ResponDrone

ResponDrone
Concept: Providing critical information and communication services to first responders

ResponDrone is an international project co-funded by the EU and Korean government, which is dedicated to developing and applying a fleet of drones operated by a single pilot in emergency situations, providing critical information and communication services to first responders.

The three-year project aims to develop an integrated solution for first responders to easily operate several drones with multiple synchronized missions to enhance their situation assessment capacity and own protection.

ResponDrone
ResponDrone illustration
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ResponDrone Consortium

ResponDrone, which is composed of 20 partners from 12 countries, received €8 million from the EU through the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme and an additional €300,000 from the Korean government.

The ResponDrone system will simplify and accelerate situation assessment, information sharing, decision making and operations management. it will also deliver high quality information to any involved control center through an intelligent web-based system, which is accessible and can be operated from a remote site. In addition, it will serve as an on-demand airborne communications network to allow people on the ground to communicate with the command center in case of cellular coverage collapse.

By using the innovative ResponDrone system, emergency response teams will be able to respond more rapidly, effectively and efficiently to an emergency or disaster and therefore save more lives. The fleet of drones will provide enhanced capabilities to support mission assessment, search and rescue operations, as well as forest fire fighting.

The deployment of the ResponDrone system will be very simple. Each fleet of a few drones will be operated by a single pilot, unlike the current situation in which each drone is operated by a single pilot.

To ensure seamless uptake and adaption by first responder organizations, ResponDrone will be fully integrated and embedded within the current processes and procedures of real emergency response agencies and teams.

Detailed information on the project can be found on the project website respondroneproject.com.

Key data

  
Project
ResponDrone
Participants

DLR (Coordination)
Israel Aerospace Industries
Alpha Unmanned Systems
Thales Group
Korea Aviation Technologies System
Haut Comité Français pour la Défense Civile
National Emergency Management Authority
Fire Fighter Department of Corsica
Safety Region Haaglanden
State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia
Ministry of Emergency Situations
Region of Western Macedonia
Region of Central Macedonia
Regional Administration of Varna
INESC TEC
Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique
INHA University
American University of Armenia
Time.lex
Agora Partners

Duration
2019 – 2022
Funding
Horizon 2020 and South Korea
Website
Credit:

European Union / Korea

This project is funded by the European Union’s H2020 Research and Innovation Programme and the Korean Government under Grant Agreement No. 833717.

Contact

Dr.rer.nat. Dagi Geister

Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Institute of Flight Guidance
Head of Department: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig