Project Heron

Student Team

Gusmaroli Alberto, Raos Giorgio, Riocci Emanuele, Riva Luca, Rosato Francesco (Team Leader), Scubla Alessio

Supervisors

Prof. Lorenzo Trainelli, Prof. Carlo E.D. Riboldi

Sponsorship:

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory , The Vertical Flight Society

Competition:

VFS: 41st Annual Student Design Competition

Multi-Mission Modular UAS for Disaster Relief

Competition type

Student Design Competition

Ranking

3rd place

The HERON project lays its foundations on the ambition to develop an electric, multi-mission, modular, VTOL unmanned aircraft capable of accomplishing an immediate rescue mission in a natural disaster scenario. The easily swappable add-ons, the long endurance achieved thanks to a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system, and the capability to take-off from a ship deck, allow HERON to be an ideal asset for quick and versatile interventions.