Intra-Logistics with Integrated Automatic Deployment: Safe and Scalable Fleets in Shared Spaces

OBJECTIVES

ILIAD is driven by the industry needs for highly flexible robot fleets operating in spaces shared with humans. The main objectives are care-free, fast, and scalable deployment; long-term operation while learning from observed activities; on-line, self-optimising fleet management; human-aware fleets that can learn human behaviour models; compliant unpacking and palletising of goods; and a systematic study of human safety in shared environments, setting the stage for future safety certification.

EXPECTED IMPACT

ILIAD's focus is on the rapidly expanding intralogistics domain, where there is a strong market pull for flexible automated solutions, especially ones that can blend with current operations. The innovations developed in ILIAD target key hindrances identified in the logistics domain, and are essential for independent and reliable operation of collaborative AGV fleets.  The expected impact extends to most multiple-actor systems where robots and humans operate together.

PARTNERS

ÖREBRO UNIVERSITET
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
UNIVERSITÀ DI PISA
LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITÄT HANNOVER
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
KOLLMORGEN AUTOMATION AB
ACT OPERATIONS RESEARCH
ORKLA FOODS
LOGISTIC ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

Coordinator:

Coordinator: Achim J. Lilienthal
achim.lilienthal@oru.se

Project website: iliad-project.eu

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