Research at CHASS
Research Programme
Our vision is to automate the continuous process of swarm assembly, configuration, control, adaption and improvement. Through a modular architecture any platform aerial, ground-based, space, surface or underwater, can be integrated in the swarm with minimal effort. This hardware-agnostic design philosophy ensures that research outcomes remain relevant as platforms evolve and enables rapid use of diverse physical systems provided by our industry partners.
The research in CHASS initially focuses on:
- Drone Design, Adaptation & Production
- Perception, Sensing & Communication
- Autonomy, Localization, Mapping & Navigation
- Coordination, Self-Governance & Self-Improvement
- Human Swarm Interaction
- Swarm-based Services & Socio-Technical Aspects
These six themes are the starting point of the CHASS research programme. As the field is very dynamic and rapidly evolving, we will track progress and adapt the themes accordingly.
CHASS hosts
a research programme, an integration programme and center activities
Integration Programme
A structured integration and demonstration programme is essential for CHASS being able to turn individual research results into validated swarm capabilities. Swarms are distributed and safety-critical, and their performance is strongly shaped by real-world constraints like sensing uncertainty, weather, complex environments, degraded connectivity and heterogeneous platforms. CHASS therefore provide a common integration backbone, shared metrics and end-to-end where contributions from all themes are continuously are tested in combination, not in isolation.
CHASS collaborated with several established Swedish test sites and simulations to real environments that together support a progress from controlled experiments to realistic demonstrations. CHASS collaborates with the following initiatives WARA PS (Gränsö, Västervik), Campus Ljungbyhed, Norrköping Airport, Västervik Drone Science Park, E-landa, Skellefteå Droneport and Artic Aviation Hub and Arboga.
CHASS will establish a scenario set with increasing complexity and realism used for both self-evaluation and external evaluation with partners. Capabilities are first proven in controlled settings, then stress-tested under realistic operational conditions and constraints. The scenarios works as a maturation ladder with dependencies, where earlier scenarios validates capabilities that later scenarios build on.
- Fast Large-Scale Mapping and Analysis
- Contained Search and Rescue
- Monitor and Define Critical Infrastructure
- City-Wide Multi Drone Services
- Protection Against Drone Swarms
Center Activities
CHASS contributes with:
- Strategic Research Agenda
- Education and training
- Internationalization
- Dissemination
- Innovation and Exploitation
The CHASS multi-disciplinary consortium enables the center to lead the orchestration of the national research and ecosystem around drone swarms.
Researchers working on CHASS
Linköping University
- Fredrik Heintz (±Ê±õ)Ìý
- Fredrik Gustafsson (³¦´Ç-±Ê±õ)Ìý
- Petter Krus (³¦´Ç-±Ê±õ)Ìý
- Erik G Larsson (³¦´Ç-±Ê±õ)Ìý
- Jonas LundbergÌý(³¦´Ç-±Ê±õ)Ìý
- Daniel Axehill
- Michael FelsbergÌý
- Björn Johansson
- Diana Osorio
- Gustaf Hedeby
- Mårten Wadenbäck
- Mattias Arvola
- Daniel de LengÌý
- Mattias Tiger
- Mariusz WzorekÌý
- Fredrik VikstenÌýÌý
Örebro UniversityÌý
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Lund University
- (co-PI)
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