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Commercialization Plan

A product of Intelligent Mobile Robot (IMR) Lab, PAF-KIET

Opportunity/Need• Pakistan is prone to natural disasters (earth quake and floods etc.),

fire accidents due to ad-hoc/unplanned industrial setups, nuclear disasters and also terrorist activities

(Include statistics of historical accidents if possible)

• There is lack of rapid fire extinguishing solutions

• And fire extinguishing/working in nuclear sites is a dangerous job leading to severe casualties of the work force involved

• It is time to start using mobile robots equipped with latest fire extinguishing tools & debris removal gear

17-Apr-18 Commercialization Plan , IMR Lab, PAF-KIET 2

Small team of intelligent mobile robots with all the state of the art technologies embedded onto a Single Board Computer (SBC). The SBC is mounted on the mobile robots which enables them to take decision on the fly, thus creating an ad-hoc network at the disaster location.

Salient features include:

• Portable & robust robots which can work in hazardous environments

• Intelligent behavior such as object detection, target tracking and collision avoidance and coordination

• Both autonomous and manual control

• Communication with base station

Innovation/Product


Block Diagram


Gallery


These are the Fire Fighters Robots which have been developed in the IMR Lab. These robots are able to locate and extinguish fire in a given environment

Finished Product

Tread Mobile Robot Wheeled Mobile Robot17-Apr-18 Commercialization Plan , IMR Lab, PAF-KIET 6

List of the Components for Wheeled Mobile Robot

Components Description

2x DC Geared Motors Voltage: 12V, 300W each

Hose Stepper Motor Voltage: 12V, Current:2.7A

4x Drive Wheels Wheel Diameter: 250 mm

2x Battery 1x of 12V and 7Ah , 1x of 12V and 70Ah

5x Ultrasonic Sensors MB7380 TYPE: FULL HORN , Range: 0.3m to 5m

1x IMU MPU9250 SOLDERED onto the White Pi PCB, to get the data from accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer - ROS standard orientation

1x GPS Connected via USB - gpsd running in background in Linux and manages the GPS data. Use cgps to see the data

1x USB Camera LogiTech c270h The VGA camera for operator view

1x Raspberry Pi 3 32GB Card installed, Display via HDMI, Use HDMI to VGA Converter, Connects to saved WiFi Networks

1x Arduino Mega Connected to Pi 3, Serves as Motor Controller

1x Arduino Nano To read the data of Sonar Sensors

1x Pi Shield Allows connectivity to Sonar Sensors, Thermal Camera, IMU, UART pins

2x Motor Driver Semiconductor BTS7960, 43A17-Apr-18 Commercialization Plan , IMR Lab, PAF-KIET 7

List of the Components for Tread Mobile Robot

Components Description

2x DC Geared Motors Motor Power: 800WMotor Voltage: 12V

Stepper Motor To change the inclination of the holes

1x Battery 12V, 70Ah

1x Arduino Mega Serves as Motors Controller

2x Motor Driver Circuit IRF1404 Hotbed control based H-BRIDGE (Relay Based)

1x Battery 12V, 7Ah

2x Charging port 1x for charging 7Ah battery1x for charging 70Ah battery

2x Power Switch 1x for Controller circuit1x for Motors

2x Fuse 4A Fuse for controller circuit30A Fuse for Motors

1x RC Receiver For sending direction and speed commands


Operator View for Remote Operation developed in IMR Lab

Tank Tread Robot

Wheeled Robot17-Apr-18 Commercialization Plan , IMR Lab, PAF-KIET 9

Strive to become an in-country leading name in the firefighting industry, by focusing on continuous innovation of intelligent mobile robotic systems

Value proposition

• Intelligent behavior (communication, collaboration with other robots & decision making)

• Ability of perform in tough and hazardous environments

• Multifunction (surveillance, firefighting, disaster mitigation)

• Detection and extinguishing of fire

• 2D map generation

• Thermal imaging

• Can carry water pipe as well as fire extinguisher

• Portable & easy to transport

• Robust simultaneous localization & mapping (SLAM) due to multiple sensors and filtering techniques

• Economical

Vision


Commercial Benefits

• Capture a market niche with the innovative product

• Generate high revenues, being a monopoly in this industry

Societal Benefits

• Trust built in disaster and fire extinguishing teams

• More lives saved leading to a safe and happy society

• Develop in-house capability of designing and manufacturing intelligent machines

Potential Impact


Technical/Industrial Benefits

• Rapid response to accident hit locations

• Allow investigating the cause of fire/disaster

• Offer disaster management such as sending missions to earthquake or flood hit areas.

• The mobile robots can also be used by survey companies for generating maps

Potential Impact


Target Market

• Fire brigade department

• Local industries (paint, dying, chemicals etc.)

• Government organizations involved in disaster management

• Civil Defense department

• Rescue 1122

• Police

Pilot customers (already on board) include:

• Defence Housing Authority (DHA)

• Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC)

Target Market/Customers


No local automatic firefighting solutions exist. Product being one of its kind, market acceptance and penetration is highly probably owing to its advantages towards efficiency, time saving and most of all human safety.

