April 21-23, 2015
Montreal, Quebec
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Safety Measures
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Evacuation procedure in case of alarm
Alarm position
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Alert us of any unsafe situations in the meeting
rooms or foyer
• Washrooms
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Our partners
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Stewart Baillie, USC
Luc Lebel, Laval U
Ola Lindros, SLU
M. Thor, R. Bjorheden, SkogForsk
M. Bailey, E. Bélanger, FPAC
Michel Charron, NRCan
Greg Dudek, McGill CIM
Our Sponsors:
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About FPInnovations
 Canada’s forest sector R&D institute
▫ Private, not-for-profit organization
▫ 500+ employees
▫ Annual budget of over $85 million
▫ Three world-class facilities
 185 industrial members & government
partners
 Major innovation programs
▫ Forest operations
▫ Wood products
▫ Pulp, paper and bio-products
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Forest Operations 101
Felling
Extraction
Processing
Loading
Trucking
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Key challenges to automation in the forest
 Forest variability
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Uneven distribution
Variable tree size
Variable species/products
Continuously changing
 Environment variability
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Rough ground
Slopes
Snow, water
Weather extremes
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Why are we here?
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Why are we here?
• Understand issues facing the forest sector relating to the
timber supply chain
• Learn from what other sectors are doing
• Identify promising technology pathways for machines
• Create linkages that could lead to partnerships/alliances
• Who is here?
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The workshop
Wednesday April 22
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Introduction & welcome
Presentation on the mining sector tech
Overview of forest industry issues
Morning presentation block (Robotics)
• Afternoon presentation block (Robotics &
teleoperation)
• Free time
• Dinner with guest speaker
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Thursday April 23
• Morning presentation block (Sensors)
• Final discussion & identification of
promising pathways
• Free lunch
• Optional visit to McGill University Center
for Intelligent Machines
Merci à tous nos partenaires et collaborateurs
Thank you to all our partners and collaborators