Research projects
Check out the research projects 51±¾É« UAS Center

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CoffeeDrone
The high-level goal of Coffee Flowers is to encourage female entrepeneurship in Uganda by supporting sustainable farming practices. CoffeeDrone focuses on the role of drone technology in this context. Webpage is under construction.
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Precision seed breeding
The goal is to reduce herbicide consumption for weed control in the cultivation of grass seed. The developed algorithms are made available as open science.
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PROTECT
Drones are key in the PROTECT (Groundwater Protection in a Changing Landscape) research project that develops methods to prioritise groundwater protection in Danish land use planning.
Concluded projects
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AED delivery drone
Development of drone that can deliver defibrillators (AED) for quick response to cardiac arrest (student project).
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AGAVE
Development of AI-based Geomodels from UAV Geoscanning for sustainable infrastructure.
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ArtDrone
Development of a real-time data acquisition system for drones that can detect and track icebergs in the Artic.
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BVLOS fast track
Exploration of BVLOS flights under current regulations
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Drone inspections of fences
Using drones to inspect fences around airports.
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Drone Use in Residential and Public Areas
Exploration of the general public's privacy concerns regarding drone use in residential and public areas. Contact Mette Præst Knudsen (mpk@sam.sdu.dk).
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Drone-based cleaning at hospitals
Exploring the use drones as a tool to clean and measure/inspect inaccessible surfaces at hospitals.
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Drone-based pumpkin counting
Development of software program to count pumpkins using image analysis on images taken by drone.
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DroneID
Drone identification and activity monitoring - First steps towards UTM in Denmark.
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EcoDrone
Devlopment of drone technology to spread ladybugs instead of pesticides.
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Fod4Wind
Development of drone systems for fully autonomous inspection and delivery of maintenance equipment to offshore wind turbines.
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Free the drones (FreeD)
Development of technologies that make it possible for drones to fly autonomously and safely BVLOS
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InvaDrone
Efficient survey and response to invasive species using drones.
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Square meter Farming
Drones and artificial intelligence help farmers to achieve better growth in the fields.
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The upcycled African drone
Development of an upcycled drone to be used for mapping tasks, using value sensitive design.
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Tool-drone to control weed
Use of drones to find hogweed using camera technology and artificial intelligence.
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U-Space Funen
Danish private-public cooperation to establish the first U-space in Scandinavia.
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Valuing Christmas trees by using drones
Exloring the use of drones to optimise Christmas tree production.