AUTODUMP

The objective of this project is to design and develop a new kit to robotize a conventional dumper used in construction, transforming it to an autonomous mobile robot for tunnel construction. It must be capable of reaching the excavation front without human intervention, then wait to be loaded, and finally autonomously transport the debris outside of the tunnel towards the dump. The new robotic kit will be a breakthrough in the technology used to carry out work performances of various kinds. In addition, the kit developed also represents a major technological challenge to maximize the autonomy of the process and its ability to react in a dynamic and minimally structured environment such as a tunnel in construction. These factors besides offering a marketable product, require the development of different subsystems involved to ensure robustness, compactness and economic viability of the system.