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A laboratory established for the development, testing, and validation of new aircraft concepts (eVTOLs and UAS) and advanced control technologies within the fields of innovative air mobility and aerial robotics. It is a pioneering facility in Europe.
The infrastructure integrates the Flying Robots Lab, an indoor flight space measuring 20 × 20 × 10 m, equipped with millimeter-precision positioning provided by 30 cameras and a WindShape® wind generator capable of producing wind speeds of up to 16 m/s.
It also includes an electric propulsion test bench rated at up to 165 kW, supporting propellers up to 3 m in diameter and thrust levels of up to 1 metric ton, as well as a TURNIGY test bench for drones weighing less than 25 kg.
The laboratory is accredited by the Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency (AESA) as a UAS operator (No. ESPemji566syxxsj).
Equipment
- Flying Robots Lab: 20 × 20 × 10 m indoor flight space, 30-camera positioning system, and WindShape® wind profile generator capable of producing wind speeds of up to 16 m/s.
- Electric propulsion test bench: 165 kW, 400/800 V, propellers up to 3 m in diameter, thrust up to 1 metric ton, bidirectional operation.
- TURNIGY test bench for drones weighing less than 25 kg: 5 kg thrust, 11–58 mm propellers, 100 A, 6,500 W, 60 V.
- Programmable, regenerative, bidirectional DC power supplies.
- Yokogawa WT1806 power analyzer.
- dSPACE platform.
- Yokogawa DLM2054 oscilloscope.
- PXIe-1082 system.
- Vehicle dynamics simulation equipment.
- Development and validation of eVTOL aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
- Characterization of electric propulsion systems
- Indoor flight testing under controlled wind and positioning conditions
- Testing of batteries and energy storage systems for aviation applications
- Guidance throughout all stages of UAS system development
- Support in obtaining operational authorizations from AESA
Laboratory
Main infrastructure:
Aduna Headquarters – Polígono industrial Erribera, 18A
Offices and minor laboratory equipment:
Sector-Specific Testbeds:
- Automation and Control
- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Application sectors
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Energy
Industrial plan
- HAZI · Aerospace
- IRABAZI · Automotive components
- IRABAZI · Energy
