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Current research work

PIDSO is currently conducting research on new materials, production methods and technologies, from many different industries to expand the limits of technology in the field of high frequencies technology. .

This research activity is being transferred directly to customer solutions and innovative antennas as well.

PIDSO amongst others is involved in the following research projects:

ELENA

Use of unmanned aircraft systems for ecologically sustainable applications.

A project of FFG – the Austrian Research Promotion Agency on behalf of the BMVIT (Austrian Federal Ministry of Traffic, Innovation and Technology)

Goal of the ELENA-project is the conception and development of a hybrid energy line consisting of hydrogen, photovoltaic and electrics. Also, part of the project is the scientific examination of ecological bio-composites in regard to their suitability in the unmanned aircraft sector. Both technologies are integrated in a BLOS-capable, AI operated fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system, which are validated through representative scenarios and acute demand in the sectors of forestry, agriculture, viticulture & fruit cultivation as well as in crisis- and disaster-management. 

 

RESEARCH PARTNERs:

  • AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
    (head of research management)
  • FH JOANNEUM GmbH
  • CEA Design GmbH
  • AIRlabs Austria GmbH

EARLY STAGE

Lightweight full field-of-regard radar with active gimbal mount.

A project of FFG – the Austrian Research Promotion Agency on behalf of the BMVIT (Austrian Federal Ministry of Traffic, Innovation and Technology)

Radar technology has long been focused on large-scale and specialized applications for the surveillance segment. The emergence of automated vehicles is currently driving up innovation.

Despite the research of the last decade, some essential aspects in the radar field have not yet been solved.

  • Radar sensors operate with a relatively narrow field of view
  • Long-range radar sensors with a full field of view are huge, heavy, and power-hungry.
  • Applications where the radar inertial system moves with respect to the target inertial system have been rarely addressed.

Project goals are the research and development of compact, lightweight, and highly-directive antennas, applicable for the X-, K- and E-band. Furthermore, the development of transmit and receive electronics, as well as associated MIMO signal processing.
The goal of the electronics development will be to limit the total power consumption as much as possible. It will be investigated how well objects can be distinguished and classified based on their microdoppler signature. Due to size limits in the lab, small drones (UAVs) will be the target of choice to generate training data to train various classifiers. So will the development of a control of the lightweight gimbal with two degrees of freedom. The suspension should furthermore be able to dynamically approach given directional coordinates in interaction with the tracking electronics.

RESEARCH PARTNERS:

  • Only PIDSO is involved in this project

Welcome to all the young talents out there!

PIDSO believes in the researchers of tomorrow and supports various institutions and youth projects. Among other things, PIDSO also offers an internship every summer as part of the FFG's Talent Internship Programme.

Would you like to learn more about the different research projects or become a research partner?

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Research Cooperation

PIDSO is currently conducting research on new materials, production methods and technologies, from many different industries to expand the limits of technology in the field of high frequencies technology. This research activity is being transferred directly to customer solutions and innovative antennas as well.

PIDSO amongst others is involved in the following research projects:

DARVIS
Data fusion of K/X band radar with visual sensors for airborne platforms

A project of the FFG – the Austrian Research Promotion Agency on behalf of the BMVIT (Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology)

DARVIS is a research project within the framework of the FFG TAKE OFF program.

Different sensor technologies in aviation have so far inadequately combined the respective complementary properties. The optimal fusion levels as well as the respective characteristics of the sensors are to be used optimally in the future. The different methods of calibration and synchronization are examined and optimized. The results will subsequently be incorporated into a sensor model for collision avoidance for aviation.

Research Partners:

  • AIT-Austrian Institut of Technology (Research Management)
  • TU Wien
  • Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH

ROPA
Radar Optical Piloted Aircraft

A project of the FFG – of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency on behalf of the BMVIT (Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology)

ROPA is a research project within the framework of the FFG TAKE OFF program.

