Disaster
Plant Disaster Prevention
Challenge
Team entry for
WRC2020 challenge is
closed.
Entry Period:
Friday June 28 to
Saturday August 31 *JST *except for Junior Category
- Plant Disaster Prevention Challenge
- Tunnel Disaster Response and Recovery
Challenge - Standard Disaster Robotics Challenge
Plant Disaster
Prevention
Challenge
Outline
Inspecting or maintaining infrastructures based on set standards
(e.g. opening and closing valves etc)
Task
- Task P1
Inspection and
Maintenance - Task P2
Fault Detection
and
Emergency
Response - Task P3
Diagnosis of
Pipes and
Ducts - Task P4
Diagnosis of
Tanks - Task P5
Overall Performance
Task P1
Inspection and Maintenance
Read the meters installed at specified positions using a robot's camera, and adjust the corresponding valves etc.
Challenges
Feedback-type operation (read meters and adjust valves accordingly).
Task P2
Fault Detection and Emergency Response
Measure abnormal sounds and/or vibrations at unspecified positions on motors etc., and report the measurement results.
Operate the fire hydrant and fuel valves to extinguish a fire that occurred during the inspection.
Challenges
Fault detection of which the position is unknown.
Response to an unexpected emergency.
Task P3
Diagnosis of Pipes and Ducts
Diagnose the soundness (loose bolts, rust, etc.) of pipes and ducts within the plant.
Challenges
Inspection of complex structures. Speed and accuracy over a wide area is needed.
Task P4
Diagnosis of Tanks
Diagnose the soundness (cracks, rust, etc.) of large tanks within the plant.
Challenges
Inspection of large structures. Speed and accuracy over a wide area is needed.
Task P5
Overall Performance
Conduct a general inspection. When an emergency occurs, search for victims in adverse conditions (smoke, debris, etc.).
Challenges
A wide-range of operations in uncertain conditions.
- Plant Disaster Prevention Challenge
- Tunnel Disaster Response and Recovery
Challenge - Standard Disaster Robotics Challenge