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H2020: MG-2-8-2019. Request for a civil society partner with experience in data protection and privacy issues regarding aerial vehicles

Country of Origin: Greece
Reference Number: RDGR20190717001
Publication Date: 17 July 2019

Summary

A consortium led by a Greek engineering company is seeking a partner specialising in Data Protection for Drone applications that must be a civil society organization (CSO) to submit a 2nd stage proposal to the topic MG-2-8-2019: "Innovative applications of drones for ensuring safety in transport”. The proposal aims to develop an aerial robot for contact inspection of transport structures & a second aerial vehicle that will perform all required steps for structural repair in one trip.

Description

For inaccessible transport structures, the consortium of the proposal AEROSAFE  envisions a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) with an arm for contact inspection and the mounting of sensors. For steel structures it will be able to attach itself to the surface of the structure and crawl over this surface so that the sensors on the end-effector of its long arm can reach the inspection site. The RPAS will be capable of interfacing other flying, on the ground or undersea platforms and in situ sensors, while it will be integrated into the U-Space and be able to cooperatively communicate with the infrastructure operators through the integrated platform below. It will be able to provide, non-destructively, all measurements for the assessment of damage and repairs required by the integrated software and install sensors on the structure for continuous monitoring.



The consortium also envisions a Smart, Helium Lifted, Repair System (SHLRS) for the delivery of repair material and the performance of repair operations. It will consist of helium-filled balloons carrying an airframe with the repair material that will be maneuvered  by a RPAS on board the site to be repaired. Then another robot on board with an arm will perform the repair. This project will develop a retractable/expandable airframe that will permit use of the SHLRS for repairs requiring heavy/large size elements and a large space, as well as repairs requiring light materials where space is limited. Additionally, the consortium  will give the repairing robot the ability to perform several functions (e.g. cleaning, painting) so that the airship will not have to go back and forth several times between different robots for different steps in the repair process.



The work will include the development of smart geofencing functionalities, the development of electronic identification systems and tactical deconfliction methodologies.

All of the above, together with communication and cyber security solutions, will be integrated into a unified, interoperable and scalable safety and security web-based platform for situation awareness and decision-support on the inspection and repair of transport structures.



The initial consortium seeks a Civil society organisation with experience in data protection and privacy issues regarding drones. The prerequisite is that the partner must be a civil society organization (CSO). The CSO definition is as follows: Non-state, not-for-profit, voluntary entity formed by people in the social sphere that are separate from the state and the market.

(Drone producers from Eastern Europe are also welcome to forward their EOIs)



They will provide requirements in terms of the above and will help  with the evaluation of the relevant results. Furthermore they will be part of an interoperable platform that integrates communications and cyber security solutions for inspection and maintenance.

The relevant Call for the 1st stage of the proposal was:



Innovative applications of drones for ensuring safety in transport ID: MG-2-8-2019



The deadline for EOIs is the 2/August/2019

The deadline for the second stage of the submission is the  12 September 2019 17:00:00 Brussels time

Advantages and Innovations

The above vehicles do not exist in the market.

They will provide access to scarcely accessible areas of structures, reduce inspection and repair costs and increase the safety of crew members performing inspection/repair work

Expertise sought

Civil society organisation with expertise in data protection and privacy issues regarding drones.

Stage Of Development

Proposal under development

Requested partner

Civil society organisation with experience in data protection and privacy issues regarding drones. They will provide requirements in terms of the above and will help  with the evaluation of the relevant results