DroneControl Supporting Innovation in Drone Operations with ZHAW School of Engineering

At DroneControl, we are passionate about supporting innovation across the drone ecosystem, not only within commercial and public safety operations, but also through collaboration with leading educational and research institutions shaping the future of the industry.

We are proud to be supporting an exciting project with the ZHAW School of Engineering and their Drone Test Facility team, led by MSc. Martin Jajcay.

The project explores the use of the Apple Vision Pro headset for FPV drone operations, with the aim of enhancing pilot situational awareness through next-generation digital overlays and integrated operational data.

Exploring the Future of FPV Operations

The concept behind the project is both innovative and highly relevant to the future of professional drone operations.

Using the Apple Vision Pro headset, the project aims to provide FPV pilots with enhanced operational awareness by displaying additional live information directly within the pilot’s field of view. This could include:

·       Information about objects and assets on the ground

·       Identification of other airspace users

·       Enhanced operational telemetry

·       Contextual operational overlays

·       Real-time situational awareness tools

As drone operations continue to evolve into increasingly complex environments, particularly within public safety, inspection, BVLOS, and emergency response workflows, the ability to deliver mission critical information directly to the pilot in an intuitive and immersive way could become a major advancement for operational safety and efficiency.

Why DroneControl?

At DroneControl, our platform is designed around connected drone operations, bringing together live streaming, fleet management, compliance, telemetry, pilot management, and operational workflows into a single ecosystem.

This makes DroneControl an ideal platform for research and development projects exploring advanced operational integrations and real-time digital workflows.

Our technologies provide:

·       Live operational data integration

·       Remote streaming and viewing capabilities

·       Secure operational infrastructure

·       Real-time telemetry workflows

·       Fleet and pilot management tools

·       Integrated operational reporting

·       Open integration possibilities for future technologies

Projects such as this demonstrate how connected software ecosystems can support the next generation of drone operations beyond simply flying the aircraft.

Supporting Education and Applied Research

We strongly believe that collaboration between industry and education is critical for the continued growth and maturity of the drone sector.

Supporting institutions such as the ZHAW School of Engineering allows innovative concepts to move from theory into real-world testing and application.

Applied research projects like this not only help explore future operational concepts, but also provide students, researchers, and industry partners with valuable practical experience in emerging drone technologies.

We are proud to support educational facilities and research initiatives that are helping shape the future of safe, intelligent, and connected drone operations.

We look forward to continuing our collaboration with ZHAW and sharing more about the project as development progresses.