| Lead sector | Other sectors | Start | Project Duration in Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH | 1 January 1996 | 24 |
Project Objectives, Summary description and anticipated results:
The REMOT project objective is to develop and validate a generic approach to allow remote control of scientific experiments and facilities that require real time operation and multimedia information feedback, using communications infrastructure available to European researchers.
The validation of the generic approach will be performed by representatives from the two user communities participating in the project: the Astronomical community, which has telescopes located at far places -such as islands and/or mountains- and the Plasma Physics community, that is concentrating expensive experimental facilities in a few places in order to pool resources.
A generic teleoperation system shall be built, using as much as possible available elements from other projects or off-the-shelf, plus ad-hoc software modules. The communications infrastructure will be based on the Internet, where necessary using underlying dedicated network infrastructures to ensure that real time and safety constraints can be met. Over this generic remote operation system, two independent demonstrators will be built in order to show the feasibility of teleoperating scientific experiments in two real environments, and the suitability of the architecture developed.
The project results will potentially enable large savings, by allowing for shared and more effective access to expensive research facilities. Furthermore, the potential of performing remote experiments will also enable a wider participation in joint research undertakings from all regions of the community.
Major Validation sites:
| Institution/ Organisations | City/Town + Postal Code | Region | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias | La Laguna 38200 | ES7 | ES |
| Laboratorio de Astrofisica Espacial y Fisica Fundamental | Villafranca del C.28080 | ES3 | ES |
| Osservatorio Astonomico di Trieste | Trieste I34131 | IT33 | IT |
| Universiteit Utrecht | Utrech 3508 | NL31 | NL |
| Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH | Jülich 52425 | DEA2 | DE |
| Users Involved |
|---|
| Astronomic community: an observatory operator (IAC), a telescope operator and user (OAT), an astromic user (LAEFF), and three aditional astro operators for requirements. Plasma Phy. community: a tokamak operator (KFA), and a user (UU) |
| Technologies and/or approach used |
| Extensive use will be made of available tools from the Internet domain, such as WWW or MBONE, taking into account the potential limitations for real time and security aspects for teleoperation. ISDN and ATM shall also be considered if necessary |
| Expected benefits for the citizen |
| Increased benefits from large scientific facilities investments, as well as more economic use. Larger scientific returns. |
| Expected benefits for the users of the application |
| Both the operators and users will benefit from a more cost-effective exploitation possibility through the possibility of remote access and control of experiments via communication networks. The scientific value of conducting experiments will also potentially be increased, as users may be able to stay in their local environment during the experiment and enable a more rapid feedback on the experiments results. |
| Expected benefits for the European Industries |
| Although the application is primarily targeted to the scientific domain, it will develop technology that could help the introduction of teleoperation systems in industry. |
| Contribution to EU-policies |
| The project will contribute to European cohesion by allowing for wider participation in joint RTD undertakings from all regions of the Unions. The project will also increase the cost-effectiveness of RTD activities by providing a more efficient utilisation of the expensive RTD facilities. |
Coordinator:
| Institution/ Organisations | City + Postal Code | Region | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCP Sistemas e Ingenieria | Madrid 28050 | ES3 | ES |
| Parent company | Controlling Company (Country) | ||
| n/a | n/a |
Contact person from the Coordinating Contractor:
| Title, First Name, Name | Director Enrique, Garcia | Address: | María Tubau, 5 28050 Madrid (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tel: | +34-1-3589846 | Fax: | +34-1-3589345 |
| E-mail 1: | tcpsi@servicom.es | E-mail 2: |
Other Contractors:
| Participants Code | Name of Institution/Organisation | City + Postal Code | Region | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 | Universidad Politecnica De Madrid - GTI | Madrid 28040 | ES3 | ES |
| C3 | Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canarias - CMA | Las Palmas 35017 | ES7 | ES |
| C4 | Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias | La Laguna 38200 | ES7 | ES |
| C5 | Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste | Trieste I34131 | IT33 | IT |
| C6 | Laboratoria de Astrofisica Espacial y Fixica Fundamental | Villafranca 28080 | ES3 | ES |
| C7 | Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg - CDS | Strasbourg 67000 | FR42 | FR |
| C8 | Nordic Optical Telescope Scientific Association | Lund 221 00 | SE | SE |
| C 9 | Kiepenhuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik | Freiburg 79104 | DE13 | DE |
| C10 | Universiteit Utrecht | Utrecht 3584 | NL31 | NL |
| C11 | Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH | Jülich 52425 | DEA2 | DE |