Objective The project proposes novel concept architectures of light-duty, full-electrical vehicles for efficient sustainable urban freight transport and will develop FURBOT, a vehicle prototype, to factually demonstrate the performances expected.The main paradigms of the new vehicle design are: energy efficiency, sustainability, mobility dexterity, modularity, intelligent automated driving and freight handling robotization. The design approach is oriented to harmonically integrate the new features into the vehicle architectures, based on the knowledge of advanced technologies in the field of the electric power supply and drive trains, in wheel motors, lightweight high strength materials, perceptual systems and intelligent controls.FURBOT will present new frame-platform structure, new efficient power supply and drive train layout including X-by wire transmission, new robotic tools for freights manipulation, new internal state sensorial/monitoring system and new perceptual/automated control functions.The vehicle architecture is conceived modularly. The payload is considered packaged in freights boxes or ISO pallets. Attention will be paid to the modularity and standardization of components as well as to safety issues about crashworthiness and EMI/EMC, radiation health impact issues.A great effort will be devoted to improve the energy efficiency of the system by exploiting different aspects: a new power train layout integrated in the chassis; new battery and energy management system; last generation lightweight, direct drive electric motors; regenerative braking on the four driving wheels; reduced mass; attentive use of power addressed by the driver assistant or operating within the automated driving module.The FURBOT represents a transport agent that can be used by alone but that better exploits its power if used in a fleet offering a new sustainable and very adaptable (evolvable) urban freight transport system. The system will be modeled and a simulator developed. Fields of science social sciencessocial geographytransportfreight transportengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringelectric energyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) GC.SST.2011.7-10. - Architectures of Light Duty Vehicles for urban freight transport Call for proposal FP7-SST-2011-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSITA DI PISA EU contribution € 232 000,00 Address LUNGARNO PACINOTTI 43/44 56126 Pisa Italy See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Francesca Lombardi (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE France EU contribution € 393 539,00 Address DOMAINE DE VOLUCEAU ROCQUENCOURT 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Fawzi Nashashibi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BREMACH INDUSTRIE SRL Italy EU contribution € 371 400,00 Address CORSO MAGENTA 27 25100 BRESCIA BS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Guido Sacchetto (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ZTS VYSKUMNO-VYVOJOVY USTAV KOSICE AS Slovakia EU contribution € 214 629,00 Address JUZNA TRIEDA 95 041 24 KOSICE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ladislav Vargovcik (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA Italy EU contribution € 691 680,07 Address VIA BALBI 5 16126 Genova See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Molfino Rezia (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PERSICO SPA Italy EU contribution € 228 660,00 Address Via Follereau 4 24027 Nembro See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alessandro Bergamelli (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Mazel Ingenieros, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 72 952,93 Address Avenida Can Amat 8 08630 Abrera See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Manuel Gonzalez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MUNICIPIO DO BARREIRO Portugal EU contribution € 65 100,00 Address RUA MIGUEL BOMBARDA 2834-005 Barreiro See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nuno Ferreira (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data