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Italian SMAT project aims to study and demonstrate an advanced monitoring system of the territory for prevention and control of a wide range of natural events (floods, fires, landslides, traffic, urban planning, pollution and cultivation).
SMAT-F1 is focused on demonstrating the use of integrated UAV platforms within a primary operative scenario, relevant to the Piedmont Region.
The SMAT-F1 project was completed in September 2011.
The project SMAT-F2 is the natural continuation of SMAT-F1.
While the aim of SMAT-F1 was to study and present a “conceptual” demonstration of a system, the SMAT-F2 will develop specific technological solutions and functionalities required by the system.
The project SMAT-F2, developed by a working group coordinated by Alenia Alermacchi, started in January 2013 and has a planned duration of 30 months.
The project SMAT-F2 is made by a large number of technological and procedural main themes. They will be properly addressed to meet the needs of the end-users:
- Autonomy Systems UAS – Unmanned Aircraft System
Development of autonomous functionality to support the Remote Pilot. According to a well-defined logic they will allow the system to perform specific tasks
- Sensor & Payload Management
Development and Integration of sensors, and related management logics, thus allowing the correct execution of a defined minitoring mission
- Data Exploitation
Development techniques to properly process the acquired data.
- End-user Interfaces & Services
Definition of a specifi end-user interfaces for the interaction with the system SMAT
- AirSpace Integration
Rules and procedures for the integration of UAS into the airspace.
PROTEC 2012 – SMAT-F2: interview to Salvatore Farfaglia (Alenia Aermacchi).