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ROBOVOLC

A ROBOT FOR VOLCANO EXPLORATION

IST - 1999 - 10762Prof. Giovanni Muscato, Università degli Studi di CATANIA, Italy

First concertation meeting of “Applications for the protection of Environment”

Brussels, 4/5 May 2000

Università degli Studi di Catania


Outline of presentation

• Introduction

• Description of work

• Description of consortium

• Exploitation and dissemination


ROBOVOLC : Project Abstract

• The main objective of this project is the development and trial of an automatic robotic system to explore and perform measurements in a volcanic environment.

• A major aim of the proposed robot will be that of minimizing the risk for volcanologists who are involved in work close to volcanic vents during eruptive phenomena.

• Observations of and measurement of the variables relating to volcanic activity are of greatest interest during paroxismal phases of eruptions, which unfortunately are also the time of greatest risk for humans.


Introduction

• Project Goal

• Project Objective

• Operational Goals

• Baseline Data

• Measure of Success

• Assessment and Evaluation


Project goal

• Enhance knowledge of the volcanic process to contribute to eruption forecasting

• Reduce the risk for volcanologists operating in proximity to volcanic vents

• Improve volcanic risk assessment


Project objectives• Development and trial of an automatic

robotic system capable of:– approaching an active volcanic vent– collecting samples of the volcanic products

erupted– measuring physical and chemical data on the

eruptive process– surveying close to vent openings


Operational Goals

• Development of a tele-operated robot able to approach to active volcanic vents.

• Development of a small measurement system for lava and volcanic gas analysis and sample collecting.


The Robot

• Suitable for autonomous / semi-autonomous exploration of natural irregular and extremely rough unstructured environments.

• Resistant to the high temperatures and contaminated atmosphere and to the impact of volcanic bombs and blocks.


The measurement system• Sampling of volcanic gas, molten lava or rocks near the

active vents• Analysis of volcanic gas• Measurement of gas and lava temperatures• Measurement of physical parameters of the volcanic

jets• Measurement of physical parameters of the lava stream• Determination of the volcanic vents morphology and

topography


Baseline Data• In the last decade alone, due to both the

unpredictable timing and the magnitude of volcanic phenomena, several volcanologists have died surveying eruptions

• Several active volcanic areas are not accessible to human operators

• To date a robot for volcano exploration and measurement has never been implemented in an EC country


Measures of success

• Clear definition of user, general and specific requirements

• Detailed system specifications and design• Fully functional robot prototype and

measurement system • Results of tests


Assessment and evaluation

• MS1 Common understanding of the user requirements and outline specification

• MS2 Consortium agree detailed specification and design scheme

• MS3 Consortium agree designs• MS4 Results of tests agree with specification• MS5 Demonstration in volcanic environment


Description of Consortium

Università degli Studi di Catania (ITALY)(UNICT)

University of Portsmouth (U.K.)(UNI-PO)

Istituto Internazionale di Vulcanologia - CNR - IIV ( Italy )

Institut de Physique du Globe de ParisIPGP (France)

PORTECH (U.K.)

ROBOSOFT (France)

Academic

Industrial

Research organizations


Background expertise

ROBOTICS

UNI-PO (U.K.)

PORTECH (U.K.)

ROBOSOFT (France)

VOLCANOLOGY

IIV - CNR (Italy)

IPGP (France)

Robotics & Volcanology

UNICT (Italy)


Background Expertise : Robotics

UNICTWHEELEG

ROBINSPEC

Orange Picking Robot

UNI-PO

ROBUG

PORTECHWIRED ROBVISION

ROBOSOFTCLEANAUTOWINDIMSS


Background Expertise : Volcanology

CNR-IIV IPGPMADVIEW : Monitoring Active Deformation of Volcanoesby Interferometry as an Early Warning System

TEKVOLC : Technique and Method Innovation in GeophysicalResearch, Monitoring and Early Warning at Active Volcanoes

UNICT(Modelling and Data processing ofgeophysical data)

Volcanoes Monitoring

EMEWS : European Mobile Early Warning System


Description of Work

• 1.7 M Euro Contribution from EC

• 242 Person Months

• 36 Month duration

• Project start: March 2000


Description of Work

• WP1 Project Management, Assessment and Evaluation• WP2 Requirements Engineering• WP3 System specification and design scheme• WP4 External sensors and manipulator• WP5 Robot design• WP6 Robot navigation and operator intervention• WP7 Prototype implementation• WP8 Trials and demonstrations• WP9 Exploitation Dissemination and Implementation


WP2 Requirements

Engineering

WP3System specification and

Design SchemeWP4External sensors and

Manipulator

WP5Robot Design

WP6Robot Navigation and operator intervention

WP7Prototype

implementation

WP8Trials and

demonstrations

WP9Exploitation,

Dissemination and Implementation

WP1Project Management,

Assessment and Evaluation

MS1

MS2

MS3

MS5

MS4

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+ * = Up-dates of specifications;O = Integration aspects + = Modifications following trials

MSn = MILESTONE n


Year 3

WP1WP2WP3WP4WP5WP6WP7WP8WP9

Year 1 Year 2

Project Management, Assessment and Evaluation

Requirements Engineering

System specification and design scheme

External sensors and manipulator

Robot design

Robot Navigation and operator intervention

Prototype implementation

Trials and demonstrations

Exploitation, Disseminationa and Implementation

1 2 3 4 5Milestones


Exploitation

• Organization throughout Europe wishing to monitor or explore volcanoes

• Industrial : PORTECH , ROBOSOFT– Individual exploitation plans

• Universities, Research org.

– Future research


Dissemination

• WEB site http://www.robovolc.dees.unict.it• Technical papers • Seminars, Conferences, Workshop• CD-ROM• Lectures and tutorials• CLAWAR Thematic Network

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Documents

volcanic environment

volcanic risk assessment

evaluation slide

catania slide

volcanic process

active volcanic vents

volcanic products

volcanic activity