UAV & AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION.
A practical research pathway for unmanned and emerging aerial platforms.
Visual-inertial localisation
Explore camera and inertial measurement fusion, including its limitations in darkness, weather and feature-poor environments.
Robust navigation estimation
Investigate SLAM, sensor fusion, uncertainty estimation and continuity during GNSS outages.
ADVANCED HIGH-PERFORMANCE AVIATION.
A longer-term research horizon for high-altitude and high-dynamic aircraft, with a hybrid strategy combining navigation architecture and selective future sensing hardware research.
Quantum inertial sensing
Study atom-interferometric sensing, feasibility under flight dynamics and potential pathways to reduced inertial drift.
Photonics & precision timing
Investigate advanced gyroscopes, timing references and their size, weight, power and environmental constraints.
Independent reference systems
Explore magnetic, geophysical and other references capable of constraining inertial navigation error.
Airborne qualification research
Define future testing needs for vibration, acceleration, temperature, safety and avionics compatibility.