ARGOS: MAVTech Technology at the Service of Inspection and Monitoring in Confined Spaces

The ARGOS project (Autonomous UAV for Inspection and Monitoring in Confined Spaces) is officially underway!

MAVTech will develop an innovative solution of autonomous drones capable of operating in complex and confined environments, such as chemical plants, tunnels, penstocks, and geological sites, where the GNSS signal is absent or degraded. These contexts represent a challenge for conventional drones due to narrow spaces, unknown obstacles, and variable lighting conditions.

The project aims to create a fully autonomous UAV, capable of localizing itself, mapping the environment, and avoiding obstacles in real time, providing precise and safe data for industrial surveying missions, infrastructure monitoring, and Search & Rescue.

Thanks to its consolidated experience in the design and integration of autonomous systems, MAVTech will develop lightweight sensors, software optimized for onboard processing, and interchangeable payloads, ensuring precision, reliability, and versatility.

MAVTech drones will operate in extremely challenging environments, from underground tunnels to complex industrial plants, and will be used for monitoring missions, structural surveying, and safety, thanks to sophisticated Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO), Lidar Inertial Odometry (LIO), SLAM, and obstacle avoidance algorithms developed in-house.

The project represents a fundamental step to strengthen MAVTech’s position in the autonomous systems sector for monitoring, maintenance, and safety in high-risk environments.

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