Transportable autonomous patrol for land border surveillance (TALOS)
The main objective of TALOS multidisciplinary project is to develop and field test the innovative concept of a mobile, modular, scalable, autonomous and adaptive system for protecting European borders. The conventional border protection systems are based mainly on expensive ground facilities installed along the entire length of the border used only to observe, detect and warn. This infrastructure is complemented by human patrols, where there is an access to the border line. The system developed within the TALOS project will be more versatile, efficient, flexible and cost effective.
The complete system applies both aerial and ground unmanned vehicles, supervised by command and control centre, but in the TALOS project the emphasis will be put on application of UGV, communication and ability to command and control. The ground platforms will be both the watching stations and the first reaction patrols, which will inform the Control and Command Centre and an intruder about her/his situation, and will undertake the proper measures to stop the illegal action almost autonomously with supervision of border guard officers. The most important features of the system are scalability, autonomous operation, mobility and adaptability.
Details
Acrónimo del Proyecto: TALOS
Proyecto Reference: 218081
Fecha de comienzo del proyecto: 2008-06-01
Duración: 48 months
Coste del proyecto: 19.91 million euro
Tipo de contrato: Collaborative project (generic)
Fecha final: 2012-05-31
Proyecto Status: Execution
Financiación del proyecto: 12.9 million euro
Participantes
ASELSAN ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.TURKEY
HELLENIC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY SAGREECE
OFFICE NATIONAL D’ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES-ONERAFRANCE
INSTYTUT TECHNIK TELEKOMUNIKACYJNYCH I INFORMATYCZNYCH SP. Z O.O.POLAND
EUROPEAN BUSINESS INNOVATION & RESEARCH CENTER SAROMANIA
SMARTDUST SOLUTIONS LTDESTONIA
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.ISRAEL
STM SAVUNMA TEKNOLOJILERI MUHENDISLIK VE TICARET A.S.TURKEY
Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (VTT)FINLAND
TELEKOMUNIKACJA POLSKA S.A.POLAND
TTI NORTE S.L.SPAIN
POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKAPOLAND
SONACA SA
Wide maritime area airborne surveillance (WIMAAS)
WIMA²S addresses the Airborne building block of maritime surveillance with the potential for reduced cost of operation, more autonomous and improved efficiency through the introduction of air vehicles with reduced or zero onboard crew. Innovative concepts are required to support the integration of these new vehicles in a future European maritime surveillance system of systems. With 20 million km2, the surveillance of the European maritime domain has to be improved, according to the European Council, EC and Agencies such as FRONTEX. The urgent need is to control illegal immigration, but WIMA²S will also contribute to other missions.
You cannot control what you do not patrol. Even if cooperation is crucial, Air assets are a unique capability for wide area maritime surveillance because they provide situation awareness over extended areas (endurance, speed and long distance detection), re-direction to areas of interest (threat) and flexible reaction (inspection when needed). WiMA²S will develop concepts and technologies for better operational use at lower costs of: – Maritime Surveillance Manned Airborne Vehicle (MS MAV) including existing Mission Aircraft with zero or reduced onboard tactical crew – Maritime Surveillance Optionally Piloted Vehicles (MS OPV) because regulations will not allow UAVs to fly across European Airspace for years to come.
Intermediate solutions are required – Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (MS UAV) because they will become a future key solution Supported by a User Group, WIMA²S consortium will provide tangible results: – Simulation based on operational scenarios – Innovative concepts and technologies held by simulation (algorithmic modelling, remote control, sensor data fusion) – In flight experiment (remote control, crew concept) – Cost benefit analysis – Dissemination of results (workshops) – Roadmap towards the introduction of reduced-crew platforms and UAVs including R&T priorities and future programs.
Details
Acrónimo del Proyecto: WIMAAS
Proyecto Reference: 217931
Fecha de comienzo del proyecto: 2008-12-01
Duración: 36 months
Coste del proyecto: 4 million euro
Tipo de contrato: Collaborative project (generic)
Fecha final: 2011-11-30
Proyecto Status: Execution
Financiación del proyecto: 2.74 million euro
Participantes
INSTYTUT TECHNICZNY WOJSK LOTNICZYCH*POLAND
SENER INGENIERIA Y SISTEMAS S.A.SPAIN
AEROVISION VEHICULOS AEREOS SLSPAIN
GALILEO AVIONICA S.P.A.ITALY
DASSAULT AVIATION SAFRANCE
UNIVERSITA TA MALTAMALTA
THALES COMMUNICATIONS SAFRANCE
SATCOM1 APSDENMARK
EUROSENSE BELFOTOP N.V.BELGIUM
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUTSWEDEN
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – DIRECTORATE GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE – JRCBELGIUM
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.VGERMANY
ZAVOD ZA VARNOSTNE TEHNOLOGIJE INFORMACIJSKE DRUZBE IN ELEKTRONSKO POSLOVANJESLOVENIA