Unmanned aircrafts are not yet able to independently detect obstacles and avoid possible collisions. In order to ensure increased safety in flight, ROPA's research is dedicated to the investigation and data fusion of various optical, infrared and radar sensing methods and procedures. The focus is on identifying potential conflicts and collision avoidance strategies, as well as integrating and evaluating the technology in an aircraft under the EASA CS23 category.

Research partners:

  • AIT – Austrian Institut of Technology
    (Research Management)
  • Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH

Development and Study of the Electro Impulse Technology as Drilling System
(dt. EIV-Bohrsystem)

A research program of Baker Hughes INTEQ, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

The only known regenerative energy source is the geothermal energy. The costs of exploiting this inexhaustible natural resource resources depend on the drilling expense. The immense drilling challenge is the propulsion through hard, brittle rock such as granite.

The goal of this program is the study of alternative drilling technologies as the Electro Impulse Technology with regard to their cost saving potential.

The primary aim of the component project “compatibility drill string, communication and test” was the technical and financial feasibility study. The construction mining electrode was optimized by modelling and simulation. Finally, the mining electrode was produced and applied for a patent.

Research partner:

  • Baker Hughes INTEQ GmbH - Celle Technology Center
    (Research Management)
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg
    Institute of Drilling Engineering and Fluid Mining
  • Institute of Mechatronic Engineering at the TU Dresden
    Institut für Fluidtechnik

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Radio technologies for sustainable mobility
Module 5 “Integrated Vehicle-Chassis Antennas”

Christian Doppler Laboratory at the TU Vienna

The Christian Doppler Laboratory for Wireless Technologies for Sustainable Mobility focuses on fundamental questions related to vehicular, cellular and short-range communication.

In cooperation with BMW and Vienna University of Technology, PIDSO was working on new design methodologies and production methods for antenna systems with improved gain characteristics.

The research objective is the improvement of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to increase traffic safety and efficiency.

Research partner:

  • Christian Doppler Laboratory at the Vienna University of Technology
    (Research Management)
  • BMW Forschung & Technik GmbH 

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OMOSA
Open Modular/Open Source Avionics Architecture for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems

Research project of the Institute of Aviation, FH Joanneum GmbH

The project aims at the investigation of a modular, open-source system architecture of avionics especially for the challenges of small unmanned aerial vehicles. Using modular hardware and open-source software, an aircraft electronic device shall be set up and used for flight control.

To increase the safety margins for unmanned aerial vehicles, one focus of the research is to find out how to define and calculate reliable quality measures for the outputs of the navigation module.

Research partner:

  • FH Joanneum GmbH
    (Research Management)
  • Navigation Institute at the Graz University of Technology
  • Aerodyne Systems GmbH

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RelCon
Reliable Control of Semi-Autonomous Platforms

A FFG project – Austrian Research Promotion Agency on behalf of the BMVIT (Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology)

The Austrian Security Research Programme KIRAS supports national research projects whose results contribute to the security of all members of society. The programme management is within the responsibility of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) on behalf of the BMVIT.

The RelCon project focuses on the integrated use of autonomous vehicles and remote control by teleoperator so as to be able to respond quickly and flexibly to a variety of operational scenarios or conditions. The result should be a new concept for an autopilot which, in combination with a teleoperator at a remote control station, is able to fulfill the specified mission tasks flexibly, reliably and robustly.

Research partner:

  • AIT-Austrian Institut of Technology
    (Research Management)
  • Taurob GmbH
  • Johannes Kepler University
  • Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH Österreich

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RPA-AI
Remotely Piloted Aircraft – Airspace Integration

A FFG project – Austrian Research Promotion Agency on behalf of the BMVIT (Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology)

The project aims to the development of collision avoidance systems, especially designed for RPASs (remotely piloted aircraft) applications.

In order to provide a reliable system, hardware was minimized and software adapted to the new conditions. Crucial was the integration and use of collision avoidance algorithms for save operation of unmanned aircraft systems.

Research partner:

  • AIT - Austrian Institut of Technology GmbH
    (Research Management)
  • Novotech Elektronik GmbH
  • HB Flugtechnik GesmbH
  • Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH

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