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Victor Vlădăreanu

Dr.

Scientific Researcher - INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR

Researcher

Web of Science ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/3423188/victor-vladareanu/

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SMart rObOTs for fire-figHting Call name: EC - H2020
H2020-206776-734875 2017 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Project partners: BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY (UK); STIMPEX SA (RO); ROBOTNIK AUTOMATION SLL (ES); CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES SA (FR); INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR (RO); SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY (CN); INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CN); YANSHAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR (RO)

Project website: http://fusion-edu.eu/SMOOTH/

Abstract:

Multi Agent Aerial System with Mobile Ground Control Station for Information Managemen Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1349 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Academia Fortelor Aeriene "Henri Coanda" Brasov

Project partners: Academia Fortelor Aeriene "Henri Coanda" Brasov (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE AEROSPATIALA "ELIE CARAFOLI" - I.N.C.A.S. BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR (RO); STRAERO-(INSTITUTUL PENTRU CALCULUL SI EXPERIMENTAREA STRUCTURILOR AERO-ASTRONAUTICE) S.A. (RO); COMPOZITE S.R.L. (RO); SIVECO ROMANIA SA (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR (RO)

Project website: http://www.afahc.ro/ro/cercetare/masim.html

Abstract:

The project Multi Agent Aerial System with Mobile Ground Control Station for Information Management (MASIM) aims at aggregating spatial information in areas of interest, and refining and managing it with the aid of a multi agent system made up of miniature aerial platforms coordinated by an off-road mobile ground control station. This innovative technology builds upon the disruptive progresses made in the field of autopilots and board sensors available in high-performance miniature versions. Hence, it can successfully replace manned aircrafts or unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).

By reducing platform size and ensuring multi agent cooperation, the system’s applicability extends beyond typical missions like air surveillance and monitoring currently undertaken with classical systems (manned aircrafts or tactical UAVs). The outcome of the system’s applicability are its unique capabilities to be employed in urban/crowded public areas surveillance and in search and rescue missions conducted in inaccessible areas. Using a mobile ground control station ensures system endurance, an essential prerequisite for using miniature aerial platforms.

MASIM provides a modular, flexible, scalable, multi agent coordination and decision support technology and easy to use by different levels of management involved in crisis management in real time. MASIM architecture allows the conduct of new missions in crowded, dangerous areas or of missions in which classical intervention means performance is poor or are cost prohibitive. MASIM meets the current requests of the end users concerning the efficient exploitation of a modular, flexible, adaptable and scalable platform by averagely trained operators at reduced costs.

The advantages of this alternative solution are: aerial vectors versatility resulting from the extended range of possible missions; dramatic cost reduction generated by the use of low cost materials and innovative technologies.

MASIM consists of: an aerial system (a fixed wing and a rotary wing modular aerial vectors flexibly equipped and adaptable to mission scope); a mobile command and control station (an mobile platform equipped with command and control, and maintenance capabilities,); a communication system; aerial platform command-control system cooperative and intelligent information management.

MASIM builds upon the project director’s and scientific committee’s experience in the field of miniature aerial platform design, development and testing. Moreover, it benefits from an extended testing foundation provided by existing miniature aerial platforms, equipment, sensors, autopilots and communication systems, allow for the extension of the applicative research both to integrated system level, and component level incorporating innovative solutions.

MASIM’s innovation and efficiency contribute to knowledge creation and acquisition of excellent results in a field of global concern, with direct consequences on the international visibility of Romanian research. The concept and architecture of the multi agent aerial miniature platform system proposed by the project ensure efficient technological transfer and a significant impact on the end users. The concepts, the innovative solutions and the manner of applying them are of great importance in facilitating the testing and skill enhancement of MASIM’s operating personnel from the intervention teams. Given the interest of the system’s end users in the development of this technology, MASIM results can be further used after project completion. That is a reason for increasing the level of private co-financing in the future and for achieving a leverage effect. MASIM l is centered on the swift transfer of the academic research findings into industrial innovation of interest to the end users. It also expands the concept of innovation from the technological area to the field of services and organizing. So, MASIM may be the basis for a future PC8 project proposal.

