ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING (UK) LTD – Lichfield, UK.
ADVANCED PROGRAMS GROUP – Netanya, Israel.
ADVANCED UAV TECHNOLOGY – London, UK.
ALTI (PTY) LTD – Knysna, South Africa.
ATAMA CO., LTD. – Hanoi, Vietnam.
AVEON TECHNOLOGIES INC. – San Diego, USA.
AVIANCO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. – Bangalore, India.
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES – Sofia, Bulgaria.
DRONE SOLUTIONS – Queensland, Australia.
ELITE GROUP Inc. – Amman, Jordan.
FLIR – West Malling, UK.
GUMUSH AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – Istanbul, Turkey.
KHARKOV STATE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY – Kharkov, Ukraine.
KINETIX ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD. – Bangalore, India.
MINIA UNIVERSITY – Minia, Egypt.
NATIONAL AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY – Kharkiv, Ukraine.
ONERA – Châtillon, France.
OXFORD AEROSPACE LTD. – Oxford, UK.
PALASH ENGINEERING WORKS – Dhaka, Bangladesh.
PARAGON S.A. – Athens, Greece.
PHILIPPINES AIR FORCE (PAF) – Manila, Philippines.
PIPISTREL d.o.o. AJDOVSCINA – Ajdovščina, Slovenia.
RMIT UNIVERSITY – Melbourne, Australia.
ROBOTIC SKIES – Albuquerque, USA.
SKY TECH INDONESIA – Jakarta, Indonesia.
SMARTR JOINT VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORATION – New York, USA.
STEADYDRONE – Knysna, South Africa.
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY – New York, USA
SWIFT LAB LTD – Nairobi, Kenya.
TAG AEROSPACE – British Columbia, Canada.
TASUMA (UK) LTD – Dorset, UK.
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BERLIN – Berlin, Germany.
TRUE BALANCE COACHING – Vancouver, Canada.
UAV FACTORY LTD – Marupe, Latvia.
UKRSPECSYSTEMS LLC – Kiev, Ukraine.
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI – Cincinnati, USA.
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY – Derby, UK.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – Ann Arbor, USA.
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI – Nairobi, Kenya.
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD – Oxford, UK.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON – Southampton, UK.
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO – Waterloo, Canada.
UNMANNED VEHICLE UNIVERSITY – Phoenix, USA.
VORTEX UAS LLC – Wheeling, USA.
Unmanned Aircraft to Suit the Most Diverse Missions
R&D Programs
The R&D programs of Marques Aviation Ltd provide a platform for the development of novel unmanned aircraft technologies.
Aerospace companies, universities and government establishments worldwide are invited to collaborate in our R&D programs.
R&I PROGRAMS
R&I Project Leader: MA Team
Project: Loyal Wingman Stealth UCAV
Role of Loyal Wingman to manned platforms. Stealth UCAV configuration research. Low RCS airframe of trapezoidal slender fuselage and air-air refuelling (AAR) capability. Semi-autonomous multi-mission swarming system. UCAV control by a parent aircraft in manned-unmanned architecture. AI swarming and distributed sensor fusion.
Research & Innovation at MARQUES AVIATION LTD.
R&I Project Leader: MA Team
Project: Hybrid Solar-Hydrogen-Battery Powerplant
Triple-hybrid propulsion system research. Optimisation for aircraft extreme endurance. Extended capability for operation at low, medium and extreme high altitude, and diverse geographical latitudes.
Research & Innovation at MARQUES AVIATION LTD.
R&I Project Leader: MA Team
Project: AI Sensor Fusion & Data Processing
Development of sensor fusion to bring together inputs from multiple radars, lidars and cameras to form a single model or image of the environment around the UAV. The resulting model is more accurate because it balances the strengths of the different sensors. Onboard AI data processing and classification. Efficient downlink streaming of processed encrypted data. High-resolution 3D terrain map from RGB data and conversion to 3D point cloud. GPS-denied and energy optimised navigation. Terrain landmark recognition. Material detection and identification.
Research & Innovation at MARQUES AVIATION LTD.
R&I Project Leader: Sönke Dierks
Project: Natural Binocular Vision System
Airborne stereoscopically arranged cameras that give the UAV pilot a natural binocular sight. The binocular vision system may be helpful when special attention is required. Alertness is increased, and the pilot feels naturally immersed and achieves a realistic perception of depth. Putting on a VR-HMD is a signal to the brain for “Now we are on it! Attention!”. The most common mistakes and accidents are caused by fatique and boredom; however, the change and immersion can prevent human error. It is proposed that Natural Binocular Vision should only be used while navigating manually, landing on an unknown ship deck, hovering between buildings or flying through mountains. The immersion in such situations leads to higher safety due to the increased alertness and foremost the fact that it does not feel like the pilot is just sitting in front of the monitor. You are immersed in the situation!
Research & Innovation at MARQUES AVIATION LTD.
R&I Project Leader: MA Team
Project: AI Swarming; Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Training
Decentralized swarms of drones are more resilient, given that centralized execution presents a single point of vulnerability that could be problematic in contested environments. Each drone must be able to execute the fundamental characteristic of the entire swarm, which is to independently coordinate its own decisions to produce behaviors to support a collective aim. Narrow AI is used to play through millions of iterations of a mission-specific wargame; this framework uncovers the best rules for individual drone interaction that drive collective swarm behaviors supporting a specific mission. Moreover, this framework can be applied to training drones. Narrow AI and a virtual reality interface, incorporated into wargaming platforms, presents a way to rapidly train quality decision-making algorithms to meet the Air Force’s growing demand for swarming drones and loyal wingmen.
Research & Innovation at MARQUES AVIATION LTD.
R&I Project Leader: MA Team
Project: Avianco Unmanned Traffic Management System (UTM) & Flight Information Management System (FIMS)
Avianco’s digital cloud based Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) designed for the next generation of air traffic management. Integration and development of custom applications using the Avianco UTM framework and web API. Aviation data exchange hub to connect air traffic management systems to U-Space Service Providers (USSPs) with open interfaces to support safe and compliant drone operations in low-altitude airspace. The FIMS is a cloud-based, interoperable platform that distributes airspace information, directives, and real-time traffic from ATM systems to drone operators through a network of USSPs.
Research & Innovation at MARQUES AVIATION LTD.
R&I Project Leader: MA Team
Project: Smart Multi-Function Materials and Intelligent Structures for Enhanced Sensing, Actuating, and Health Monitoring of Aerospace Structures.
Smart Intelligent Structures have the ability to sense their environment, self-diagnose their condition and adapt to environmental characteristics according to the design requirements to increase the efficiency of the structure and safety of the aircraft. Smart Intelligent Structures represent the combination of smart structures with advancements in materials science, information technology, measurement science, sensors, actuators, artificial intelligence, and other. Smart Intelligent Aircraft Structures offer significant improvements in aircraft total weight, manufacturing and operational costs by diagnosis and adaptation of the load carrying structure. Therefore, the aim of our research is to further developments in Smart Multi-Function Materials and Intelligent Structures that have the potential to provide effective sensing, actuating and health monitoring of aerospace structures.
Research & Innovation at MARQUES AVIATION LTD.