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The project “Automatic container loading and unloading equipment between railcars or autonomous tire trucks and vehicles” aims to develop a prototype for the final technical and commercial validation of the project that the AP – BRIDGE promoter has been developing and has already requested, since December 2018, allowing, among other things: Automating seaports and logistics terminals, speeding up the loading of TEUs on railway wagons, responding to the increase in freight transport by sea container; Demonstrate relevant advances in Commercial Ports, as part of the Blue Growth program.
As a result of the positive technological pre-tests in the design phase, the actions to be developed aim to reach, at the end of the proposed development, a Technology readiness levels (TRL) of 7 - Demonstration of system prototype in operational environment through: 1. Development complete prototype system; 2. Development of cargo, port and vehicle management platform; 3. Integration and validation of the complete system (A-Wagon + Buffer + Platform, autonomous and with load management); 4. Testing and validation of complete system in real controlled environment; 5. Preparation for commercialization; 6. Project promotion and dissemination of results; 7. Demonstration of the validated solution in operational context; 8. Technical and financial management of the project.