Digital Aerodrome EPPG Kąkolewo
OUR VISION
Together we bring a better tomorrow
The aim of AerospaceLab is to build the competences and service-product capabilites of the PSNC in the filed of information systems applications for UAVs and UGV & robotics and increasing the level of safety in air and ground space. The R&D work carried out is focused on increasing the level of automation and autonomy of cyber-physical systems using next-generation computer networks, sensors, cloud and edge systems and 5G networks at the disposal of the PSNC and scientific-industrial partners.
The AerospaceLab laboratories in the Kąkolewo EPPG airport space enable further R&D partnerships with leading institutions involved in the development of unmanned aviation in the country, Europe and the world.
One might ask – why do scientistst need an airport?
However, WE, through the lens of imagination, see networks of drone services both in cities and beyond… Parcel delivery, mobile observation points, video mapping… Outside urban areas, we imagine drones monitoring crops, along with fleets of ground-based robots that precisely spray plant protection products. We envision service platforms where farmers can easily manage their crops, delegating monitoring and necessary interventions to robotic vehicles. We see continuous autonomous monitoring of critical infrastructure and border regions, where drones autonomously respond to detected anomalies…
Fleets of drones (drone swarms) would autonomously deliver food and medical aid to flood-stricken victims, and at the same time, in a spectacular yet quiet and eco-friendly manner, create moving three-dimensional aerial shows and New Year’s greetings in the sky on New Year's Eve… These are just a few examples of the autonomous services that will become common and a part of our daily lives within this decade…
To achieve this, laboratories for research and environments for safe testing and experimentation are crucial. It’s essential to integrate this new, entirely different group of airspace users with manned aviation. There is also a need for infrastructure accessible to aircraft: runways and base areas.
"A modern and user-friendly digital airport environment with unique human and technological potential, capable today of designing and testing intelligent, autonomous drone and robotic products and services to meet your future societal and business needs and challenges."
„The booming drone industry is creating new markets and huge business opportunities, particularly in terms of urban mobility and service delivery, but it also poses a significant and complex challenge in terms of ATM, given the expected large number and heterogeneous nature of these aerial vehicles. Delivering the digital European sky represents tremendous value potential for every stakeholder in the aviation value chain”
– EU SESAR Joint Undertaking
OUR VISION
Our Airfield
Since 2017, the airport in Kąkolewo has been owned by the the Poznań Aeroclub and, in cooperation with the Poznań University of Technology’s Aviation Training Center has been used to support flight training programs. It is located in the Grodzisk Wielkopolski municipality, 58 km from the center of Poznań.
On its grounds, the "Aerosfera – Airport of Things" laboratory was constructed, focusing on research and development in the fields of unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous systems, and flight control technologies.
190 ha
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The airport in Kąkolewo is equipped with research infrastructure to support R&D activities in the areas of air transport, operational usage, logistics, monitoring, supervision, and the neutralization of incidents and disasters.
The project enabled investments that enhanced the research potential of the Poznań University of Technology and the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PCSS) in such innovative areas as the operation and application of Unmanned/Manned Aerial Vehicles, R&D laboratory spaces, the integration of solutions within the airport management system, including infrastructure elements, as well as the safety and security of airport operations.
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