Projects for Industry

Projects for Industry

The table presents an overview of individual projects with specific companies and businesses in the CIIRC’s economic activity with a brief description of their focus. Major contribution to the realization of R&D projects represent leading European manufacturers in the automotive industry, such as Škoda Auto a.s.

Project Title Rockwell Automation Laboratory for Distributed Intelligent Control (RA-DIC)
Description The main research focus of the project is an employment of semantic technologies for processing data from industrial automation domain. The task involves utilization of Semantic Web together with Big Data technologies. The overall approach is demonstrated on a prototype solution named Semantic Big Data Historian.
Principal Investigator Václav Jirkovský
Funded by Rockwell Automation s.r.o.
From – To 2014 – 2018
Project Title Anomaly detection in driver activities through cognitive learning algorithms
Description The project studies hierarchical temporal memory (HTM) as a tool for detection of anomalies in streaming data and tries to overcome some of those limits that have been identified when applying the existing HTM Numenta framework for anomaly detection in driver activities. Special attention is devoted to processing of data provided by some recently developed sensors (e.g. dynamic visual sensor) that rely on novel Address-Event-Representation.
Principal Investigator Olga Štěpánková
Funded by Volkswagen AG, DE
From – To 2014 – 2018
Project Title MAGIK EYE
Description The Magik Eye sensor is revolutionizing how machines see the world. A team of leading experts in optical science and computer vision aim to reinvent 3D vision, making it more performant, more reliable, and much less expensive. (https://magik-eye.com)
Principal Investigator Tomáš Pajdla
Funded by Magik Eye Inc. New York, USA
From – To 2015 – 2018
Project Title FORD MOTOR
Description A research project focused on the integration of the Ford spare part catalog and the existing Ford supply chain management ontology. The proposed approach utilizes background knowledge gathered from external semantic resources (DBpedia, WordNet) and algorithms for automatic matching of ontologies.
Principal Investigator Petr Kadera
Funded by Ford Motor Company
From – To 2016 – 2018
Project Title EATON LAB 
Description This work deals with the problem of resource scheduling in safety systems, where there are multiple applications that are required to be executed periodically with certain temporal guarantees. We maximize control performance of the resulting system, assuming some level of abstraction. The contributions of the work are: (1) A new problem formulation that links schedule performance and control performance of applications is proposed; (2) The ILP and CP models that solve the problem optimally are formulated and implemented to exploit particular properties of smaller size instances, the two models are proposed due to the significantly different behavior of optimization; (3) A heuristic approach is proposed to solve realistically sized problems; (4) An extensive experimental evaluation and comparison of optimal and heuristic approaches is done. 
Principal Investigator Zdeněk Hanzálek
Funded by EATON Elektrotechnika s.r.o. 
From – To 2016 –
Project Title MUAVET – Multirobot Aerial Vehicle Experimentation Testbed 
Description The aim is to design and develop a system for multi-robotic experimentation with UAV systems (hexacopters). The project includes a system of 4 hexacopters, their on-board sensor, control and stabilization system (on-board camera, control computer and autopilot), communication system and base station for outdoor experimentation in the perimeter of some 0.5 km2. The system allows for UAV cooperation experiments and their coordination with similar ground systems (UGVs). Pilot experiments on Cooperative Space Search (Search & Rescue) by the UAV group and the UGV ground system were carried out.
Principal Investigator Libor Přeučil
Funded by A joint project of CTU/CIIRC and King Abdulaziz University, SA
From – To 2016 – 2018
Project Title ŠKODA AUTO I and II – Smart Bin Picking
Description The aim is to research and design new procedures for smart bin-picking; research, development and laboratory verification of the manipulator’s navigation method for collecting misplaced parts from the transport packaging, prototype SW and laboratory demonstrator. Deep learning techniques are employed to determine the general position and orientation of the gripped component based on the processing of the monocular image of the scene. Pilot project of manipulating and serving parts in bodywork and prototype for production verification.
Principal Investigator Libor Přeučil
Funded by Škoda Auto, Mladá Boleslav
From – To 2016 – 2017
Project Title AST
Description The project aims at development of a functional prototype of the new integrated telemedicine system for early noninvasive detection of selected parameters for determining the quality of the cardiovascular system function by sensing physiological parameters and other variables that can be performed in the natural environment of the patient without the need of professional staff to be present.
Principal Investigator Karel Hána
Funded by AST Czech, Brno
From – To 2016 – 2017
Project Title ASSECO
Description Financing of research and laboratory operation. 
Principal Investigator Jan Šedivý
Funded by ASSECO Solutions, a.s.
From – To 2016 – 2024
Project Title ŠKODA ČESANA
Description Study of the use of agent systems in automotive industry emphasizing automatic control, planning, scheduling and assembly operations.
Principal Investigator Vladimír Mařík 
Funded by ŠKODA ČESANA, Mladá Boleslav 
From – To 2016 – 2017 
Project Title  PORSCHE
Description  Development of a communication module for a car. Development work on the CAN and WiFi converter included the following activities: (1) Selection of a suitable embedded platform and USB-WiFi converter, (2) Implementation of software, (3) Creation of specification tests based on the function specification, and (4) Test implementation.
Principal Investigator Zdeněk Hanzálek
Funded by PORSCHE, Praha
From – To 2017
Project Title   TOS Kuřim – calculations
Description  The project focuses on the research of a new portal machining center TOS Kuřim bearing structure with sliding crossbeam and a ram with large stroke (5 m). According to input requirements, structural optimization of the portal design was performed by topology and parametric optimization based on FEM models. Using the computational optimization, potential of the mass reduction by more than 20 % was shown, while keeping the structural properties. Based on the project results, final structural design of the machine structure has been prepared by TOS Kuřim and the machine is being realized. 
