Title: SAGRO (Situation Awareness and Guidance for RPAS Operations)
Duration: 2015-2017
Funding scheme: MCST National R&I Programme (R&I-2013-042)
Funds: EUR 176,000
UM coordinator: Prof. Ing. David Zammit Mangion
SAGRO focused on the development of low-cost Sense and Avoid (SAA) technologies for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The project was led by Idox Health (formerly 6pm Group) in collaboration with the Institute of Aerospace Technologies, which was responsible for the development of electro-optical and infrared camera modules to detect non-collaborative aerial targets.