ELROB 2008

European Land Robot Trial

Sections

Organisers
Chief Judge Team
Scenarios
Teams
Static Display
Results

About
Organisers
Chief Judge Team
Scenarios
Teams
Static Display
Results

About

The German Federal Armed Forces would like to thank all of you for making the 3rd European Land-Robot Trial (ELROB 2008) another great success. The over 20 participants from 10 European countries gave an impressive performance for the spectators coming from 20 countries all over the world. The ELROB was conducted in order to provide trials as close as possible to operational scenarios for UGVs/UAVs with focus on short-term realizable robot systems. With regard to available capabilities, the organisers sought to promote innovative technical approaches that will enable the operation of unmanned vehicles. Representatives of military, border patrol, special forces, police, fire brigades, and civil protection agencies from the major European countries attended. The ELROB was accompanied with a comprehensive static display covering a wide variety of robotics aspects.

ELROB 2008 in short:

UGV/UAV trials as close as possible to operational scenarios with focus on short-term realisable robot systems
2008 host: The German Federal Armed Forces
~20 participants from 10 European countries
Spectators from 20 countries worldwide
ELROB was accompanied with a comprehensive static display (~50 exhibitors)
User defined realistic trials for RSTA, Convoy, Mule, EOD, and Camp Security scenarios

The focus of ELROB 2008:

Servicemen and –women of the Bundeswehr are targets of ambushes and attacks while on mission abroad. Opposing Forces are not seeking a decisive military victory on the battlefield but trying to erode the political firmness of the parliament and demoralize the German population’s will to support Germany’s commitment for global security. The protection of German soldiers against death and injury enables the completion of military orders and ensures political freedom of action. By definition, unmanned robot systems provide maximum protection for soldiers, because they are no longer exposed to the threat.

ELROB 2008 focuses on the question, if robot systems can support soldiers effectively in the near future. The purpose of the trial is to identify such robotic systems, which are able to master daily military tasks. Four scenarios are the test bed for this. The Organizers` aim is to gain insights for future armament projects and Research and Technology activities.

Developers of robotic systems are asked to illustrate the performance of their systems at ELROB 2008. A comprehensive fair provides more insights in other aspects of robot systems.

For additional information about the event, the participating teams and the exhibitors at the static display you may have a look at the official ELROB 2008 Catalogue.

Organisers

The event is jointly organised by the following institutions related to the German Federal Armed Forces:

German Ministry of Defence (BMVg)
Research Establishment for Applied Science (FGAN, now: Fraunhofer FKIE)
NATO IST-058 / RTG-024
European Robotics

Chief Judge Team

Prof. Dr. Yvan Baudoin

Judge

Royal Military Academy, HUDEM, BSMEE

Marion Sielemann

Judge

Rü IV 4 (German Directorate General of Armaments)

Prof. Dr. Juha Röning

Judge

Head of Dept of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Oulu

OTL Dr.-Ing. Weisen

Judge

HA III 3 (2) (German Federal Armed Forces, Army Office)

Dr. Frank E. Schneider

Judge

Research Establishment for Applied Science (FGAN, now: Fraunhofer FKIE)
Head of European Robotics

Scenarios

Scenarios will be:

Reconnaissance and surveillance in non-urban terrain (day & night)

NOTE: There will be a qualification trial at daylight, the main trial will be at night!

Scenario description PDF

EOD – Various kinds of EOD scenarios

NOTE: These scenarios only address professionals. Please apply for participation!

Scenario description PDF

Participating Teams

For additional information about the event, the participating teams and the exhibitors at the static display you may have a look at the official ELROB 2008 Catalogue.

Exhibition / Static Display

The following exhibitors took part in the ELROB 2008 static display:

AIM Infrarot-Module, Germany
Airborne Industries, Germany
AirRobot, Germany
Allen Vanguard, United Kingdom
Autoflug Steuerungs- und Sensortechnik, Germany
Base Ten Systems, Germany
BFI Optilas, Germany
borjet aeromodels, Germany
CT-Video, Germany
Diehl BGT Defence, Germany
ECA, France
EMT Ingenieurgesellschaft, Germany
Fahrzeug-Entwicklung Sachsen, Germany
FGAN-FKIE, Germany
Force Ware, Germany
IABG, Germany
i-sft, Germany
Isomorph, Italy
Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Leibniz Universität Hanniver, ISE/RTS, Germany
LSA-ISEP, Portugal
MACROSWISS, Switzerland
MBDA/LFK, Germany
microdrones, Germany
MineWolf Systems, Switzerland
MOONBUGGY, Smith Engineering, United Kingdom
ND SatCom Defence, Germany
OmniSTAR, The Netherlands
PAROSHA INNOVATORS (formerly: Van Brummelen), The Netherlands
QinetiQ, United Kingdom
Rheinmetall Defence, Germany
Robotics Inventions, Poland
Robowatch Technologies, Germany
Siralab, Italy
Telefunken Radio Communication Systems, Germany
Telemaintenance, TSH Aachen, Germany
Telerob, Germany
Thales Defence, Germany
Thales Optronics, France
TNO, The Netherlands
UlrichC, Germany
Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany
Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Universität Siegen, Institut für Echtzeit-Lernsysteme, Germany
Universität Würzburg, Zentrum für Telematik, Germany
VTQ Videotronik, Germany

For additional information about the event, the participating teams and the exhibitors at the static display you may have a look at the official ELROB 2008 Catalogue.

Official Results

Reconnaissance and surveillance in non-urban terrain (day)

Distance 1000m

University of Kaiserslautern
University of Hannover
Diehl and BASE 10

Distance 500m

AirRobot
Rheinmetall
TNO and University of Siegen

Reconnaissance and surveillance in non-urban terrain (night)

Distance 3000m

University of Hannover

Distance 500m

University of Kaiserslautern
AirRobot
University of Siegen

Camp security & situation awareness in semi-urban environments

University of Oulu
Telerob
Diehl

Transport – Convoying in mixed terrain

University of Hannover
University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Diehl

Transport – Mule function in mixed terrain

University of Kaiserslautern
University of Hannover
University of Siegen

For additional information about the event, the participating teams and the exhibitors at the static display you may have a look at the official ELROB 2008 Catalogue.