In a significant move to combat the escalating threat of wildfires in Cyprus, multi-asset broker Exness has pledged €300,000 towards the deployment of three state-of-the-art fire-detecting drones (unmanned aerial systems), developed by The Cyprus Institute’s Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory, for the Department of Forests. These drones are specifically tailored to Cyprus’ unique terrain and are…
The Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of CARE-C at the Cyprus Institute had a strong representation at the inaugural Fire Summit in Cyprus, organised by the UK Fire Industry Association (FIA), on Thursday, 10 October, 2023 at the Cyprus State Fair in Nicosia. THE USRL team participated with a booth at the exhibition, in conjunction…
During the festival, the Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) had the opportunity to discuss with different festival participants from a wide range of sectors and backgrounds, about the cutting-edge research and innovation the Centre in general, and USRL more specifically do, through the development of innovative technologies such as drones, which can assist in fire…
Airport operator Hermes Airport announced the donation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the Cyprus Department of Forests, in order to contribute to the latter’s efforts in protecting and preserving the forests of Cyprus. This initiative is part of Hermes Airports’ efforts to promote sustainable development and strengthen efforts to protect the environment. Read…
The USRL Team explored the proof of concept for the System UAV and the Los Gatos sensor. We measured methane emissions with the drone by flying around the farm, which is a typical source for this gas. In the future we will be assessing more precisely the hot spots in a 2D mapping above the…
USRL provides services to the Department of Forest (DoF) with preventive forest surveillance for detecting fires at an early stage. The video is a demonstration on how the team of USRL is able to help the DoF to detect fires and coordinate them to the location.
The Training of the Firemen for the Department of Forst (DoF) contains a theoretical and a practical part. Especially the training in flying the drones requires precision and sensitivity to start, fly and land the drones save and secure. With our drones the firemen will be able to patrol in the fire season of Cyprus…
The USRL Team integrated the autopilot system onboard a S.A.S. Unmanned Air System (UAV) and demonstrated it. We also presented our results in Athens in cooperation with Spirit Aeronautical Systems (S.A.S. Technology).
A team of the Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of the Cyprus Institute participated in the DEFEA 2023: Defense Exhibition Athens, in Athens. In the context of the Exhibition, the Cyprus Institute team had the opportunity to present the latest achievements of the Laboratory in advanced flight control systems and high performance unmanned systems. Among…
On 25 January 2023, USRL researchers performed an intensive drone campaign at Athalassa Park in Nicosia to capture the vertical dispersion of pollution, from the surface up to an altitude of 1,000 m. This particular measurement targeted the concentration of black carbon (BC) emitted in the Nicosia urban area. This information will be used to…
