Descripción del proyecto
Una tecnología nueva para proteger las fronteras europeas
La Unión Europea tiene más de cuarenta y dos mil kilómetros de costa y unos nueve mil kilómetros de fronteras terrestres, por lo que la vigilancia de sus fronteras exteriores es una tarea ardua que requiere colaboraciones multidimensionales y tecnologías nuevas. Para respaldar las aplicaciones de vigilancia fronteriza, el proyecto BorderUAS, financiado con fondos europeos, está desarrollando un vehículo aéreo no tripulado multifuncional y ligero con una carga útil de vigilancia multisensor de resolución ultraalta. La carga útil de teledetección incluirá un radar de apertura sintética, un sistema de detección y medición de distancias por luz, sensores infrarrojos de onda corta y larga y cámaras acústicas para la detección directa de objetivos, así como cámaras ópticas e hiperespectrales para la detección indirecta (a través de la perturbación de la vegetación). La autoridad policial presente en los pasos fronterizos ilegales de Bielorrusia, Bulgaria, Grecia, Moldavia, Rumanía y Ucrania probará la tecnología.
Objetivo
The project will combine for the first time a multi-role lighter-than-air (LTA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with an ultra-high
resolution multi-sensor surveillance payload supporting border surveillance as well as search & rescue applications, and
specifically rough terrain detection. The sensor payload will include synthetic aperture radar (SAR), laser detection and
ranging (LADAR), shortwave/longwave infrared (SWIR/LWIR) and acoustic cameras for direct target detection, as well as
optical and hyperspectral cameras for indirect detection (via vegetation disturbance).
The project will use the ground-based infrastructure of border police units (command & control centres), innovative data
models (to identify illegal crossing patterns and preferred routes) and advanced audio/video analytics and storage (to
provide additional detection capabilities).
The technology concepts will be validated in the field by 6 border police units (Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova,
Ukraine, Belarus) covering 3 major illegal migration routes into Europe (Eastern Mediterranean, Western Balkan and Eastern
Borders Routes), which represent 58% of all illegal border crossings detected and are also the most used for smuggling of
drugs, weapons and stolen vehicles.
The combined solution will provide high coverage, resolution and revisit time with a lower cost (4 EUR/kg/hr) than satellites
and higher endurance (100 kg payload for 12 hours) than drones. Based on the field trial results, the consortium expects to
develop a solution that can be deployed further by European border polices after project completion. The project will also
involve the contribution of NGOs working with illegal migration and human right protection issues, as well as regulatory
experts dealing with the ethics and privacy requirements of border surveillance solutions
Ámbito científico
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradar
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdrones
Palabras clave
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SU-SEC-2019
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
013685 Bucuresti
Rumanía
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.