Project description DEENESFRITPL Developing heavy-lift firefighting drones The role of unmanned aircraft systems is expanding to include emergency fire services. Firefighting drone technology can reduce the risk to human life and support firefighting efforts when manned aircraft are grounded at night-time and in daytime periods of reduced visibility. Currently, the use of drones is limited to monitoring and data collection tasks mainly due to the lack of the necessary power to lift heavy loads. In this context, the EU-funded HOPPERSUP project will focus on the development, implementation and testing of an enhanced stabilisation control system for a new platform for heavy duty drones. The aim is to increase the drones’ payload capacity from 150 litres to 600 litres. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective DRONE HOPPER is a technological start-up founded in 2015 and devoted to the design, production and operation of drones or Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) for firefighting. Drones have the potential to overcome the limitations of helicopters and hydroplanes in firefighting, as no lives would be put at risks even during night operations and offering the possibility to fly at low altitudes to improve effectiveness. However, nowadays the use of drones in fires is limited to monitoring, surveillance and data collection tasks because current drone technologies based on electrical systems lack the necessary power to lift heavy loads. DRONE HOPPER has developed and validated heavy duty commercial drones, designed for transport of heavy loads (high water volumes) and with a patented system for spraying liquids increasing the effective coverage area of the intervention. This technology enables that our drones have an excellent potential to disrupt the market for unmanned firefighting. Nevertheless, we need to evolve the attitude control and stabilisation system to reach the required robustness and reliability of operations.This project is aimed to fill a job vacancy for an UAV engineer to join our R&D team as an Innovation Associate, with an extendable 1-year duration contract and reporting directly to our CTO. The profile of the Associate is a PhD researcher with experience in the development of flight control systems for rotatory wing UAVs, either helicopters or multi-rotors. The Associate will assume a leading role in the development, implementation and testing of an enhanced stabilisation control system for our drone platform, with the overall objective of contributing to increase the UAV´s payload capacity from current 150L to 600L. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdronesengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftrotorcraft Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.2.2. - Enhancing the innovation capacity of SMEs Topic(s) INNOSUP-02-2019-2020 - European SME innovation Associate - pilot Call for proposal H2020-INNOSUP-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-INNOSUP-2020-02 Funding Scheme CSA-LSP - Coordination and support action Lump sum Coordinator DRONE HOPPER SL Net EU contribution € 95 625,00 Address C MELENDEZ VALDES 61 28015 Madrid Spain See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data
