DRONTEX
16-17 October, 2024
Piešťany, Slovak Republic
Use of unmanned technologies in the context of services and security challenges in the EU
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DRONTEX
18-19 October, 2023
Piešťany, Slovak Republic
Use of unmanned technologies in the context of services and security challenges in the V4 countries
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The DRONTEX conference is a professional platform for sharing of experience and information among experts in unmanned technologies and representatives of state institutions and non-profit organisations from the V4 countries aiming to support drone economy development.
O KONFERENCII
Konferencia DRONTEX má ambíciu vytvoriť odbornú platformu pre zdieľanie skúseností a informácií medzi odborníkmi pre bezpilotné technológie, predstaviteľmi štátnych a neziskových inštitúcií s cieľom podporiť rozvoj dronovej ekonomiky na Slovensku
V Asociácii Mám Dron vnímame obrovský potenciál bezpilotných technológií a ich využitia v rôznych druhoch priemyslu a služieb. V zahraničí táto téma rezonuje čoraz intenzívnejšie na odborných medzinárodných a lokálnych konferenciách a veľtrhoch. Aj to je znakom rozvoja, ktorý tento segment v dnešných časoch zažíva.
Keďže na Slovensku chýba podujatie podobného typu, veríme, že konferencia DRONTEX túto medzeru zaplní a ponúkne priestor pre komunikáciu a spoluprácu odborníkov z oblasti výroby, distribúcie a služieb spojených s UAV.
Konferenciu Drontex sme navrhli ako jednodňovú akciu, ktorá bude rozdelená do troch tematických blokov. V rámci nich na pódiu vystúpia odborníci z oblasti vývoja bezpilotných technológií, manažmentu bezpilotnej prevádzky a predstavitelia firiem ponúkajúcich UAV aplikácie pre geodéziu, kartografiu, energetiku a služby. V prípade úspechu nultého ročníka konferencie máme ambíciu pokračovať v nastavenej línii a vytvoriť tak na Slovensku tradíciu podujatia s vysokou pridanou hodnotou pre celú dronovú komunitu.
Rastislav Sopko
Riaditeľ Asociácie Mám Dron
MAIN TOPICS
UNMANNED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Unmanned Traffic Management in the EU countries
Current drone legislation in the EU
UTM within the context of drone services
ADVNANCED DRONE SERVICES
Drones in energy, construction and other industries
Development of drone services through autonomous operations
Academic research and development of unmanned technologies and its contribution to practical use
SECURITY
Security threats and challenges related to the use of unmanned technologies
Role of drones in the state security structures
Drones in security applications
SPEAKERS
EASA
Air Force Headquarters SR
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Air Navigation Services CR
EUROCONTROL
Twinzo
PANSA
European Commission
PROGRAMME
16 October
9:30 INTRODUCTION
Registration is open from 8:40 – 9:30 at the conference venue – in the Elektrárňa Piešťany premises. To be able to register, you will be required to provide your first and last name or an electronic or a printed ticket (a QR code).
The conference will be opened by the President of the Mám Dron Association Rastislav Sopko and the event ambassador Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ing. Ivan Bella, and hosted by Ján Mečiar.
A short video address by Maria Algar Ruiz from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
UNMANNED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN THE EU
Vladimír Foltín from EASA will discuss the positive impact that low-cost technological convergence can have on the interoperability of General Aviation and drones. Additionally, he will introduce EASA’s initiative to promote the voluntary use of electronic conspicuity among pilots in all airspaces. These efforts aim to enhance situational awareness and overall safety for everyone.
Nikol Vašutová will present the current state and planned activities leading to the implementation of U-space in the Czech Republic.
The CORUS five project will bring the SESAR U-space ConOps up to date and will explicitly look at the challenges of scaling up the traffic, integration of UAS with other aviation as well as convergence of UAS traffic management with current Air traffic management. The presentation will Andrew Hately discuss the challenges ahead and how the project aims to address them.
In her presentation, Elina Millere will present the latest information and challenges related to the implementation of the Drone Strategy 2.0 from the perspective of the European Commission
ADVANCED DRONE SERVICES
Jozef Tóth will present aspects related to the preparation for the operation of UAS for the performance of BVLOS inspection flights in power line corridors, as well as the first experiences from such flights.
Milestones, goals and benefits of UAVs in the ZSD as well as first flight experiences will be presented by Peter Mančuška from Západoslovenská distribučná, a.s.
Terradron s.r.o. is one of the first professional drone companies in Slovakia. Matúš Sura will introduce a new service for industrial indoor inspections using drones, enabling precise and detailed analysis of technical infrastructure and hard-to-reach or hazardous areas. The presentation will include examples of completed projects that have enhanced safety, efficiency, and significantly reduced inspection and maintenance costs for industrial facilities.
The presentation from Michal Ukropec will cover these topics:
- Differences in approaches to digital twins – planning, simulation, prediction, real-time/live
- Live digital twins in the manufacturing world
- Examples from existing projects and where is the money
LUNCH
RESEARCH AND UAS DEVELOPMENT
The talk of Rafaello Mariani presents an 18-months project of the development of a fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle platform for measurements of atmospheric gas concentration. The project is a collaboration between KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, and Universidad EAFIT, Colombia, under the patronage of SAAB AB, Sweden.
The GAMEon experiment, building upon the GAME mission (RX25), developed a self-stable and autonomous microglider platform. Ejected from a Rexus Rocket at 69 km altitude, the microglider reached an apogee of 75 km. It autonomously transitioned from high-speed vacuum conditions to stable flight, steered to target coordinates, and communicated flight data via a self-developed system before retrieval. This project will be presented at the conference by Fabian Franz, Jonas Quinque and Felix Lorch.
Dr. Robert Oliver Ladig wants to introduce you to the bustling Drone innovation hub, that is the area in and around Odense, Denmark. Delve into details of the BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) airspace available north of the Danish island Funen, and learn how it can drive cutting-edge drone research and testing, using the research field of aerial manipulation as an example.
16:40 BREAK
19:00 GALA DINNER
20:00 EVENING PROGRAMME AND NETWORKING
17 October
9:30 DRONES AND SECURITY
mjr. Ing. Mário Malatinec from the Flight Safety Department of the Air Force Headquarters will explain the rules for flying unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the vicinity of military airports as stated in the amendment to the Act on the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic no. 321/2002 Z. z.. Moreover, as drones become more and more affordable, he will talk about the increase in the number of UAS flights without a permit, the inability of the Slovak Republic to respond flexibly due to current legislation, and the impact of such UAS flights on air traffic safety.
Rafał Paprocki and his colleague Michał Lewandowski in their presentation will talk about how PANSA approaches the UTM system also from a security perspective.
Tomáš Schóber from R-SYS included in his presentation information on ways to integrate drone management in crisis and special operations.
12:20 LUNCH
The amendment to the Cybersecurity Act and the new EU NIS2 legislation significantly expand the number of obliged entities (Essential Service Providers) and cybersecurity requirements. Manufacturing, technology and commercial companies, among others, will be added. New processes, tools and new job roles are needed.
How to prepare for the new requirements? Where, when, with whom and how to start? Tomáš Hettych, COO of KCCKB, will answer these questions in his presentation.
Modern AI-based autopilot solutions bring unmatched possibilities to UAV operations. Autonomous inspection, surveillance, security control of assets, GNSS-denied flights, or automated target-acquiring; many of these features would not be possible without modern UAV solutions like Airvolute’s DroneCore autopilot and family of UAV systems. Jozef Rodina (Airvolute) will present the integration of these features in modern UAVs for various use cases in the defense and enterprise sectors.
Tomáš Kakula will present the fundamental requirements for the safety of drones in the fields of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electrical safety (LVD), and communication standards for radio equipment (RED) when placing products on the market in the European Union.
We continue to work intensively on the programme…
Change of the program reserved
PRICE INCLUDES
Attendance at the conference in Elektrárňa Piešt’any
Welcome drink, meals, coffee and snacks, evening program and networking
Materials from conference organizers and partners
Parking in a reserved parking lot
Rozvoj možností, ktoré ponúkajú bezpilotné technológie, logicky vedie k nutnosti bezpečnej a štandardizovanej integrácie pilotovanej a nepilotovanej prevádzky. Komplexná harmonizácia a prepojenie riadenia oboch typov prevádzky sa s pohľadu bezpečnosti stáva nevyhnutnosťou.
Marek Náhlik
R-SYS, s.r.o.
K projektu mě inspirovala myšlenka, co mohu udělat pro bezpečnost při startu a přistání dronu a dále také myšlenka, jak bych mohl zvýšit operační nasazení dronů. Sám jsem pilot a vím, že najít vhodné místo pro start a přistání dronu není vždy jednoduché. A tak vznikl projekt DRON-PORT.
Ondřej Vaňek
City Air Mobility, s.r.o.
Drony/UAS sa stali pomerne efektívnym a využívaným nástrojom pre vykonávanie viacerých činností, kde je potrebný pohľad “zhora”. Aj napriek tomu však stále existujú aplikácie, v ktorých ich využitie by síce bolo žiadúce, no nie je efektívne z hľadiska ekonomiky.
Práve autonómia, a to nielen z pohľadu samotného letu, ale aj z pohľadu získavania a spracovania dát, nám umožňuje nasadenia UAS do širokého spektra priemyselných aplikácií, kde to doteraz nebolo efektívne.
Jozef Rodina
Airvolute, s.r.o.
Na Slovensku chýbalo odborné podujatie zamerané na vývoj bezpilotných technológií a ich využitie v priemysle a službách. Veríme, že konferencia DRONTEX túto medzeru zaplní a ponúkne priestor pre komunikáciu a spoluprácu odborníkov z tohto segmentu.
Rastislav Sopko
Asociácia Mám Dron
Som rád, že aj Slovensko sa postupne otvára potenciálu, ktorý prinášajú bezpilotné technológie pre bežný život a podnikanie. Konferenciu DRONTEX tak vnímam ako dôležitý krok v tomto procese a verím, že z podujatia sa stane každoročná tradícia.
Ivan Bella
Ambasádor konferencie
Bezpilotné letecké systémy sú nositeľom obrovského potenciálu, a zároveň veľmi závažných bezpečnostných hrozieb. Táto kombinácia si vyžaduje okamžitú reakciu každého jednotlivého štátu vo forme efektívnej a bezpečnej integrácii do vzdušného priestoru. Nemáme na čo čakať, integrujme!
Štefan Dusza
LPS SR
ACCOMODATION
For the participants of the event we offer discounted accommodation in the conference partner hotel: HOTEL PARK PIEŠŤANY ****
Single and double rooms are available.
PARTNERS
MAIN PARTNERS
PARTNERS
Patronage over the event was taken over by the Trnava Self-Governing Region
Special partner of the conference is the Polish Embassy in Bratislava
GOLD PARTNERS
SILVER PARTNERS
PARTNERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
GASTRO PARTNERS
NEWS
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VENUE
How to get here
By train, bus
The Elektrárňa building is located about 100m from the main station in Piešt’any.
By car
We have reserved parking at the Main Station for conference participants.
There will be navigation boards at the station and in the parking lot and designated staff available to DRONTEX participants
Venue of the conference
Elektrárňa Piešťany
Staničná 2334/51
Piešťany
Slovak Republic
