Technology for a better society ARTEMIS Brokerage Event – Amsterdam 21 January Robotized Automated Inspection and Maintenance of Electrical Substation Infrastructure Svein Peder Berge SINTEF ICT – Applied Cybernetics ROBOAIME

Technology for a better society Robotics for inspection and maintenance ROBOAIME 2 Project aim: Develop and demonstrate an industrially acceptable robot system for harsh environments capable of inspection, maintenance and repair. Use case application: Inspection in electrical infrastructure plants Requirements: Assistance to remote operation Autonomous inspection Manual intervention (semi-autonomous, shared control) Inspect at ground level, but also non easily accessible areas (e.g. high cabling) Reconfigurability Resilience (robust operation) Specific requirements: Works under strong electric fields Safe operation in high voltage environments

Technology for a better society 3 Robot autonomy SINTEF is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia Extensive experience (+10 years) in robotics for oil & gas Navigation, Localization, Perception, Autonomy Use-case / Exploitation COMSA EMTE Construction and infrastructure company Build the electrical substations, provide specific engineering support IBERDROLA Electric utility company Users of the infrastructure Perform the general maintenance operations Seeking profiles Service providers, technology providers and others… Robotics for inspection and maintenance ROBOAIME

Technology for a better society SmartGrid in SINTEF – Distributed real-time system and middleware 4 ICT-based intelligent integration of Renewable Energy Sources Develop a management tool for the distribution grid Co-funded within the framework of the European Artemis program Funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme

Technology for a better society 5 Robotics in SINTEF

Technology for a better society Consortium Status 6 Very good respons during the Poster session Breakout session #3 tomorrow at in BLACK ROOM