Aerial Situational Awareness for Every Firefighter

Información del proyecto

FOTOKITE-SME-P1

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 856120

DOI

10.3030/856120

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 28 Enero 2019

Fecha de inicio 1 Febrero 2019

Fecha de finalización 31 Mayo 2019

Financiado con arreglo a

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

PERSPECTIVE ROBOTICS AG
Switzerland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - FOTOKITE-SME-P1 (Aerial Situational Awareness for Every Firefighter)

Período documentado: 2019-02-01 hasta 2019-05-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

Summary of the action context and objectives

Fotokite is a privately-owned SME (registered in 2014 as Perspective Robotics AG in Zurich, Switzerland). Fotokite’s mission is to develop and commercialize tethered Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to improve safety and lifesaving capabilities for firefighters and public safety teams. Fotokite systems fly autonomously and stream live thermal video to firefighters on the ground, providing mission-critical situational awareness to help lifesaving operations. Fotokite systems operate hands-free for 24+ hours and without GPS dependency, overshadowing modern drones with significantly less autonomy and shorter flight times. Fotokite can quickly and effectively turn that data into actionable insights and more efficient response to large-scale fires and disaster situations. Fotokite aims at bringing public safety dedicated UAS to the next level in four emergency areas: Scene Monitoring, Search and Rescue, Post Fire or Disaster Assessment, and Wildland Firefighting.

Fotokite’s value proposition to firefighting and public safety teams is unlimited flight time, automatic piloting, easy usability, low training thresholds, industrial quality and performance, fire truck integration compatibility, and live streamed thermal and visual video information for immediate on-site decision making and operational planning.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

In 2019, a number of new Fotokite systems have been installed in fire engines, command vehicles, and fire chief SUVs for real-world use in firefighting and public safety operations. These systems have been evaluated by customers and actively used in live fire responses, search & rescue missions, and training programs. Customers have confirmed that Fotokite systems will be compatible with 100 percent of current and future fire engines with at least one of the newly-developed packaging configuration options.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

Fotokite is aimed to improve extended fire safety aligned with the European Parliament’s Fire Safety mission and with the upcoming trends. The national fire and rescue administrations in the EU countries are lagging behind in the adaptation of data acquisition and sensor-based technologies. Improved data recording would enable better statistics, forecast, and emergency management readiness. The use of autonomous robotics and automatic analysis tools will be a key trend that will drive the tethered UAS market growth at a CAGR of over 70 percent during the 2019-2024 period.

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