Funded Projects

Insights into current and completed research projects

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Projects

 
2 results:
1. ADRIAN - Optimisation of AI-based drone defence for military requirements  
… the context of inefficient defense capabilities. According to the Security Policy Annual Forecast 2022, the security risk for Austria is developing in the direction of progressive aggravation. Currently,…  
2. Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Demonstrator  
… threat due to ineffective defense capabilities. According to the annual security policy forecast for 2022, the security risk for Austria is tending to increase. As emphasized in the 2024 risk profile,…  
Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2023 >

Living Sensor 1.0 - Assessment of Acute Irritant and Warfare Agent Toxicity Using Living Sensors in Eye and Lung Chip Models

The FORTE collaboration project Living Sensor 1.0 is developing an organ-on-a-chip system for the effective analysis of ABC warfare agents,…

R&D- Support Actions >Call 2023 >

Minerva

Process design and construction of a modularized and easy to move plant based on this process

R&D- Support Actions >Call 2023 >

TERRA-V - AI-based test-platform for virtual verification and validation of autonomous operated military platforms

Modular development and validation software for autonomous military driving systems designed for different vehicles, different non-emitting sensors…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2022 >

RESISTANT - Increased Rresilient Military Logistics based on an End-To-End digitalized, distributed and autonomous Supply Chain

The project provides an intelligent infrastructure for logistical processes and semi-automated interventions when required for the stakeholders…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2022 >

PATH - Pathways for advanced UGVs into military practice (PATH)

The PATH project aims to pave the way for using advanced Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) in combat situations in various military deployment…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2022 >

LUA - Unmanned aerial reconnaissance system

Scientific investigation of the possibilities, development and validation of a UAS with a NATO Class II dimension and logistics, and NATO Class III…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2022 >

HyDroneRec

Autonomous flight systems with a long service life through the use ofH2 technology for military reconnaissance scenarios

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2022 >

Bullseye

Development of a highly accurate, multispectral fire control system to increase the accuracy of kinetic weapons for drone defense.

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2022 >

BEHAVE - Erfassung, Überwachung und Auswertung der tatsächlichen Nutzung von kettengetriebenen Fahrzeugen zur Optimierung der LZK

The aim of the "BEHAVE" project is to realistically calculate and optimise the life cycle costs of tracked vehicles. This is to be realised through a…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2022 >

ADRIAN - Optimisation of AI-based drone defence for military requirements

Utilisation of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence methods and processes for mobile airspace reconnaissance and threat countermeasures for their…

R&D- Support Actions >Call 2022 >

RT-VitalMonitor - Multifaktorielles und multisensorisches physiologisches Echtzeit-Monitoringsystem für militärische Einsatzszenarien

Development of a real-time psychophysiological monitoring system for soldiers on the basis of target group-oriented stress models and innovative…

R&D- Support Actions >Call 2022 >

BUMBLEBEE - cyBersecUrity prograMm für cyBer Kräfte mit einer miLitärischEn cyBEr rangE

In recent years, conflicts between states have increasingly begun in the digital space. These serve as preparation for conventional hostilities.…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2021 >

EVUB - Acquisition and visualization of underground movement passages to complete the situational picture in Urban Operations

In the course of this project, the aim is to create a comprehensive situational picture of an urban area, in particular, the underground movement…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2021 >

NIKE-SwarmNav – Robot-navigation without GNSS-signal, UAS/UGV-swarms, autonomous systems

Generation of an operational picture in complex urban environments using mixed swarms of drones and ground robots.

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2021 >

NADODE - Drone Navigation with GNSS Interference Monitoring in GNSS Denied Environment

Identification of optimal non-GNSS navigation sensors and/or sensor fusion approaches. Realization of more sensitive interference detection algorithms…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2021 >

SURUx2 – Semi-automatic robot system for detection of CBRN threats and IEDs

The FORTE project SURUx2 investigates novel methods for (semi)automatic robotics for standoff detection of hazardous agents and explosives in close…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2021 >

SIMPAS - Simulation of autonomous vehicle control based on passive localization

In this project, a concept based on passive sensing for environment perception and localization as well as path planning and vehicle control for an…

Cooperative Research and Innovation Projects >Call 2021 >

SENSOR – Secure PNT Superiority

The main objective of the SENSOR project is to present the best possible considerations for the BMLV as the customer on how Secure PNT can be ensured…

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