In the research project "AUTILITY", experts from science and industry under the leadership of the AIT Center for Vision, Automation & Control have developed a carrier vehicle that independently performs versatile tasks with the help of combined sensor data and artificial intelligence methods. The particular challenge was to develop an automated and robust navigation system so that the vehicle can operate safely in a dynamically changing environment.
The Reform Metron P48 RC automated vehicle on the grounds of Linz Airport © Linz Airport
An automated carrier vehicle for air cargo, traffic cleaning, construction, freight loading and municipal services
The multifunctional vehicle platform serves both as a towing vehicle and as an equipment carrier. It has been tested on the Digitrans test tracks in St. Valentin and at Linz Airport, where it is intended to transport goods autonomously between loading ramps and cargo aircraft in the future. Other possible areas of application include automated transport and workflows in the construction industry and in goods loading, as well as for municipal services such as waste collection and street cleaning.
Classification of relevant objects on the airport apron using neural networks © AIT
The project's partners from industry and research are the FH OÖ Forschungs & Entwicklungs GmbH, the Flughafen Linz GesmbH, the REFORM-WERKE Bauer & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H. and TTTech Auto. The AUTILITY project was funded by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (BMK) as part of the "IKT of the Future" program and was managed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
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Research project AUTILITY
https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/assistive-autonomous-systems/projects/autility/
https://www.ait.ac.at/fileadmin//mc/vision_automation_control/F_F_F/AIT_Factsheet_AUTILITY
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https://www.ait.ac.at/news-events/single-view/detail/6954?cHash=d22809240cdbb0792603488d67aeaab8
Center for Vision, Automation & Control
https://www.ait.ac.at/ueber-das-ait/center/center-for-vision-automation-control
Research group Assistive & Autonomous Systems
https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/assistive-autonomous-systems
