They are the results of the project EXADRONE condotto ENEA in collaboration with METAPROJECTS in ENEA Research Center of Brasimone (Municipality of Camugnano, Bologna) and co-financed by Emilia Romagna region.
In particular, in the new automation and control laboratory have been developed and tested on new generation LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) sensor drones based on laser technologies developed by ENEA, useful for environmental monitoring and real-time water analysis but also sensors for monitoring sites, nuclear installations and strategically important infrastructures such as bridges, viaducts and dams.
Through new control algorithms and data management, this new range of sensors applied to drone technology, allows you to monitor in real time the possible presence of pollutants in surface waters, inspect bridges, viaducts, dams by detecting critical issues or changes over time, monitor sites with possible radiological pollution, search for dispersed radioactive sources and inspect nuclear sites.
Thanks to the presence of expert and specialized professionals, the innovative automation and control laboratory carries out mechatronic and electronic design activities, research and consultancy in product development, firmware and software applications, certification support for their marketing and tests are performed on sensors and automation technologies, motion control and power electronics, as well as miniaturized GPS, radio frequency and IoT localization systems, aimed in particular at support applications for the Public Administration.
THEFlight Academy, recognized by ENAC as a Recognized Entity (Recognised Entities-RE, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/947) in the "SPECIFIC" category, it is equipped with a 1.500 square meter school field with teaching areas, for theoretical, practical and the qualification to pilot drones for critical operations.
The EXADRONE project is part of the initiatives for the relaunch of the ENEA Center in Brasimone, a center of excellence at national and international level for the development of advanced technologies for energy, health, the environment and the territory, specialized in particularly in the fields of nuclear safety, magnetic confinement fusion, technology of liquid metals for new generation nuclear systems, prototyping of systems and components for energy applications, innovative technologies and materials. Projects have also been launched in the medical sector and training and logistical support are provided for the National Research Program in Antarctica.
The Research Center is located in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in an area of interest in the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany regions and collaborates with the research institutions of leading countries in the technological field (such as China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, United States), has a park of advanced experimental infrastructures and is open to researchers, fellows, students and PhD students from international research institutions and universities.
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