Surveillance and Rescue UAVs

Bring intelligence to the drones

In recent years, the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in different markets has increased significantly. Currently, most important markets are aerial video/photography, precision farming and surveillance/monitoring. Ongoing technical development, e.g. in size, endurance and usability, enables the use of UAVs in even more areas.

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Medical X-Ray Imaging

Reduce radiation dose by 75%

Medical imaging is the visualization of body parts, organs, tissues or cells for clinical diagnosis and preoperative imaging. The global medical image processing market is about $15 billion a year. The imaging techniques used in medical devices include a variety of modern equipment in the field of optical imaging, nuclear imaging, radiology and other image-guided intervention. A system that integrates the processing close to the sensor would be ideal to help reduce extraneous wires.

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Advanced Driver Assistance

Safer driving experience

Camera based systems for automotive applications is a rapidly growing market segment. Starting off as “nice to have” features only offered in the luxury segments, the changes lately in the EuroNCAP (and similar) safety rules will soon require this type of systems in all cars. The development towards autonomous cars will also further increase the demand for camera based systems, where vision technology will be a must.

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Project partners

  • THALES (France) Coordinator
  • RUHR-UNIVERSITAT BOCHUM (Germany)
  • SUNDANCE MULTIPROCESSOR TECHNOLOGY LTD (United Kingdom)
  • HIPPEROS SA (Belgium)
  • FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV (Germany)
  • NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU (Norway)
  • Synective Labs AB (Sweden)
  • EFFICIENT INNOVATION SAS (France)

Project information

START DATE: 09 February 2016

DURATION: 3 years

EC CONTRIBUTION: 3’897’055 euro

COORDINATOR: Dr Philippe MILLET

Objectives

  • Define a reference platform for low power image processing applications.
  • Reference platform instantiation through use applications (Medical imaging, Robotics imaging, Automotive).
  • Demonstrate and plan improvements of defined key performance indicators.
  • Start-up and manage an ecosystem of stakeholder to extend image processing norms.
  • THALES
  • SYNECTIVE LABS
  • SUNDANCE
  • RUB
  • NTNU
  • HIPPEROS
  • FRAUNHOFER
  • EFFICIENT INNOVATION