Mobile Technology Platform Project for Monitoring and Border Surveillance of Illegal Migration and Smuggling of Goods

Abstract

The “Technology-Innovation Platform for Aerospace and Environmental Engineering and Research”, as an informal science and research consortium, is looking for and identifying the new challenges for the preparation of project activities. The aim of paper is to identify the scientific problem, research activities and the problem solving methodology for the second consortium project, with a view to improving the protection of national borders and the Schengen area. The paper on the project proposal aims to support the innovation through the multidisciplinary industrial research and experimental development within the “Innovation Center for Research on Advanced and Specific Methods and Procedures in the Air Transport”, at the University Science Park UVP TECHNICOM, at the Technical University of Košice (TUKE). The Center represents a joint research and development place of the Faculty of Aeronautics TUKE and MSM Martin, Ltd.The paper answers the questions why the research should be carried out and which are the main research activities that will determine the further course of the scientific work in order to identify the scientific problem and the appropriate solution methodology.