AMADEUS

The AMADEUS (Airborne reMote overservAtion anD rEscUe ActivitieS) project researches and develops cutting-edge technologies to support rescue and emergency response teams in disaster zones, civil protection operations, and large-scale emergencies.

The focus is on a mobile, drone-based 5G infrastructure that functions as a flying 5G cell, providing a self-sufficient and location-independent communication network. This enables reliable, secure, and low-latency communication even in critical operational situations. As a result, image, video, and control data can be transmitted in real time, and rescue and emergency response teams can communicate with one another.

Overall System

The project involves developing an integrated overall system and testing it in extensive field trials under realistic conditions.

The following are used:

• Reconnaissance drones that provide current aerial imagery and a live situational overview
• mobile robots that can be deployed in hard-to-reach or hazardous areas
• a common user interface through which all systems are centrally controlled and coordinated

A drone also carries the entire communication infrastructure, from the 5G core network to the satellite connection. This allows an operational communication network to be set up within minutes in the event of an emergency.

At the conclusion of the AMADEUS project, an operational scenario will be demonstrated under realistic conditions. The goal is to validate the developed technologies in combination and to demonstrate their performance in practical use.

Project partners: 

• Fraunhofer FOKUS
• CADUS e.V.
• Roboverse Reply
• TH Wildau 
• TU Berlin

Subcontractor R&D:

• MIT GmbH