Emesent

Advanced autonomy technology for drones

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Challenge

Sustainable Development Goals

Emesent

Advanced autonomy technology for drones

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Challenge

Sustainable Development Goals

Founders

Stefan Hrabar, PhD

Co-Founder and CEO

Stefan has a PhD in Computer Science and he has been adding sensing and autonomy to drones for over 17 years. Stefan has extensive experience in vision and lidar-based UAV obstacle avoidance, UAV path planning algorithms, UAV mission planning tools, and 3D visualisation of UAV-collected data

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Farid Kendoul, PhD

Co-Founder and CTO

Farid has a PhD in System Technologies. He has over 15 years experience in R&D, integration and field testing of dependable autonomy technologies for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

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Why it matters

Mapping spaces like mines is complex and dangerous

Understanding environments in GPS-denied and complex spaces like underground mines is an important but unsafe and difficult task. Mining engineers and surveyors have traditionally employed cavity monitoring systems (CMS) to analyse these areas. However, this process is time-consuming, endangers personnel and results in poor-quality scans.

How it works

Drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping and data analytics are the three core components of Emesent’s technology.

Their core product, Hovermap, is a smart mobile scanning unit that allows inaccessible and complex areas (above ground, underground; indoors, outdoors) to be mapped out using SLAM-Based 3D LiDAR mapping. Mapping can occur autonomously using collision detection and avoidance capabilities embedded in the drones. Industries can then access data about different locations with unprecedented degrees of observability and confidence.

Why it matters

Mapping spaces like mines is complex and dangerous

How it works

Drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping and data analytics are the three core components of Emesent’s technology.

The WOW factor

The Wow Factor

Emesent has completed more than 8000 fully autonomous flights across 30 different companies and 3 different industries (mining, infrastructure and surveying). Emesent continues to develop add-on products like Long Range Radio (increases the range of their drones by 20) and Aura (platform for users to visualise scans), making them the leaders in autonomous mapping.