Descrizione del progetto
Nuova tecnologia per proteggere i confini dell’UE
Con oltre 42 000 km di costa e circa 9 000 km di frontiere terrestri, il monitoraggio delle frontiere esterne dell’UE è un lavoro complesso che richiede collaborazioni multidimensionali e nuove tecnologie. Per supportare le applicazioni di sorveglianza delle frontiere, il progetto BorderUAS, finanziato dall’UE, sta sviluppando un velivolo senza pilota polivalente più leggero dell’aria con un carico utile per sorveglianza multisensore ad altissima risoluzione. Il carico utile di telerilevamento includerà un radar ad apertura sintetica (SAR), rilevamento LADAR, infrarossi a onde corte/lunghe (SWIR/LWIR) e telecamere acustiche per il rilevamento diretto del bersaglio, nonché telecamere ottiche e iperspettrali per il rilevamento indiretto (da disturbo della vegetazione). La tecnologia sarà testata dalla polizia con sede lungo i valichi di frontiera illegali in Grecia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ucraina e Bielorussia.
Obiettivo
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
Campo scientifico
- 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
Parole chiave
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H2020-SU-SEC-2019
Meccanismo di finanziamento
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
013685 Bucuresti
Romania
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