Modern surveillance increasingly relies on small unmanned platforms — but advanced object detection is computationally expensive and quickly drains constrained power budgets. AEOLUS tackles this gap directly, designing AI models and pipelines that deliver accurate, real-time detection at a fraction of the energy cost.

Through model optimisation, efficient inference and hardware-aware design, the project extends the operational envelope of low-power unmanned systems — enabling longer missions, lighter payloads and dependable autonomy in the field.