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ORGANIZER;CN=ESTAD 2023:mailto:info@metec-estad.com
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SUMMARY:Mobile robots for inspection of steel plants
DESCRIPTION:Although the use of unmanned vehicles for industrial applications is discussed a lot lately, systems in operation can hardly be found in the steel industry and common knowledge in the plants about the specific capabilities of UVs is poor. The objective of ROBOINSPECT project is to introduce novel robotic inspection systems in the European steel industry. For this purpose, existing technologies based on unmanned vehicles (UVs) are assigned to inspection tasks and technological gaps are closed by further developments.
The aims are to reduce downtimes and increase occupational safety. Unmanned aerial (UAV) and ground (UGV) vehicles are developed for semi-autonomous operation during running production in confined and hazardous areas, using custom indoor navigation concepts. Software is provided to accelerate damage analysis of facilities and processes as well as to detect online plant misalignments. 
In this project, different UV types are used and specifically designed for different types of inspection tasks to cover a wide range of inspection work in the European steel industry. A drone has been developed together with improved software to be able to carry out indoor inspections without using a GPS navigation system.
Another use case which is studied in this project is the use of ground vehicle together with a robotic arm equipped with a specific camera system developed for automatic inspection purposes. In addition, for another use case, a video microscope has been developed to analyse dynamic displacements of plants during operation by subpixel amplification (for example during steel rolling application). Intelligent software for image analysis to handle large data streams of visual material generated by the UVs’ sensors are also examined and developed here.
To conclude, the (UVs) will help in production to carry out inspection and maintenance tasks in order to ensure highest safety for personal as well as time and money savings.

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