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Project co-funded by COMPETE 2030, Portugal 2030 and the European UnionCo-funded by the European Union · COMPETE 2030 · Portugal 2030
VI2FVision-Intelligent Flexible Feeder PT

Work plan

Five activities, 36 months.

From July 2026 to June 2029. Planned schedule, updated as the project progresses.

Project status

Month 5 of 36

Current phase: Preliminary studies: requirements and technical specifications

Start · 1 July 2026End · 30 June 2029
See the work plan
2026202720282029
  1. A1Preliminary studies: requirements and technical specificationsJul 2026 – Dec 2026
  2. Operation concepts and use casesJul 2026 – Sep 2026
  3. Operational requirementsSep 2026 – Dec 2026
  4. Target market studyJul 2026 – Oct 2026
  5. A2System research and developmentJan 2027 – Nov 2028
  6. Feeding systemJan 2027 – Nov 2028
  7. Machine vision for quality control and picking pointsJan 2027 – Nov 2028
  8. Picking systemJan 2027 – Nov 2028
  9. Redistribution and rejection systemJan 2027 – Nov 2028
  10. Adaptive integration moduleJan 2027 – Nov 2028
  11. A3Integration, testing and validationFeb 2028 – Apr 2029
  12. Integration of subsystems into the feederFeb 2028 – Apr 2029
  13. Laboratory functional and performance testsMay 2028 – Apr 2029
  14. Shop-floor testsJul 2028 – Apr 2029
  15. A4Promotion, communication and disseminationJul 2026 – Jun 2029
  16. Project promotionJul 2026 – Jun 2029
  17. Technical and scientific papersFeb 2028 – Jun 2029
  18. National and international conferences and fairsMar 2028 – Jun 2029
  19. Public demonstration eventJan 2029 – Jun 2029
  20. A5Management and technical coordinationJul 2026 – Jun 2029
  21. Technical and scientific managementJul 2026 – Jun 2029
  22. Technology watchJul 2026 – Jun 2029
  23. Risk managementJul 2026 – Jun 2029

Milestones

Checkpoints.

  1. Validation of the system functional architecture

  2. Proofs of concept of the feeding, vision, picking, redistribution and rejection systems

  3. First version of the flexible feeder prototype

  4. First integrated version in the laboratory, ready for tests in a relevant environment

Public outputs

What will be published here.

The project technical reports are internal. This website will publish news, open-access scientific papers, the demonstration video and event information.

See results