Test Campaign
3 September - 14 September 2002

INGV Nicolosi, Catania, Italy and Pizzi Deneri observatory


Attendees
Outline
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Attendees

  1. UNICT : Giovanni Muscato, Salvatore Guccione (3-6), Domenico Longo (2-12) Michele Prestifilippo (11), Giuseppe Davide Bruno, Daniele Caltabiano, Vincenzo Sacco, Yuri Ciardo.
  2. INGV : Mauro Coltelli, Emilio Pecora (5-13) , Antonio Cristaldi.
  3. IPGP: Francoise Guillon, Pierre Briole (9-11).
  4. UNI-PO: Exit from project.
  5. PORTECH: Exit from project.
  6. ROBOSOFT: Antonella Semerano (12), Pierre Pomiers (9-14) , Benoit Rameix (9-14)
  7. BAE SYSTEMS: Glen Callow, Richard Alexander, Dave Gough.
  8. UNIVLEEDS: Gurvinder S. Virk (12-14), Patrick Sim.

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Outline

Monday 2 September 2002

Arrival of : G. Callow, R. Alexander, D. Gough (BAESYSTEMS), P. Sim (UNIVLEEDS), F. Guillon (IPGP). Arrival of First robot prototype. Welcome dinner and arrangement of agenda for the next days.

Tuesday 3 September 2002

Arrival of ROBOVOLC robot. Setting up the Laboratory at the INGV Nicolosi.

Unpacking and testing of both robots. Locomotion test in the lab.

Wednesday 4 September 2002

Preliminary integration test and laboratory test.

Test of locomotion.

Test of Radio LAN.

Test of sensor interfaces (pan tilt, and videocamera).

Thursday 5 September 2002

First field trial at Pizzi Deneri with the First prototype. The first prototype is a simpler version of the final system that has been adopted to perform test on navigation and traction.

Traction and locomotion tests in volcanic environment.

Navigation tests with DGPS and with Laser scanner.

Fig. 1 Locomotion and Navigation test with the first prototype.

Fig. 2 DGPS reference station and Pizzi Deneri observatory (INGV)

Friday 6 September 2002

Integration of localization system in the ROBOVOLC prototype.

Integration of sensor system in the ROBOVOLC prototype.

Test of localization.

Test of navigation of the First prototype.

Integration of the user interface with the ROBOVOLC system

Integration of the gas sampling system with the ROBOVOLC system.

Monday 9 September 2002

Test of Localisation system

Arrival of Pierre Pomiers and, Benoit Rameix (ROBOSOFT).

Arrival of manipulator

Mechanical and Electrical integration of the manipulator, test of manipulator.

Tuesday 10 September 2002

Mechanical and Electrical integration of the Manipulator

Software integration of the manipulator and of the traction system

Navigation trials at Torre del Filosofo (Etna) with the First prototype

Fig. 3 Localization trials in laboratory and integration of manipulator and sensors

Wednesday 11 September 2002

Laboratory tests of the ROBOVOLC prototype

Arrival of A. Semerano (ROBOSOFT) and G.S. Virk (UNIVLEEDS)

10th ROBOVOLC meeting

Departure of A. Semerano

Thursday 12 September 2002

Trials of the ROBOVOLC prototype in volcanic terrain

Test of manipulator, test of pan/tilt

Fig. 4 Gripper and pan-tilt with Digital videocamera and IR camera

Fig. 5 Trials of the complete system on volcanic surfaces


Fig. 6 Transportation of the system

Friday 13 September 2002

Trials of ROBOVOLC prototype at Piano delle concazze

Test of locomotion capabilities on rock and sand areas.

Test of radio lan, test of video transmitter.

Fig. 7 Trials of the vehicle on hard lava surface (3000m altitude) at Piano delle concazze ETNA.

Saturday 14 September 2002

Final trials of ROBOVOLC prototype

Test of gas sampling probe on the arm (Fig. 8).

Final meeting.

Packing all material.


Fig. 8 Test of the gas sampling probe


Sunday 15 September 2002

Departure of all people

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