Some sensitive areas of the logistics and intermodal center Interporto Padova are monitored both day and night by highly automated drones for the identification of any security threats. The project for the safety of the area interport was presented today at the "Green Logistics Expo" in Padua and was carried out in partnership between Interporto Padova and the Drone Academy Cardtech of Padua that uses this type of quality drones "industrial" which are equipped with multiple sensors, including and the optical and infrared ones.

The drones, controlled in real time directly from the "Control Room" of Interporto Padova, automatically perform the "flight missions" taking off from a "hangar robotic" which provides protection of the drone from agents opening only at the time of take-off to close again automatically after take-off. The robotic hangar performs automatically recharging the batteries, evaluates the conditions for safe flight, performs the classic "checks pre-flight" to verify the integrity of the system, and Manages important maintenance parameters. At the end of the flight the hangar reopens to allow the drone to land and automatically closes once the drone has landed safely.

The system created represents a revolution in the field of of the use of drones for civil applications as the flight missions are performed automatically and "a distance" (in technical terms defined as BVLOS - Beyond Visual Line Of Sight), without the pilot having direct vision of the drone and without the need to intervene in any phase of flight, except when abnormal conditions occur.