In the context of safe storage and access control, a multi-function architecture has been designed for H4R Project, designed to guarantee customised features to clients of any size. The project satisfies needs such as: object classification without ambiguity, object tracking indoor and outdoor, object history, storage damage detection coupled with high body temperature, human access controls, biometric data handling in agreement with privacy regulation, real-time interactivity and alarm notification. To grant such a diverse amount of functions, several software and hardware technologies have been harmonized, among which can be found: blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, software and hardware encryption, circuit design, visible and thermal sensor integration, robotics.
Location
WORLDWIDE
Involved technologies
Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence
Software and hardware encryption
Sensors
Robotics swarming
H4R ALPHA
The mission will take place in a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), at approximately 15 times the altitude of the International Space Station (ISS). At this altitude, 6.000 km circa, ALPHA will be in an extremely harsh radiative environment, called the inner Van Allen belt, where the Earth’s magnetic field traps harmful solar wind and cosmic rays radiations.
Under these conditions, ALPHA will perform scientific experiments to better understand magnetosphere related phenomena, such as Northern lights and southern aurora, and the demonstration of innovative technologies designed and developed to mitigate the effects of radiations:
an experimental radiation sensor
innovative fluid-dynamics based devices
a radiation hardened Electrical Power System (EPS) board
an ultra-compact On-Board Computer (OBC)
a cutting-edge deployable solar sail
On-board experiments and technologies have a direct impact on the well-being of society on Earth:
What can enable the development of biomedical machines that deal with radiations if not a radiation hardened technology demonstrated in Space?
How do we keep space clean if not with deorbiting devices such as solar sails?
Moreover, green renewable energy can benefit from the application of safe and reliable fluid-dynamic devices, whereas the novel OBC will contribute to the development of IT infrastructures in harsh environments.