; K. Alexis (UNR), Hybrid platforms; J.Ruiz and Y. Rodriguez (Elektra), Hardware &software for new platforms; R. Lozano (U. Compiegne), Control for new platforms
14.35 – 14.55 : Industry plants
• E. Zwicker (Alstom Inspection Robotics), Inspection of oil and gas plants
• B. Revaz (SENSIMA), Sensors for plant inspection
• W. Su (TN Systems, TÜV), Plant inspection
• J. Lindström (ProcessIT Innovations), Process industry infrastructure inspection
• Discussion
14.55 – 15.15 : Inspection of infrastructures and energy systems
• P. Chrobocinski (AIRBUS), AEROBI project, bridge inspection
• T. Mannelqvist (Skellefteå Kraf, Sweden), Inspection of wind turbines
• S. Bogdan (U.Zagreb, Croatia), Wind generation remote inspection
• P. Morin (ISIR, UPMC, France), Electric towers inspection
• Discussion
15.15 – 15.30 : General Conclusions and inputs for the SPARC Roadmap
http://www.aeroarms-project.eu/
http://www.aeroworks2020.eu/