SHAREWORK - Safe and effective HumAn-Robot coopEration toWards a better cOmpetiveness on cuRrent automation lacK manufacturing processes

NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR A SAFE AN EFFECTIVE HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION IN THE INDUSTRY

 

SHAREWORK‘s main objective is to endow an industrial work environment of the necessary “intelligence” and methods for the effective adoption of Human Robot Collaboration (HRC) with not fences, providing a system capable of understanding the environment and human actions through knowledge and sensors, future state predictions and with the ability to make a robot act accordingly while human safety is guaranteed and the human-related barriers are overcome. SHAREWORK will develop the needed technology for facing the new production paradigm compiling the necessary developments in a set of modular hardware, software and procedures to face different HRC applications in a systematic and effective way.

A knowledge base (KB) to include system “know-how” data as well as real-time environment information is developed. An environment run-time perception and cognition updates this KB with object detection, human tracking and task identification. A human-aware dynamic task planning system will react based on previous knowledge and environment status by reassigning tasks and/or reconfiguring robot control. This data will allow robot intelligent motion planners to control robots while safety is ensured by a continuous ergonomics and risk assessment module to face a safety-productivity trade-off. A multimodal human-robot communication system will provide interfaces for bidirectional communication between operator and robot. Finally, methods for overcoming human-related barriers and data reliability and security concerning the entire framework are applied for a successful integration in the industry.

SHAREWORK technology will be demonstrated in four different industrial cases: for railway, automotive, mechanical machining and equipment goods sectors. The usability of the developed HRC solutions in different industrial sectors and company sizes will increase productivity, flexibility, and reduce human stress, to support the workers and to strengthen European industry.

Sharework project endows an industrial work environment of the necessary “intelligence” and methods for the effective adoption of Human Robot Collaboration (HRC) with no fences.

The project develops a software and hardware modular system capable of understanding the environment and human actions through knowledge and sensors, future state predictions, smart data processing, augmented reality and gesture and speech recognition technology in order to make the robot overcome human barriers and ensure a more effective cooperation.

Sharework is applied in four types of real industrial scenarios in the automotive, railway, metal and capital goods manufacturing industries. Sharework solution will be able to apply to other relevant industrial environments and different industrial assembly and production processes, improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes and guaranteeing the safety of the worker.

Funding Source: 
European Commission - H2020 - FoF
Project Timeframe: 
01 Nov 2018 to 31 Oct 2022

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Partners
Partners: 

- FUNDACIO EURECAT Spain

- ALSTOM TRANSPORTE SA Spain

- NISSAN MOTOR IBERICA SA Spain

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy

STAM SRL Italy

CEMBRE SPA Italy

MACHINING CENTERS MANUFACTURING S.P.A. Italy

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Germany

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT Germany

GOIZPER S. COOP Spain

STRANE INNOVATION SAS France

PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece

INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL SA Luxembourg

ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE NORMALIZACION Spain

Project Status: 
Completed
Project ID: 
DT-FOF-02-2018 (RIA) G.A 820807