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Research Project: Mobility on Demand with Self-Driving Cars
from Daniela Rus
(2015/12/2 18:21)
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In this project we are developing self-driving cars for customized mobility on demand as part of the SMART program.
The objective is to develop data-driven customized transportation. We are developing a fleet of self-driving cars consisting of golf carts and electric cars. Mobility on demand aims to transform transportation into a utility, to be available to anybody, anytime. If you want to go somewhere, you book a ride, the robot car comes to where you are and drives you where you want to go. After dropping you off, the robot car coordinates with the other robots in the system to determine where its next pickup location is and drives itself there. An optimization engine ensures that people?s waiting times, car trajectories, and vehicles in the system are optimized.
In October 2014 we conducted a public trial at the Chinese Gardens in Singapore. We invited the public to test our mobility on demand system. During the week long trial over 500 people booked and took rides. The robot ...
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Research Project: Mobility on Demand with Self-Driving Cars
from Daniela Rus
(2015/12/2 18:21)
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In this project we are developing self-driving cars for customized mobility on demand as part of the SMART program.
The objective is to develop data-driven customized transportation. We are developing a fleet of self-driving cars consisting of golf carts and electric cars. Mobility on demand aims to transform transportation into a utility, to be available to anybody, anytime. If you want to go somewhere, you book a ride, the robot car comes to where you are and drives you where you want to go. After dropping you off, the robot car coordinates with the other robots in the system to determine where its next pickup location is and drives itself there. An optimization engine ensures that people?s waiting times, car trajectories, and vehicles in the system are optimized.
In October 2014 we conducted a public trial at the Chinese Gardens in Singapore. We invited the public to test our mobility on demand system. During the week long trial over 500 people booked and took rides. The robot ...
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Research Project: Robot Compiler
from Daniela Rus
(2015/12/1 22:39)
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A great challenge with today?s robots is that it takes a long time to design and fabricate new robots. We need to speed up the creation of robots.
Many different types of robots are available today, but each of these robots took many years to produce. The computation, mobility, and manipulation capabilities of robots are tightly coupled to the body of the robot?its hardware system. Since today?s robot bodies are fixed and difficult to extend, the capabilities of each robot are limited by its body. Fabricating new robots, add-on robotic modules, fixtures, or specialized tools to extend capabilities is not a real option, as the process of design, fabrication, assembly, and programming is long and cumbersome. We need the design and fabrication tools that will speed up the fabrication of robots. Imagine creating a robot compiler that takes as input the functional specification of the robot (for example ?I want a robot to play chess with me?) and computes a design that meets the specific ...
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Research Project: Robot Compiler
from Daniela Rus
(2015/12/1 22:39)
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A great challenge with today?s robots is that it takes a long time to design and fabricate new robots. We need to speed up the creation of robots.
Many different types of robots are available today, but each of these robots took many years to produce. The computation, mobility, and manipulation capabilities of robots are tightly coupled to the body of the robot?its hardware system. Since today?s robot bodies are fixed and difficult to extend, the capabilities of each robot are limited by its body. Fabricating new robots, add-on robotic modules, fixtures, or specialized tools to extend capabilities is not a real option, as the process of design, fabrication, assembly, and programming is long and cumbersome. We need the design and fabrication tools that will speed up the fabrication of robots. Imagine creating a robot compiler that takes as input the functional specification of the robot (for example ?I want a robot to play chess with me?) and computes a design that meets the specific ...
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Research Project: Robot Compiler
from Daniela Rus
(2015/12/1 22:39)
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A great challenge with today?s robots is that it takes a long time to design and fabricate new robots. We need to speed up the creation of robots.
Many different types of robots are available today, but each of these robots took many years to produce. The computation, mobility, and manipulation capabilities of robots are tightly coupled to the body of the robot?its hardware system. Since today?s robot bodies are fixed and difficult to extend, the capabilities of each robot are limited by its body. Fabricating new robots, add-on robotic modules, fixtures, or specialized tools to extend capabilities is not a real option, as the process of design, fabrication, assembly, and programming is long and cumbersome. We need the design and fabrication tools that will speed up the fabrication of robots. Imagine creating a robot compiler that takes as input the functional specification of the robot (for example ?I want a robot to play chess with me?) and computes a design that meets the specific ...
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Fraunhofer und Universität Auckland kooperieren bei bionischem Ellbogengelenk
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/12/1 17:30)
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Die Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft und die neuseeländische University of Auckland werden im Projekt»Bionic Joint«drei Jahre lang zusammenarbeiten?mit dem Ziel, eine neuartige bionische Arm-Orthese für Ellbogen zu entwickeln. Das internationale Projekt startete am 1. Dezember bei einem Kick-off-Treffen im Fraunhofer-Forum Berlin. John Key, Premierminister von Neuseeland, Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Präsident der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft und Dr. Urs Schneider, Projektverantwortlicher des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPA in Stuttgart stellten dort die Forschungskooperation vor.
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Das Selbstversorger-Hausboot
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/12/1 8:00)
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Ein Leben abseits von Autolärm und Abgasen?immer mehr Menschen zieht es ans Wasser. Energieautarke schwimmende Häuser erfüllen nicht nur dieses Lebensgefühl, sondern kurbeln auch die Wirtschaft an. In dem Projekt autartec©arbeiten Mittelständler, Industrie, Universitäten sowie zwei Fraunhofer-Institute Hand in Hand.
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Türhersteller profitiert von Simulationstools
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/12/1 8:00)
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Einbruchshemmende Türen wärmedämmend zu bauen, ist für Hersteller eine Herausforderung. Ihre komplexe Konstruktion bietet Schlupflöcher für Luftströme. Mit wissenschaftlichen Simulationsmethoden planten Fraunhofer-Forscher eine wärmedämmende Konstruktion am Computer?ohne teuren Prototypenbau.
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Elektroautos: Batterie mit Köpfchen
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/12/1 8:00)
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Die Batterie ist das Herzstück des Elektroautos. Fraunhofer-Forscher haben einen Stromspeicher entwickelt, derüber den gesamten Lebenszyklus deutlich kostengünstiger sein soll als bisherige Modelle. Ist eine derüber hundert Batteriezellen defekt, lässt sie sich einfach austauschen. Bisher wird der gesamte Akku ausgewechselt.
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Tiermehl als Phosphorquelle
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2015/12/1 8:00)
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Die Abfälle von Schlachthöfen werden zu Tiermehl verarbeitet und anschließend verfüttert oder verbrannt. Allerdings könnte man dieses Mehl besser nutzen: Es enthält Phosphor, ein knappes Mineral, das als Düngemittel dient. Eine neue Anlage verbrennt das Pulver so, dass die Asche als Rohstoff für Phosphordünger dienen könnte.
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