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ADDITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Unmanned systems
Exploring 3D-printed airframes and unarmed VTOL fixed-wing concepts. Designed around a simple idea: learn early, iterate deliberately.
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Rethinking
unmanned
systems.
Built layer by layer.
Exploring 3D-printed VTOL systems,
communications and detection.
EFD / RESEARCH PROGRAMME 01 — 03
CONCEPT VISUALIZATION / VTOL RESEARCH
UNMANNED SYSTEMS+COMMUNICATIONS+DETECTION
01 / RESEARCH FOCUS
Three disciplines.
One connected ambition.
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CONNECTED BY DESIGN
Communications
Research into communication links between unmanned systems. Our focus: connection quality, new signal approaches and the potential for extended range.
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SENSING & AWARENESS
Detection
Exploring sensor-based drone and object detection to support monitoring, awareness and better-informed decisions.
02 / MATERIALS & MODULARITY
Materials. Modules.
New possibilities.
Looking closer at what a system is made of — and how its parts can evolve.
Material research
Concept study
Beyond the first print.
Experiments with carbon-fibre-reinforced nylon in 3D printing. We are exploring how material choices could support longer-lasting parts that are easier to maintain and reuse.
Development goals
- Durability
- Maintainability
- Reuse
Modular battery systems
Concept study
Thinking in replaceable parts.
Exploring modular battery interfaces and plug-in connections. Easier replacement, servicing and reuse are development goals that shape our approach to the system.
Development goals
- Replacement
- Servicing
- Reuse
Early-stage research. Illustrations express design directions, not finished components.
03 / DEVELOPMENT MINDSET
From an idea.
To the next
iteration.
We are building an independent development practice in Germany, focused on the next possibilities in unmanned technology.
Our work is at an early research and development stage. Additive manufacturing, communication concepts and sensing form the starting point for exploring, prototyping and learning.
- 01 Define the question.
- 02 Explore the concept.
- 03 Test. Learn. Refine.
Extended range and new system capabilities are research objectives. No operational performance is claimed.
04 / START A CONVERSATION
New perspectives.
Shared possibilities.
info@enricofranke.com Research ideas, technical exchange or potential collaboration.
Get in touch with Enrico Franke.