Engineering
Autonomy
for the Real World
What Is COP?
Circular Optical Perception (COP) is a next-generation vision system designed to unlock safe, reliable autonomy in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Unlike traditional solutions that depend on LiDAR, radar, or GNSS signals, COP relies entirely on a camera-only architecture — offering real-time, high-precision localisation and 3D mapping through proprietary algorithms developed by Tripleye.
About the Project
From Lab to Field-Ready Deployment
At its core, COP addresses a critical limitation in current autonomous systems: even the slightest misalignment in sensor inputs — sometimes less than 1 mm — can lead to catastrophic misinterpretations of space, resulting in collisions, inefficiencies, or total system failure.
This is especially problematic in environments like underground mines, tunnels, or industrial sites where GNSS signals are unavailable and environmental conditions (dust, vibration, low light) degrade the reliability of most perception systems.
The COP project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, brings together cutting-edge computer vision research, embedded AI engineering, and real-world industrial testing.
Over the course of the project, we aim to:
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Build and optimise the COP software stack for camera-only autonomy
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Embed the system into low-power industrial-grade platforms
(e.g. Nvidia Jetson with FPDLink cameras)
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Demonstrate COP in material handling, mining, and mobile robotic use cases
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Validate system performance under field conditions — including dust, vibration, poor lighting, and GNSS-denied settings
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Prepare the technology for commercial adoption and pre-market trials
By removing the dependency on expensive or stealth-limiting sensors, COP offers a lighter, more scalable, and more versatile perception solution — one that can be deployed across industries and adapted to both civilian and defence applications.