Principal Investigator Matěj Sulitka 
Funded by TOS Kuřim 
From – To 2017 
Project Title   ATOS IT Simulation
Description  CIIRC in cooperation with Atos, Euroenergy and Ernst&Young companies has participated in the project Requirements on Software Support and Analytical Environment Including Procedural Operation and External Running Integration for Assessment of Adequacy of ES CR Power Production Capacity. The project aims at designing a methodology and proposing suitable SW tools for simulation of the ES CR in Pan-European power energy context (power sources and networks, power demand). The aim of modelling is to evaluate the future reliability of ES CR in terms of new energetics (conventional sources reduction, massive growth  of intermittent sources, demand side management, electromobility, etc.) and with respect to the most important risk factors (power source and network outages, weather effects and consumption fluctuation).
Principal Investigator David Hrycej
Funded by ATOS IT Simulace
From – To 2017
Project Title    CONCERTO
Description   
Principal Investigator Jan Šedivý
Funded by CONCERTO AI, USA
From – To 2017 – 2019
Project Title   SL MAGIK EYE
Description  Lab funding in order to support and strengthen the research capabilities of CTU in CIIRC in the fields of computer vision, machine learning and sensors. 
Principal Investigator Tomáš Pajdla
Funded by Magic Eye Inc. New York, USA
From – To 2017 – 2024
Project Title   SL FACTORIO SOLUTIONS
Description  Testbed Support Lab is a common laboratory of CIIRC and Factorio Solutions in order to support and strengthen the research, development and technology transfer capabilities of CTU in CIIRC in the fields of industrial automation, industrial controls, robotics, IT technologies, Industry 4.0 and other fields of technology. One of the key activities is to support the development of Testbed for Industry 4.0 by providing knowledge and human resources to design the software architecture, interface various components from the digital factory software and develop simulation models of various manufacturing processes.
Principal Investigator Pavel Burget
Funded by Factorio Solutions, s.r.o.
From – To 2017 – 2024
Project Title  NAP Smart Grids 
Description  Study for the A19 and P4 Working Groups to be used to carry out tasks under the NAP for Smart Grids (NAP SG). The purpose of the study is to describe the current possibilities for collective remote control (HDO) and the way it is used, including possibilities for further development in the short, medium and long-term, taking into account future consumption management (DSR), distributed/decentralized production (DECE) and accumulation. Assessing HDO as a tool to support DECE integration.
Principal Investigator Hynek Beran
Funded by National Action Plan Smart Grids – Ministry of Trade and Industry
From – To 2017 – 2018
Project Title   PORSCHE: Autonomous Cars Driving 
Description  Objective of this project is to design, develop and test the components for autonomous cars. Namely the differential GPS localization, motion planning for parking manoeuvres  and motion controller. The components are tested on a race model car and are designed in a way that enables to use them in a real car.
Principal Investigator Zdeněk Hanzálek
Funded by PORSCHE Inter Auto CZ
From – To 2017 – 2018
Project Title   SL Pocket Virtuality
Description  Lab funding in order to support and strengthen the research capabilities  of CTU in the CIIRC in the fields of development and test of usage of augmented reality application in smart cities visualization, conversion of 3D urban data (3D models) and development of interfaces (API) from different simulation tools or online data in real time in area of smart cities or buildings.
Principal Investigator Michal Postránecký
Funded by Pocket Virtuality a.s.
From – To 2017 – 2024
Project Title   Bin picking ŠKODA 
Description  In recent years the operations of robotic part picking and stowing have attracted great attention. The task of the robot, which performs the operation, is to find the requested part, grip it and move it to a defined position. In such a way tedious and repeating operations can be performed automatically and human operators may focus on other task such as supervision of several machines etc. This project aims at development of a workstation with a collaborative robot that is able to pick parts from a box and put them to an automatic welding line to be welded into a car body. Deep learning techniques have been used to recognize the parts under various circumstances and to design a reliable way how to pick the part from the pile. The workstation is going to be able to be installed for a long-term operation in the car-body production line.
Principal Investigator Pavel Burget
Funded by  ŠKODA Auto, Mladá Boleslav 
From – To  2017 – 2018
Project Title    ŠKODA ADAM 
Description  Project focuses on optimization of the layout of production lines in automotive industry. The goal of the project is to find the optimal layout of workstations to maximize the production efficiency concerning the physical constraints of the corresponding manufacturing hall.
Principal Investigator Petr Kadera
Funded by ŠKODA Auto, Mladá Boleslav
From – To  2017 – 2018
Project Title ŠKODA: Autonomous Car
Description  Project deals with the construction of an autonomous race model car and extension of a test environment by a model of the combustion engine. It covers many aspects of race model car construction from mechanical design, electronics preparation to software architecture and algorithms. Car software is based on the Robot Operating System (ROS). The final software architecture is proposed and evaluated in real-world experiments. The first result is working race model car capable of autonomous driving in corridors. The second result is a specific HW interfaced with the test environment.  
Principal Investigator Zdeněk Hanzálek
Funded by ŠKODA Auto, Mladá Boleslav
From – To  2017 – 2018
Project Title LINET
Description  Research cooperation in the area of intelligent medical beds.
Principal Investigator Lenka Lhotská
Funded by LINET spol. s r.o.
From – To 2018
 Project Title AHTR Development
 Description  It concerns an applied research of a new AHTR (Advanced High Temperature Reactor) small modular nuclear reactor for the largest African electricity producing company. It focuses on two areas: (1) New RADEC (RAdially and Axially DEsigned Core) development using double nested MC simulation, (2) Energy storage system design using molten salts for electricity load following.
Principal Investigator Radek Škoda
 Funded by WITS University, ESKOM, RSA 
 From – To 2018 – 2019