AUTONOMOUS MARINE OPERATIONS · ITALY

Autonomous marine missions.
Data that drives decisions.

Sentinel and Sentinel 2.0 bring sensors, autonomy and remote control where they are needed. Ecodrone delivers the complete mission—from planning to decision-ready data.

LIVE MISSION ARCHITECTURE
01NAVIGATE
02ACQUIRE
03VERIFY
04DELIVER
01Modular USVs
02Remote operations
03Multi-sensor payloads
04Mission-ready data

TWO GENERATIONS · ONE OPERATING SYSTEM

The platform follows the mission—not the other way around.

Sentinel is our field-validated operating base. Sentinel 2.0 places Ecodrone’s patented modularity at its core, with an open architecture that can also integrate client-owned sensors, payloads and hardware.

Sentinel in navigazione
FIELD VALIDATED
01

Sentinel

The modular platform that moved Ecodrone from research and prototyping into real missions. Built for monitoring, survey and inspection in coastal and inland waters.

  • Mission-specific configuration
  • Heterogeneous sensor integration
  • Remote control and supervision
Sentinel 2.0
NEXT GENERATION · IN PRODUCTION
02

Sentinel 2.0

Sentinel 2.0 takes Ecodrone’s modularity patent further. The platform is designed for interchangeable payloads, client-owned sensors and hardware and, in its planned evolution, an aerial module and an underwater ROV for coordinated missions above and below the surface.

SURFACESentinel 2.0
AIRModule in development
SUBROV in development
  • Patented modularity for multi-domain missions
  • Integration of client-owned sensors and hardware
  • Interfaces prepared for aerial and ROV modules

OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Clients do not buy a drone. They receive a completed mission.

We select the platform, sensors and operating profile around the required data, or integrate instruments and hardware already owned by the client.

01

Asset integrity

Inspection support for pipelines, cables, ports and marine infrastructure.

02

Survey & bathymetry

Georeferenced acquisition for seabed mapping and intervention planning.

03

Environmental monitoring

Repeatable campaigns for water quality, habitats and multiparameter sensing.

04

Maritime awareness

Persistent observation, detection and situational awareness support.

05

Underwater inspection

Deployed sensors and lowered systems for targeted subsurface checks.

06

Custom missions

New payloads and procedures engineered around specific operational needs.

MISSION STACK

From route plan to verified data.

One operational chain connects navigation, perception, communications and payloads. The operator retains supervision and control; the system executes consistently and repeatably.

Edge control Remote link Geospatial data
01

Navigate

Routing, positioning, geofencing and platform behaviour.

02

Perceive

Sensor fusion and continuous reading of the operational environment.

03

Acquire

Synchronized, traceable acquisition of mission data.

04

Deliver

Quality control, organization and delivery of client outputs.

SENTINEL ON MISSION

From the vehicle on water to a readable seabed.

Navigation, acquisition and data delivery belong to one process. The system preserves mission context and makes each campaign repeatable.

Autonomous operations · La Spezia
Georeferenced bathymetric output
Georeferenced bathymetric output

FIELD EXPERIENCE

Technology built through real missions.

Ecodrone advances through industrial trials, applied research and collaboration with maritime and energy operators.

Sentinel in a real port and industrial environment
Sentinel in a real port and industrial environment
01

SNAM

PoC and operational validation of the platform in industrial scenarios.

02

Cinque Terre Marine Protected Area

Environmental monitoring and work focused on Posidonia oceanica.

03

AtS · Fincantieri

Collaboration within innovation initiatives and naval applications.

04

ESA programmes

Project development within European observation and innovation ecosystems.

ECODRONE

Marine robotics with one clear responsibility: make the mission work.

Born from the convergence of university research and naval expertise, Ecodrone develops proprietary USV platforms and operational services for the marine environment. We integrate mechanics, energy, automation, sensing and data management into one system.

01Academic spin-off02Proprietary technology03Developed and operated in Italy

THE PEOPLE BEHIND ECODRONE

Different expertise. One mission.

Industrial experience, university research and engineering work together to turn Sentinel into a reliable operational tool.

Nicola Di Luca01

CEO

Nicola Di Luca

Extensive experience managing industrial companies in military and leisure shipbuilding.
Giorgio Accietto02

COO

Giorgio Accietto

Vessel production, industrial processes and operational management of major partnerships.
Prof. Enrico Boni03

CTO

Prof. Enrico Boni

Real-time electronic systems, advanced control and high-efficiency power systems.
Prof. Luca Pugi04

Vehicle systems

Prof. Luca Pugi

Vehicle propulsion and underwater vehicle design.

TELL US ABOUT THE SCENARIO

Start with the data you need.

Area, depth, frequency, sensors and delivery format: together we define the most effective operational setup.

Contact Ecodroneinfo@ecodroneitaly.com