Project Summary: Safe Drones Over Safe Environment (SOSD4E)

The project's main objective is to foster technological innovations and environmental performance improvement within the aviation industry, which are critical needs of the sector. The cooperation among aeronautical VET institutions aims to improve environmentally friendly applications by leveraging their expertise to design and build advanced drones. It also serves to elevate and internationalize the educational and technical activities of the partner institutions.

The project addresses the following key priorities/topics:

• Supporting the uptake of innovative approaches and digital technologies for teaching and learning in VET.

• Addressing Environmental and climate goals and promoting civic engagement.

• Key Activities and Methodology

The core of the project involves students and teachers in designing, assembling, and testing a prototype drone with specific features^.

1. Safety Innovation: Integrating a new anti-collision system to minimize damage during swarm drone missions.

2. Environmental Monitoring: Equipping the drone with a multispectral camera and various sensors to obtain environmental data for climate change analysis. The drone is to be constructed using the least polluting materials, including biodegradable products.

Activities include:

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  Learning, Teaching, Training (LTT) Activities: Four short-term exchanges for groups of students and teachers across partner countries for practical work, testing, and skill development

• Intellectual Output (IO): Creation of the "SAFE DRONES OVER SAFE ENVIRONMENT" HUB, which includes a Video Tutorial & Meta Digital Distance Learning Approach, an Anti-collision Drones for Environment Hub (online resource center), and a Summary Handbook of all research and conclusions

• Transnational Project Meetings (TPM): Four meetings for project management, monitoring, and coordination.
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Participants and Impact

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  Participants: Over 60 students (aged 15-19) and 20 aviation teachers have been actively involved.

   

• Results & Impact:

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    Tangible: A newly designed and assembled drone prototype, a Handbook/guideline for design and use, and an online resource platform (HUB)

  • Intangible: Improved technical and interdisciplinary skills for students and teachers, enhanced intercultural and language skills, and the integration of new drone and environmental data analysis contents into school curricula

  • Long-term Benefit: The project aims to raise awareness about environmental issues, provide relevant skills for "new era jobs," and establish the newly developed didactic materials and drones as educational resources beyond the project's life.