Activities 2025

On this page you will find a list of upcoming or ongoing events in which we as the Interoperability and Assistance Systems department (IAS) of Fraunhofer IOSB are involved or which we organize ourselves.

You can access past events via the links in the blue box, right.

We invite you to join us - we would be delighted to meet you at one of these events!

 

 

On this page you will find a list of upcoming or ongoing events in which we as the Interoperability and Assistance Systems department of Fraunhofer IOSB are involved or which we organize ourselves.

A warm invitation - we look forward to meeting you on one of these occasions!

Press release: Fraunhofer Institutes develop self-monitoring propellers for improved drone performance

January 27, 2025

Künstlerische Skizze eines VTOL(vertical take-off and landing)-Gliders
© Fraunhofer IVI
ALBACOPTER drone concept

The Fraunhofer lead project ALBACOPTER® is setting new standards in aviation technology. As part of the project, an innovative "smart propeller" was developed that enables predictive condition monitoring of propulsion systems. The technology offers promising approaches for a wide range of industrial applications.

The intelligent propellers can be integrated into drone systems in a variety of ways. The use of drones offers enormous potential for various industries, including

  • Agriculture: precise monitoring of fields and accurate application of crop protection products
  • Search and rescue: Effective search for missing persons in rough terrain
  • Delivery services: Safe and reliable delivery of parcels in all weather conditions

Contribution of the Fraunhofer IOSB

With its expertise from the Measurement, Control and Diagnostic Systems (MRD) and Interoperability and Assistance Systems (IAS) departments, Fraunhofer IOSB is particularly involved in the areas of flight monitoring, functional diagnostics, trajectory planning and remote control, as well as in the creation of a digital twin of the ALBACOPTER® for front loading based on a modular simulation platform.

Read the Fraunhofer IMS press release.

SGW-Forum Unmanned systems X

March 25-26, 2025, Bonn, Germany

With this event, the German Society for Defense Technology (DWT) invites you to a discussion: War in Europe is once again a reality and the following questions are gaining momentum: What do we need in the future? What capabilities do we want to have in the future? Where do we need to focus our research? And what systems do we need to procure for this?

It already seems certain that the importance of unmanned systems will continue to grow even more. In the air, on land, in water and in space.

The Interoperability and Assistance Systems (IAS) department is represented with the following contributions: 

»Heterogeneous unmanned group of intelligent watercraft« 

Speaker: Willmuth Müller 26.03.2025 at 3:00 pm

»Autonomes Cargo VTOL« 

Poster: Matthias Kollmann and Henri Meeß (IVI)

 

SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing Conference

April 13-17, 2025, Orlando, Florida, US

Join leading researchers as they present challenges in detector and sensor systems, infrared, laser systems, spectral imaging, radar, lidar, autonomous systems and other advances in the security and defense industry.

Cooperative, autonomous unmanned systems and their possible applications is a central aspect of our research. The results we present at SPIE will provide a deep insight into out latest developments and real world trial outcomes.

We are represented with the following contributions:

»Flexible mission planning and dynamic reactive autonomy for heterogeneous unmanned vehicles operating in teams« 

Referent: Florian Segor

 

LEARNTEC 2025 Congress & Trade Fair

May 6-8, 2025, Karlsruhe, Germany

LEARNTEC is Europe's largest event for digital education. Discover the latest learning trends in mobile learning, virtual reality and digital leadership at the most important international platform for digital, lifelong learning. In addition to the trade fair with more than 400 exhibitors, there is also the LEARNTEC Congress with exciting presentations. Over 600 speakers will be available to share their expertise at the trade fair and congress for three days.

We are represented with the following presentations:

»KI Unterstützung für Lernmanagementsysteme« 

Referent: Alexander Streicher on 08.05.2025 at 15:00 - 15:45 in the conference room 4/5

We look forward to your visit!

38th AFCEA trade exhibition 2025

Mai 27-28, 2025, Bonn, Germany

paths of airplanes on the worldmap

Turning point in national security - resilience through disruptive digital solutions

More than 200 renowned specialist companies from 17 nations will be exhibiting. This makes the AFCEA the most important exhibition for information technology in the field of defense and public security in Germany. The Fraunhofer IOSB is represented with 6 exhibits. 

📡 The Interoperability and Assistance Systems (IAS) department is represented with the following topics: Information coming soon on this page.

»Technologies for multinational, cross-dimensional national and alliance defense« 


We look forward to your visit, contact persons on site are Jennifer Sander, Dirk Pallmer and Frank Reinert at the Fraunhofer IOSB booth.

CCG-Seminar: AI for leadership and education

June 23-24, 2025, Karlsruhe, Germany

Motherboard mit KI-Zeichen auf der CPU - Generative AI
© Martin Rettenberger - stock.adobe.com

AI is regarded as one of the key technologies of the future. It offers the potential to significantly improve efficiency and effectiveness in the capability domains of intelligence and command and control. However, the corresponding tools must be designed in such a way that humans can evaluate information and decisions derived from AI and are able to take control. The seminar will present current developments and research results in the field of AI. Particular attention will be paid to the support of operational processes through suitable architectures and technological developments in a multinational environment.

We are involved:

Scientific management: Jennifer Sander

Speaker: