NextGen Robotics
Infrastructure (phase 1)
NextGen Robotics is Funen's business lighthouse, with more than 65 partners and a budget of more than DKK 200 million. With more than 65 partners and a budget of over DKK 200 million, NextGen Robotics is ready to boost Denmark's robot and drone development.
With NextGen Robotics, UAS Denmark Test Center, HCA Airport and a number of recognised partners will take the test hub at the airport to a new level.
New improved test infrastructure and high-tech test equipment will pave the way for faster development and more advanced demonstration projects, where the technology will be pressure tested under harsher conditions and for more purposes than before.
NextGen Robotics is also included in the "NextGen Drones" project, where in the first phase: An advanced 3D radar for developing the airspace of the future, a wind wall for simulating wind conditions in the University of Southern Denmark's laboratories at HCA Airport and the development of a heavy lift drone capability at the University of Southern Denmark.
Innovation (phase 2)
The Funen business lighthouse NextGen Robotics, which UAS Denmark Test Centre and HCA Airport are part of, receives DKK 43.5 million from the Danish Business Promotion Agency. The funds will further develop the lighthouse and strengthen innovation collaboration with companies.
Of these funds, DKK 13.9 million is dedicated to three innovation projects within UAS and C-UAS technology. These projects are led by HCA Airport, and the partners are the University of Southern Denmark and several Danish companies.
A brief introduction to the projects that will be realised from 2023 - 2026 is listed below.
1) Counter-UAS
The vision of the project is to form the basis for a future epicentre of C-UAS innovation. The project will develop test standards and scenarios, as well as develop and test an integrated multi-sensor C-UAS system based on solutions from participating companies Bionic System Solutions, Circle Scope, MyDefence, QuadSAT and Weibel. Data will be fused and advanced algorithms will be developed by the University of Southern Denmark. The final project phase consists of several test and feedback loops with red-blue team exercises.
2) Jamming and GPS-blocked test capacity
This project has two main ambitions: 1) To develop the UAS Denmark Test Centre with new services in jamming and GPS blocked areas to make it possible to test drones in these conditions, 2) To develop project partner QuadSAT's technology to identify and classify types of electromagnetic interference.
3) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
The consortium consisting of Copenhagen Helicopters, Copenhagen Air Taxi, HCA Airport, Skypuzzler and the University of Southern Denmark aims to showcase the possibilities for commercially, socially and environmentally sustainable passenger transport through electrified air transport. In addition to analysing user needs, strategies for commercialisation and informing the public about this future mode of transport, the project aims to analyse and demonstrate actual eVTOL platforms and the so-called vertiports in Denmark.
