Priority Programme “Metrology on Flying Platforms” (SPP 2433)
Priority Programme “Metrology on Flying Platforms” (SPP 2433) supports researchers developing cooperative multi-drone systems for quantitative measurements with stated uncertainty and reduced resource use.
Funder: German Research Foundation
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (First-time elan registration) | January 31, 2027 (Proposal submission)
Funding Amounts: Three-year second funding period
Summary: Supports cooperative multi-drone measurement systems that deliver quantitative measurements with stated uncertainty while minimising resource use.
Key Information: Applicants need an established or field-validated single-drone measurement concept, complete measurement results, and demonstrable GUM expertise.
Description
The German Research Foundation’s Priority Programme SPP 2433 investigates the potential and limitations of drones as platforms for quantitative measurements with stated measurement uncertainty. It combines measurement principles and methods, sensor technology, signal processing and communication, and evaluation of measurement quality alongside resource use. Research addresses environmental and drone-related disturbances, as well as constraints on space, weight, energy and time.
The second funding period moves from single-drone systems to cooperative multi-drone measurement systems. Its priorities are standardised documentation of measurement quality, resources and measurement environments; reduced resource expenditure for a required quality level; and adaptation of measurement capabilities to that level. Supported measurement areas encompass geometry and deformation; position, vibration and acoustics; and material properties of solids, liquids, particles and gases.
