The INTREPID Project

INTREPID platform: INMOS.

WHY INTREPID?

When arriving on the scene of a disaster, First Responders are facing many challenges: time, security, victims, dangers... They have to wait for specialized teams or for the zone to be fully secured.

INTREPID project aims to help them being more efficient, safe, and fast, by taking less risk.

To do so, the project's goal is to provide a platform, allowing First Responders to immediately start operations without delay. It improves the exploration and assessment of disaster zones.

First Responders in action during Pilot 2 simulation.

WHAT IS INTREPID?

INTREPID integrate several components divided in 3 categories:

Intelligence Amplification Capabilities:

• Doctrine Model and Authoring Tool (DAT)
• Path Planning Module (PPM)
• Intelligence Amplification Module (IAM)
• INTREPID Mobile System (INMOS)

Situational Awareness Capabilities:

• Real Time Positioning Module (RTPM)
• Environment Mapping Module (EMM)
• Environment Assessment Module (EAM)
• Extended Reality Module (XR)

Exploration Capabilities:

• Smart Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV, the robot)
• Smart Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV, the drone)
• Innovative deep indoor Networking (communication system)
• Symbiotic Operation Control Module (SOCM)

INMOS platform display on a desktop, the drone (UAV) and the robot (UGV) developed in the framework of the project.

WHO IS INTREPID?

The INTREPID consortium consists of world-class research centers and SMEs, coordinated by an industrial company with a leading position in the security sector.

The project follows a user-centric methodology involving many First Responders organizations, and an international Advisory Board and Open User Group ensuring stakeholders diversity. Social, ethical and legal constraints are carefully considered during the whole project's lifetime.

The whole consortium during Pilot 2, the second real life test in Marseille.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Between 2020 and 2023, the project, tools and modules will be developed, implemented, tested and improved in order to achieve the best possible version that meets the requirements of First Responders.

The project will validate its effectiveness in challenging, complex and complementary real life testing (Pilots) to support rescue operations in areas that are complex or dangerous to explore.