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Sensor fusion applications in defence scenarios

Research Group Leader: Robotic Systems at Institute of Mechatronic Systems at Leibniz Universität Hannover

Hannover, Germany

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Our possible connections to defence: (1) Future infantry requires navigation skills in GNSS-denied environments; (2) health and performance monitoring in real-time by cloth-integrated sensors; (3) New modular land platforms benefit from high-fidelity vehicle state estimation for varying payloads and terrains

We are looking for partners to transfer our Portfolio:

Human-Motion Tracking (TRL 3-4): Biomechanical tracking and gait analysis algorithms; reconstruct full-body poses from a sparse set of wearable sensors ;ready for transition into tactical field testing for soldier health and assistance systems

Sensor Fusion (TRL 5-6): Inertial Motion Filters like the VQF are currently deployed in various industrial sectors; Robust orientation estimation without magnetometer sensing; Improves navigation indoor and near metal infrastructures and vehicles; validated in clinical and laboratory settings

Vehicle State Estimation (TRL > 6 for normal road conditions): state (e.g., angles) and parameter (e.g., road friction) estimation methods; already deployed in automotive industry by application partners;
Next step: extension to offroad and unstructured military terrain

Stage

  • Early
  • Planning

Topic

  • Horizon Europe
  • Other

Type

  • Research
  • Technical

Organisation

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