Future advancements in the IMR include • Obstacle avoidance • 3D map generation• Building a team/army of robots for achieving coordination and time

efficiency• Better image processing (stereo vision etc.)• Capability to climb steep surfaces and staircases• Addition of gear for rubble removal• Other tools necessary for mitigating the fire/nuclear/natural disasters

and accidents

Market Fit, Advancement & New Research


• The Parosha Cheatah GOSAFER is multi-purpose UGV

• It is used for fire fighting

• Through a water spray mounted on heavy-duty hydraulic powered robot arm the fire can be extinguished

Detailed Competitive AnalysisParosha Cheetah Gosafer - Germany


Comparison of PAROSA CHEATAH GOSAVER to Wheeled Mobile Robot

and Tread Mobile RobotDescription Unit

Parosha CHEATAH GOSAVER

Wheeled Mobile Robot (WMR)

Tread Mobile Robot(TMW)

Length mm 1325 727 970

Width mm 700 612 690

Height mm 485 996 817

Underground Clearance mm 110 65 100

Max. Speed km/h 9 2 3

Max. Range km more than 15 2 1

Max Gradient °(deg) 40 25 40

Payload kg 115 80 90

Operation Temperature Range

°C -25 to +55 -25 to +55 -25 to +55

Remote Control System TeleRadio / Datec WiFi/ROS AFHDS

Detailed Competitive Analysis


• TALON is a lightweight, unmanned, tracked military robot

• The robot is developed to protect war fighters and first responders against explosive threats

Detailed Competitive AnalysisTALON Tracked Military Robot - UK


Comparison of TALON Tracked Robot to Wheeled Mobile Robotand Tread Mobile Robot

Description Unit

TALONTracked Robot

Wheeled Mobile Robot

(WMR)

Tread Mobile Robot(TMW)

Length mm 864 727 970

Width mm 572 612 690

Height mm 279 996 817

Underground Clearance mm 70 65 100

Max. Speed km/h 8.37 2 3

Payload kg 45 80 90

Operation Temperature Range

°C -25 to +55 -25 to +55 -25 to +55

Remote Control System Water-resistant OCU

WiFi/ROS AFHDS

Detailed Competitive Analysis


Characteristics Thermite (link) Parosha Cheetah (link) Developed IMR

Physical Dimensions 74” L x 35” W x 55” H743 kg

Length 1325mmWidth 700mmHeight 485mmWeight 315 kg

Already provided in previous slides

Chemical Types None Cobra–Cold Cutting Extinguisher

Water, mixture(foam and water),CO2

Range Water Delivery: Up to 600 GPM using a multi-directional nozzle 360° horizontal axis, 45°-90° vertical axis

Mixture of water and fire fighting agent is ejected through a nozzle

IMR is capable to carry all hoses available at KMC

Image Processing No Day- and night video-camera’s and thermal imaging camera

Camera and thermal imaging camera

Wireless Communication No Real Time data transmitting Yes

Competitive Analysis Summary


Characteristics Thermite (link) Parosha Cheetah (link) Developed IMR

Mapping Capability No No Yes. The path traversed by the IMRs.

Mobility; multilevel For multilevel but the step size should be small

Limited :Vertical step 200 mm Horizontal step: 415 mmMax. speed: 9 km/hMax. range: More than 15 km

No (not in the currentversion). However feature may be added in the later versions

Temperature Resistance Cannot enter into fire Cannot enter into fire. Temperature range -25°C + 55°C

Up to 260oC

Shielding & other mechanical properties

A440f steel, aircraft 5 grade aluminum , and high quality components

Information not available (customer specified)

Multilayer Aluminized Fabrics

Cost US $98,000 Information not available (customer specified)

5 million PKR

Competitive Analysis Summary


• First in-house state-of-the-art product; both designed & developed locally

• Intelligent decision making power

• Option to control from base station

• Battery operated; making the IMR highly portable and easy to maintain

• Affordable as compared to competition

Points of Differentiation (PODs)


Strengths• Experience in IMR• Availability of labs &

equipment• Availability of HR• Links with industry

Weaknesses• Lack of funds• No local authority for

validation of product

Opportunities• High number of accidents in

the country making market entry relatively easier

• Competition products are expensive

Threats• International brand

presence

Company’s SWOT Analysis


• Costing

• Probable sales/revenues for first 3 years

• Approximate cost Rs 5 million.

Cost & Revenue Streams


Designation Name Institute

Principal Investigator Dr. Muhammad Bilal Kadri PAF KIET

Co - PI Dr. Tariq Mairaj Rasool Khan NUST - PNEC

Team Lead Nasir Jumani PAF KIET

Research Assistants Zaid Piwani, Maaz Mobin, Muhammad Zaid

PAF KIET, NUST - PNEC

PhD Students Fahad Tanveer, Moiz-ul-Hasan, Waleed Bin Yousuf

PAF KIET, NUST - PNEC

MS Students Sofia Yosuf, Waqar Hameed PAF KIET, NUST - PNEC

Secretary Adnan Ahmed PAF KIET

Marketing Manager Sumayya Abbas NUST - PNEC

Team


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