Objective
European countries have vast coasts and economic zones that go far into the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and are challenging to monitor and manage. The need to protect and manage the vulnerable natural environment and marine resources in a sustainable manner is an important policy that is manifested in European legislation such as the European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research. Moreover, the drive towards activities in more remote locations and harsher environment demands new approaches and technologies. A key technology is the increased use of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle systems (UAS) instead of manned aircraft, buoys, ships or satellite-based remote sensing. UAS offers potential advantages such as high endurance, reduced cost, increased flexibility and availability, rapid deployment, higher accuracy or resolution, and reduced risk for humans and negative impact on the environment.
Development of UAS technology is complex, inter-disciplinary and requires extensive field testing and airworthiness qualifications to meet the demands by aviation authorities and end-users.
No single nation has enough of the intellectual competences (in research, and researcher training) to adequately prepare Europe's researchers for these demanding tasks - which is why this consortium of partners has been brought together in this ETN.
The ETN MarineUAS is designed to facilitate a comprehensive researcher training programme across a range of partners in several countries designed to have a high impact on the training of individual researchers, their knowledge and skills, and their future careers. The ETN will establish a unique cooperative environment benefiiting from the partners' extensive and complementary knowledge, field operational experience, and experimental facilities.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensing
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdrones
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftrotorcraft
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringnaval engineering
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks
Coordinator
7491 Trondheim
Norway
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Participants (9)
1049 001 Lisboa
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4099-002 Porto
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581 83 Linkoping
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41004 Sevilla
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7010 Trondheim
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
5838 Bergen
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41039 La Rinconada Sevilla
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148 00 Praha
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Participation ended
38100 Braunschweig
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
Partners (4)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
9901-862 Horta
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
9200-031 Caniçal
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
1749 077 Lisboa
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
51147 Koln
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