Current projects
Here are the projects we are currently working on:
SORA4UAM
WAMOS
START Living Lab
AIRlabs
Smart Monkey Lab
HUMANITA
BioMonitor4CAP
BioMONITec
Gemeinschaftsdrohne
Framework for automated risk information management to support “next-gen” SORA for UAM in Austria and beyond
The new drone strategy of the European Union emphasizes the key role of drones in sustainable innovative air mobility. Prospective drone applications in urban air mobility (UAM) include both flying taxis and transportation of goods and are aimed at the implementation of the EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. The success of this endeavor is strongly dependent on the automation of drone operation risk assessment.
SORA4UAM will deliver a comprehensive practical framework for deriving supplemental spatial information to support “Next-Gen” SORA in Austria. The deliverables of SORA4UAM have a potential of becoming an example of best practices for SORA support beyond Austrian borders and in the context of U-Space, contributing to the overall safety of drone operations in the EU.
Timeline:
01.11.2023 – 30.04.2025
Financing:
WAMOS
Wave Monitoring System based on GNSS/INS Integration
The main aim of the project WAMOS (WAve MOnitoring System) is to clarify whether and to which extent boat traffic affects the macrophyte vegetation, and which countermeasures (e.g. wave protection measures) have to be undertaken. The prerequisite for achieving the target is to develop an interdisciplinary monitoring system that provides indications of the link between wave heights, boat type, sediment, and macrophytes. A part of it is reserved for the design and development of measurement buoys, which shall capture the incoming wave energy in the shore zone in near-realtime. The boat traffic (position, speed, course) is monitored via flexible Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)-based image acquisition systems.
Timeline:
01.10.2023 – 30.09.2025
Financing:
START Living Lab
Drone technologies for mountain rescue
Building on the INTERREG VI IT-AT project START, the aim is to develop the use of semi-autonomous drones in rescue operations in extreme environments so that people in mountain distress can be helped more effectively. With a user-centered approach, the new project team will research and develop unmanned aerial rescue. In accordance with the START cooperation agreement, the mountain rescue teams have surveyed needs during the preparatory phase. On the one hand, the focus is on automation in flight planning and risk assessment as well as the innovative application of sensor systems. On the other hand, the transport of material and people with drones on the “last mile” in impassable terrain will be tested.
Project lead:
Project partners:
Research group SIENA
Timeline:
01.01.2024 – 31.01.2026
Biodiversity monitoring technologies - translating disruptive engineering technologies into conservation practice.
BioMONITec is a COIN project focused on discovering and structuring the latest and traditional technologies and tools for biodiversity monitoring. The available tools will be organized into thematic e-toolkits and made discoverable in the form of an online catalog to support, in the first line, protected area managers. In addition, the project is developing a global guide (MoniGloG) that will help monitor biodiversity in protected areas. Also, an online configurator called MoniConfig will provide a checklist to help conservation practitioners implement the best monitoring systems available.
Timeline:
01.02.2021 – 31.12.2024
Financing:
Building the next generation workforce for the UAS industry in Austria and beyond
DronePilot has the ambitious goal of building the next generation workforce for the UAS industry in Austria and beyond and focuses on the following key innovation goals:
(1) Developing a new holistic training framework for current and future UAS pilots;
(2) Integrate UAS pilot training into the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) by applying innovative and new learner-centered approaches to upskilling and retraining, such as “micro-credentials”;
(3) Develop a vision for an internationally recognized and fully certified European Drone and Data Academy (EDDA) that positions Austria as a major center for UAS education.
Timeline:
01.11.2022 – 31.10.2023
Financing:
Automated scheduling of collaborative drone operations
The community drone develops and evaluates concepts and methods for a coordinated and collaborative use of drones by several interested parties and determines the associated potentials of efficiency increase and cost reductions. The central component is the functional proof of a multi-user/multi-mission planning system for automated and optimized mission planning for jointly used drones. The solution concept will also be evaluated with regard to economic efficiency, feasibility, and regulatory framework conditions.
Timeline:
1.09.2022 – 30.09.2024
Financing:
Approved projects
The projects listed here have been approved and granted funding, but have not been started yet
Drone4All
Completed projects
DroneSORA
DronePilot
DroneRadar
Drone Risk Austria
For FOREST
Fishstream
WhereAreMonkeys
Drone Zone Austria
Wave
AfterFlood
floorOPT
Wörthersee in 3D
Digitalising Building Footprints
SnowDrone
Drone-based Monitoring “Bleistätter Moor”
RPAmSS
SEUSA
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