WORK PACKAGES
Work Package 1: Project Coordination and Management
Objectives
WP 1 will ensure efficient project management in line with the AIRSHIP Grant Agreement and Consortium Agreement.
Work Package 2: Business cases, environmental footprint and sustainability
Objectives
WP 2 will start defining application scenarios and their requirements, which in turn will set technical requirements. Studies regarding environmental footprint and sustainability, as well ethics and social impact will be carried out. Detailed market, services and business models will be performed.
Deliverables
D2.1 Integrated sustainability assessment framework (31.12.2023)
D2.2 Report on economics and business cases (31.12.2024)
D2.3 Social impact study (31.12.2025)
D2.4 Environmental footprint and sustainability: TBD (31.12.2026)
Work Package 3: WIG Design
Objectives
WP 3 will study and simulate different known configurations of WIG crafts, as the basis to propose the most suitable design for the project goals. CFD simulation (A0-D model) and wind tunnel tests (A10-W model) will be performed. This WP will output blueprints for both the scaled A0-PSmodel and the AIRSHIP-1 model
Work Package 4: Power plant and power management
Objectives
Study, optimization and development of innovative, zero-emission power systems based on DC Microgrids, integrating green energy sources and energy storage to implement fully electrical propulsion system for WIG (reaching TRL 4). Design, implementation and validation of the Digital Twin model of the WIG propulsion DC Microgrid.
Deliverables
Work Package 5: Control Avionics
Objectives
To develop dynamical models, simulations and fundamental controllers for the aircraft.
Deliverables
D5.1 Control system design for the dynamic model (31.12.2023)
D5.2 Results of control system on physical model (31.12.2025)
D5.3 Report on SW-in-the-loop and HW-in-the-loop (30.06.2026)
Work Package 6: Perception avionics
Objectives
WP 6 will address the research and development of sensing and perception methods, algorithms and approaches to enable AIRSHIP autonomous drones with novel perception and awareness capabilities. These capabilities must be developed to enable the systems with low latency and long range detection and tracking of possible obstacles, that allows the implementation of collision avoidance rules. In addition, multi sensory approaches and fusion methods will be explored and validated for accurate and real time sea wave perception and modelling.
Deliverables
D6.2 Real-time multi-modal sensor fusion for awareness (31.12.2025)
D6.3 Real-time perception and modelling of sea/ground surface (31.12.2026)
D6.4 Situational awareness developments (31.12.2026)
Work Package 7: Mission avionics
Objectives
To study and develop innovative guidance, navigation and control techniques tailored for the specific features of the WIGs, as well as self-awareness and situational awareness capabilities for the vehicle.
Deliverables
D7.1 GNC system and simulations (30.06.2025)
D7.2 Meta-controller and simulations (31.12.2026)
Work Package 8: Integration and demonstration
Objectives
WP 8 will integrate different HW and SW components in order to provide final tests and demonstrations at a technological readiness level of “4.5” for the AIRSHIP-1 autonomous WIG. Candidate tests areas ar the Inner Seas of the Baltic Area or the Macaronesia archipelago. Specific objectives are: 1) Implement an architecture for the AIRSHIP platform to operate autonomously; 2) Adapt and integrate the technological components (HS & SW) for operations; 3) Organise local logistic, supervision system, launch & recovery system for tests, 4) Conduct and evaluate a series of trials. Recorded visual materials (pictures, movies, etc…) collected will be used for producing demonstration data sets and movies showing results and potential applications of this technology.
Work Package 9: Dissemination, outreach and roadmapping
Objectives
WP 9 will maximise the impact of AIRSHIP by deploying an efficient communication, dissemination and
exploitation strategy. At the same time, it will engage with stakeholders (internal and external) to draw innovation
pathways for future implementation of the AIRSHIP technology line.
Deliverables
D9.2 Stakeholder analysis (30.06.2024)
D9.4 Dissemination, Exploitation, and Communication report (31.12.2024)
