Autonomous Drones to Ensure Safety in Transport: Concept and Implementations
Paper ID
SIDs-2022-092
Conference
SESAR Innovation Days
Year
2022
Theme
Unmanned Aerial Systems II
Project Name
Horizon 2020 project Drones4Safety
Keywords:
AI, Autonomous operations, Cloud services, Inspection, Self-recharging, Swarming
Authors
Emad Samuel Malki Ebeid, Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen, Peter Schenider-Kamp, Gerd Vom Bögel, Paolo Guzzini, Nicola Luminari, Chiara Casarotti, Martina Mandirola, Damiano Taurino and Andrea Del Sole
DOI
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Project Number
861111
Abstract
Transport infrastructures require continuous and efficient inspection techniques to ensure their safety. Drones are one of the latest technologies that can be used to get a deep picture of the infrastructure. However, inspecting large infrastructures such as railways and bridges demand smart drone solutions that operate cooperatively and recharge autonomously while flying in a controlled framework. In this paper, we present the concept of the Horizon 2020 project Drones4Safety and its drone ecosystem for intelligent and autonomous inspection of linear infrastructures such as railways and bridges and discuss its integration with the U-Space.