328 - Vision-supported Autonomous Navigation Guidance
Status: On Going
Activity Code: NAVISP-EL2-328
Start date: 05/11/2026
Duration: 24 Months
The project proposes the development of a hybrid, machine-vision-supported navigation system for UAVs that ensures safe and precise operation in GNSS-jamming and spoofing environments, with an initial focus on large-scale solar park inspection and linear infrastructure surveying. Building on PX4/ArduPilot and QGroundControl, the system fuses GNSS, inertial sensors and computer vision (including SLAM-based local mapping and AI based object detection) to monitor GNSS integrity, detect interference, and seamlessly switch to vision-centric guidance when needed. The solution will provide robust path following capabilities even in GNSS-denied conditions, while remaining drone-agnostic and exportable as a modular payload and software stack. The activity will deliver integrated hardware–software prototypes validated on multiple UAV platforms, together with tools and documentation that enable immediate exploitation in commercial solar park services and pave the way for broader adoption in infrastructure, security and defence markets.
Subcontractors
Last Updated: 19/06/2026 10:23