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Summary
The objective of the CHAMELEON project is to build a novel reconfigurable and multipurpose drone platform ecosystem featuring heterogeneous UAV agent networks operating in air with its supporting communication protocols, navigation and control strategies and monitoring station, capable of autonomously operating on any area efficiently and cost-effectively, while interfacing with existing systems.
Detailed Call Description
AIM: The Open Call #2 aims to attract third parties to implement small-scale pilots to validate the CHAMELEON developments.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of Open Call #2 is to implement geographical distributed small-scale pilots that demonstrate the impact and potential of the CHAMELEON Project.
The key concept of the proposed platform ecosystem will be a hierarchical approach to the problem, utilising fully autonomous and reconfigurable agents for continuous operation while less autonomous agents will be engaged on a “need-to” basis.
CHAMELEON has three well defined areas of action, those being Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock.
Applicants will be responsible for defining the area where the bundle will be validated, as well as acquiring the necessary data for the bundle using their own infrastructure and equipment. This includes procuring a UAV and the corresponding sensor if deemed necessary by the bundle and in case the applicants do not already have one. Furthermore, the proposed pilot scenario from applicants must include various detailed information such as flight parameters (e.g., flight altitude, drone type, and sensor details), what will be measured (e.g., crops, vineyards), and the type and amount of data required for validation. Once all this data is collected, applicants will use the CHAMELEON Platform to upload the data for processing to evaluate the bundle through the results.
For bundles that require near real-time processing (e.g., livestock monitoring), applicants should either have an on-board processor in their UAVs, or they could be granted access to a remote on-board processor provided by the CHAMELEON Consortium.
CHAMELEON will offer a 6 month programme for applicants to implement geographically distributed small-scale pilots that demonstrate the impact and potential of the CHAMELEON approach.
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Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The best applicants will be selected and 100% financed up to a maximum of €60.000 in a lump sum scheme. All expenses must be described and justified in the submitted proposal.
Thematic Categories
- Justice - Security
- Other Thematic Category
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
This open call is open to all EU countries and countries associated to the Horizon Europe programme’.
The CHAMELEON OCMB will verify that the submitted applications comply with the following prerequisites:
- All entities are eligible for EC funding under the rules of Horizon Europe
- Beneficiaries provide a valid VAT and VIES number
- The open calls are applicable only for individual partners
- Sub-project is under the technological domain of UAV usage in agriculture, forestry and livestock
- Sub-projects demonstrate Europe dimension (“through cross border experimentation or expanding the impact of local sub-projects to European scale”).
Up to 2 proposals per applicant will be accepted for evaluation (the first two to be submitted). Others will be discarded. Only one proposal will be accepted for funding. If any entity is associated to more than 2 proposals, only the first 2 will be considered for evaluation.
The Consortium consists of 12 partner organisations distributed in 9 European Countries, with a high participation of innovative SMEs (6 in total), 3 universities and 3 end users. CHAMELEON advances will be validated in three pilot use cases in Spain, Greece and Austria.
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Prior to submitting your proposals, we kindly request that you review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Relevant questions sent to: chameleonheu@gmail.com.