First Fully Integrated Drone System for Maritime Operations

Informations projet

UPTEKO

N° de convention de subvention: 876257

DOI

10.3030/876257

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 7 Août 2019

Date de début 1 Août 2019

Date de fin 30 Novembre 2019

Financé au titre de

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coût total

€ 71 429,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordonné par

UPTEKO APS
Denmark

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - UPTEKO (First Fully Integrated Drone System for Maritime Operations)

Période du rapport: 2019-08-01 au 2019-11-30

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

We applied to the SME instrument to develop Upteko, a solution combining the enormous potential of UAVs with high-level data mining for full overview of offshore marine operations. The shipping industry is looking for ways to improve maintenance, security and inspection processes and reduce operational risks.
Upteko is an automated drone that lives on the ship. Its insights will help improve hull inspections, ship docking, reducing accidents and fires and improving search-and-rescue operations. It is the first solution designed specifically for the harsh ocean environment, and its autonomous operation, landing and data processing mean minimal effort from the ship crew is required.
Our team has extensive experience of drone operations in energy, advertising and landscape mapping. We are developing Upteko at the specific request, and in collaboration with the largest players in the marine industry in Denmark (DFDS, Maersk and Uni-Tankers). To clearly define the needs of our solution, we carried out a Feasibility Study split into technical, commercial and financial parts.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

Our technical plan is made of 4 Work Packages, to develop our drone, charging station and software, then test the system extensively in-house, and in pilot projects with our customers. For these, we will hire 5 additional staff.
We studied the target market and competitors. The ship inspections market is highly promising, worth over €67.5 bn in 2019. Out total available market is €7.4 bn.
Upteko has full Freedom to Operate. We will lease Upteko to our customers, using our current contacts in the shipping market and partnering with large distributors abroad. We will combine this with a multi-channel dissemination strategy to reach new clients.
The project is highly profitable, with an ROI of 7.5 by 2025 for the €1.7 M required to bring our innovation to market. This will translate into total revenues of almost €20M/yr by 2025, and accumulated profits of over €14M.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

Upteko has the potential to become the go-to-tool for ship operations in the marine industry. Owners will save over €400,000 per year per ship. In addition, our innovation will have considerable benefits in reducing the accidents in the shipping industry. This will have positive effects on the global trade, and the cost of shipping will be effectively reduced. Our long-term vision is for Upteko to become a drone platform solution that can be deployed across many different industries such as wind turbines, heating plants or oil rigs.

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