Private Parking

The Private Parking facility, owned by INRIA, is a fixed and reconfigurable outdoor space located at INRIA, 2004 route des Lucioles, Bâtiment Khan, Level 0, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis, France, with GPS coordinates 43.614167, 7.068611. While not co-funded by AgrifoodTEF, this facility serves as a versatile testing area for various robotic and mobility experiments, particularly in real-world outdoor conditions. Its layout can be adapted to simulate different operational scenarios, making it suitable for the evaluation of navigation, perception, and control systems in ground-based autonomous platforms such as AGRs and UAVs. The private parking area offers a safe and accessible environment for preliminary field tests before broader deployment.

Description

At INRIA, the private parking facility spans an area of 85 meters by 13 meters and is naturally enclosed by plants and trees, creating a semi-structured, forest-like environment. This makes it an ideal outdoor space for conducting development, testing, and validation experiments with Autonomous Ground Robots (AGRs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Its dynamic setting bridges the gap between controlled indoor testing and fully unstructured field environments, allowing for safe and effective experimentation under realistic outdoor conditions.

What could be offered through this facility?

This facility supports a range of robotic testing activities, including pretesting of AI and mobility algorithms for both AGRs and UAVs before deployment to operational sites. It is particularly suited for sensor integration testing and data acquisition using single- or multi-sensor configurations. Researchers and developers can simulate complex scenarios involving perception, obstacle avoidance, and localisation, helping to refine system performance prior to large-scale deployment.

Type of facility

Fixed

Reconfigurable

Sector