Reconfigurable ROS-based Resilient Reasoning Robotic Cooperating Systems

grant

robotics, flexible adaptation, human-robot cooperation, modular robotic systems

European manufacturing industry faces increasing product variances resulting as
a consequence of frequent innovation, short product life cycles, small series
production, and shrinking production cycles. At the same time, production cost
must be continuously reduced. Agile, transformable and reusable automation and
robotics is a key enabler to manage those trends. However, few robotic components
are designed for easy adaptation and reuse. To overcome those shortcomings,
R5-COP focuses on agile manufacturing paradigms and specifically on modular
robotic systems. Based on existing and newly developed methods for a formal
modelling of hardware and software components, R5-COP will support model-based
design, engineering, validation, and fast commissioning. Furthermore, using
existing interface and middle ware standards such as ROS, R5-COP will strongly
facilitate integration of components from various suppliers. The proposed modular
approach will not only be more flexible than state-of-the-art solutions, but will
also reduce design, set up, and maintenance costs. Flexible use of robots
naturally includes their close cooperation with humans. Therefore, robustness and
safety are crucial requirements which will be assured by dedicated verification
and validation methodologies. The formal specification framework will support
component suppliers in efficiently verifying and certifying their modules. R5-COP
will help to identify and develop reconfigurable key hardware and software
components, and to show the feasibility and capability of the approach in living
labs in manufacturing and service demonstrator environments.

Smrž Pavel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (DCGM) – research leader
Beran Vítězslav, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM)
Senčuch Daniel, Ing.
Svoboda Petr, Ing.
Španěl Michal, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM)
Tichý Andrej, Ing.
Vojvoda Jakub, Ing.
Zemčík Pavel, prof. Dr. Ing., dr. h. c. (DCGM)