PILOTING: Inspection gadget

Miguel Ángel Trujillo, Head of the Autonomous Systems unit at FADA-CATEC (http://www.catec.aero/es) and Project Coordinator of the SIMAR Horizon Europe Project (https://simar-project.eu/), talks about the SIMAR project and the key technologies that the consortium started to develop last September. He also gives his point of view on robotics and AI problems for the inspection and maintenance industry, the technology transfer, and the most significant advantages of participating in EU projects.

José Solís, Data Analytics Manager at the R&D division of CEMOSA (Transport Infrastructure and Materials area) (https://www.cemosa.es/), presents the OMICRON project (https://omicronproject.eu/) and discusses the most significant advantages of using aerial and ground robotic-based technologies in Inspection & Maintenance operations at roads.

Luis Moratinos, Geomatics Manager at Ferrovial Construction (https://www.ferrovial.com/), remarks the main benefits of PILOTING solutions for I&M activities, the future of these novel technologies and the difficulties they have to overcome from the point of view of a large infrastructure company.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 13, Alexandra Florin, Co-chair at Working Group 105 at EUROCAE (https://www.eurocae.net/) and Aviation Technical Standards Manager at Wing (https://wing.com/) presents EUROCAE (European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment) and its main activity.

In this episode, Juan Román, General Director of Andalucía Aerospace (https://andaluciaaerospace.com/en/), explains how the cluster adds value to aeronautical companies, highlights the relevance of the Andalusian region in the drone sector and takes an overall view of the future of the industry in our country and the rest of the world.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 11, Andrea Berra (https://www.aerotrain-etn.eu/esr-14), PhD student from the University of Seville and Early Stage Research in the CATEC Technological Centre, presents the AERO-TRAIN Project. AERO-TRAIN Project is a Marie Curie Research Project and the first research base train initiative in aerial robotics for inspection and maintenance. His research focuses on developing guidance and control algorithms for aerial robotics for contact-based inspection.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 10, Prof. Cédric Pradalier, from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – Dream Lab (https://dream.georgiatech-metz.fr/), Project Coordinator of the H2020 project Bugwright2 (https://www.bugwright2.eu/) presents the project.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 9, Kostas Alexis, full profesor in NTNU (https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/konstantinos.alexis), talks about his experience en robotic competition “DARPA Subterranean Challenge”, of which his team was the winner.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 8, Belen Riveiro, associate professor at the University of Vigo and Project Coordinator of SAFEWAY H2020 (https://www.safeway-project.eu/en), presents a general overview of the project, which leads to significantly improved resilience of transport infrastructures, developing a holistic toolset with transversal application to anticipate and mitigate the effects extreme events at all modes of disaster cycle.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 7, Prof. Aníbal Ollero, full professor at University of Seville and Scientific Advisor at FADA-CATEC, presents AERIAL-CORE H2020 project (https://aerial-core.eu/ ), which aims at developing novel aerial manipulating robotics technologies for the inspection and maintenance of infrastructures in strict collaboration with human workers.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 6, Marvin Dechene, head of Technology and responsible for drone inspections at APPLUS RVIS (https://www.applus.com/global/en/), talks about the benefits of using drones for inspection duties in the industry and the feedback from actual inspectors using robotic systems. He also gives his opinion on the barriers of using the technology and the acceptance of the technological advance.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 5, we talk with Tjibbe Bouma , Chairmain of the Board of SPRINT Robotic (https://www.sprintrobotics.org/), industry driven initiative that promotes the development, the availability, and the application of robotics techniques in technical inspections and maintenance of capital intensive infrastructure.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 4, we interview Prof. Vincenzo Lippiello, full professor at the Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and CEO Neabotics (http://www.neabotics.com/), spin-off funded to fully explore the transfer capabilities between the academy and the industry to the development of drone applications in the I&M sector.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 3, we talk with Carlos Martín and Pablo Ramón, CEO and Software engineering at VES (Vertical Engineering Solutions, http://vengineerings.com), respectively. VES, a spin-off company from Spain, is specialized in the application of drones to Inspection and maintenance, including industrial plants and civil infrastructure, achieving significant cost savings, increasing safety and improving efficiency, including reductions over time of Inspection.

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 2, Adam Serblowski (Robotics Theme Lead – Surveillance Robotics from SHELL) gives his opinion about the potential benefits in the application of robotic and AI technologies to the I&M sector

In PILOTING Inspection Gadget-episode 1, Angelos Amditis and Konstantinos Bouklas from ICCS present RESIST H2020 project (https://www.resistproject.eu/ ).