SIMAR Project archivos

The prestigious scientific journal RA-L has published our latest article on drone inspection

The article, entitled ‘Autonomous UAV Pipeline Landing via Depth–LiDAR Fusion in GNSS-Denied Refineries’, addresses the solution to a very specific industrial inspection problem: landing a UAV with precision on pipelines in refineries without GNSS, where occlusions, interference and reflective surfaces make perception particularly challenging.

The SIMAR project, coordinated by CATEC, concludes successfully

CATEC2026-01-08T16:36:38+01:00October 15, 2025|Categories: Innovation & Technology, News|Tags: aerial robot, AI, artificial intelligence, CATEC, collaborative robotics, Industrial infrastructure, Inspection, maintenance, NDT, Oil & Gas, robotics, safety, SIMAR, SIMAR Project, UAV, X-rays|

The initiative has concluded its development with final trials and tests carried out in France, which have validated a new advanced system for the inspection and maintenance of large infrastructures for the Oil & Gas sector through the combination of aerial robotic platforms, non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques and digital tools.