Versatile Intelligent Portable Robot Platform using Adaptive Networked Control Systems of Rescue Robots Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-2009 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR

Project partners: INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); SOCIETATEA DE INGINERIE SISTEME * SIS S.A. (RO); CORNER PROD S.R.L. (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://www.imsar.ro/html/___pn-ii-pt-pcca-2013-4-2009.html

Abstract:

Robots with artificial intelligence and networked remote control by human operators are playing increasingly important roles in hazardous or challenging environments where human lives might be at risk. This imposes the urgent need for the development of autonomous mobile robots which can be controlled remotely and can provide support in case of natural disasters, fires or calamities.

Project’s main objective is to develop industrial and experimental research to build a prototype for a VIPRO versatile, intelligent and mobile platform for robots, using an original virtual projection method, which involves:

• the representation of modern mobile robots in 3D virtual environment using a strong robotic simulator

• modelling mechanical structure for the last generation NAO robot and for the rescuing robot RABOT from the European FP7 project

• to build an open architecture system and adaptive networks over the classic control system of the robot

• developing intelligent control interfaces that use advanced control technologies adapted to the robot environment such as extended control (Extenics), neutrosophic control, human adaptive mechatronics, etc., implemented using high speed processing IT&C techniques and real time communication for a high amount processing data.

The project has the support of four major factors:

• it is the continuation of the exploratory research project HFPC MERO, PN2 IDEI, ID 005/2007, coordinated by IMSAR, ensuring the base for the fundamental and applied research

• international collaboration and financing mobility from IRSES, Marie Curie, EU FP7 project “Real-time adaptive networked control of rescue robots”, RABOT, where IMSAR is a principal partner alongside with prestigious universities from UK and China

• The FP7 UNITE project (where UPB is partner) “Upgrading ICT Excellence by Strengthening Cooperation between Research Teams in an Enlarged Europe, completed in 2013, which had as main purpose the exchange of researchers in the field of robotics.

The research team for the VIPRO project will involve the existing scientific partnership with Prof. F. Smarandache, from University of New Mexico, USA, founder of the theory of neutrosophic logic and co-founder of Dezert Smarandache Theory (DSmT) for neutrosophic control of robots.

The VIPRO knowledge transfer facility aims to achieve a strategic, sustainable and long-term partnership (pole of excellence), that will improve the theoretical, technical and best practices of researchers in the EU, China and Egypt in the field of robotics. This partnership will be focused in joint research in robotics, mechatronics advanced human interaction and their applications.

Reconfigurable Haptic Interfaces used in Dynamic Contact Reproduction - Theoretical and Experimental Developments Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 1
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.1-0190 2012 - 2016

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR

Project partners: INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL DE MECANICA SOLIDELOR (RO)

Project website: http://www.imsar.ro; http://www.imsar.ro/html/_pn_ii-pt-pcca-2011-_3_1-019.html

Abstract:

The overall goal of the proposed project is to develop a Road Response Simulator (acronym: HD RoReSi), designed as a Reconfigurable Haptic Interface that includes Real-Time Dynamic Contact Simulation in its Control System. This product enables the validation of a new concept regarding the dynamic contact in real-time reproduction, developed so to overcome the current limitations in the field (i.e. road simulation, tire-road contact, vehicle suspension modeling and incorporation of haptics into virtual environments (VEs), respectively). In this way, the targeted topic contributes toward larger technological and commercial goals. This ambitious scope will be attained through the collaboration between multidisciplinary fields that have traditionally been considered separately, i.e. impact/contact reproduction and detection, new modular reconfigurable dynamical structures; haptics in multimodal VEs, and control devices. The research will be validated through an end product - a real reconfigurable experimental prototype. The new product will improve performances for vehicles (comfort, dynamic skills), increase in driving awareness and safety, decrease in traffic accidents, and reduce the maintenance cost, respectively. The quality, cost and flexibility in use of the new product make differences relative to existing offerings from major global competitors. The project will advance a challenge for the future in the area of haptics and road response simulators, by processing new scientific knowledge into the field of the computer haptics (analogous to computer graphics) and the human-machine intelligent interaction, without expensive VEs and computational power. The consortium possesses the necessary and complementary key qualifications to meet project objectives and results and also to overcome the project risks.

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