RADIUS

RADIUS proposes to use Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to execute a large part of the inspections and a limited range of maintenance activities like tuning, re‐calibration, activation of special functions, etc. The objective of RADIUS is to develop a UAS-based technology: to monitor the physical status and electronic functionality of both non-safety-critical and safety-critical railway signalling assets and to execute specific maintenance activities to pave the road to efficient and reliable unmanned activities.
The RADIUS automation will allow increased inspection frequency and constitutes a true new paradigm for railway inspection and maintenance limiting activities carried out by human teams and improving the global railway operational service in terms of availability, reliability and performance.
This project has received funding from the European GNSS Agency under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004192.