Miniaturised Robotic systems for holistic in situ Repair and maintenance works i...
Miniaturised Robotic systems for holistic in situ Repair and maintenance works in restrained and hazardous environments
MiRoR aims to develop a fundamentally novel concept of a Miniaturised Robotic Machine (Mini-RoboMach) system, that equipped with intelligence-driven and autonomous abilities, will be demonstrated for holistic in-situ repair and ma...
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Descripción del proyecto
MiRoR aims to develop a fundamentally novel concept of a Miniaturised Robotic Machine (Mini-RoboMach) system, that equipped with intelligence-driven and autonomous abilities, will be demonstrated for holistic in-situ repair and maintenance of large and/or intricate installations.
This will be done via the following research steps:
-Develop a novel concept of Mini-RoboMach, with unique complementary miniature systems: (1) novel free-leg hexapod (i.e. without base platform) for providing both walking and 6-axis processing capability; (2) an original stiffness-controlled flexible-arm robot for enabling snaking and 6-axis light processing ability. The complementarily means that a hybrid configuration of Mini-RoboMach, i.e. walk & snake-in can be utilised.
-Develop MiRoR intelligent controller equipped with following key abilities:
Self-positioning: enable walk and/or snake navigations to/from work and calibration of end-effectors on required features;
Reasoning: decide on methods of accessing the working area (walking and/or snaking-in mode) while learning from these experiences.
Planning: schedule task successions and optimise Mini-RoboMach path in reference to intervention on different places within the installation
Adaptation: modify the parameters of treatment procedures for developing a self-protection ability of Mini-RoboMach in case it encounters harmful/unfavourable conditions.
-Develop a unique virtual test bench for the hardware (e.g. Mini-RoboMach) and software (intelligent controller) of MiRoR so that its robustness and capability to work unsupervised within required harsh/remote workspaces can pre-assessed and corrected before its effective utilisation.
-Demonstrate MiRoR by performing in-situ holistic repair/maintenance works (e.g. inspection and processing – material deposition, removal) on high investment, large and/or intricate industrial such as (power plants, aero-engines, construction / infrastructure, offshore platforms, etc).