About
Context
Over the next years, U-space is expected to provide the means to manage safely and efficiently high-density traffic at low altitudes (involving Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and conventional manned aircrafts), as well as operations over populated areas and within controlled airspace.
Within this context, SPATIO will research advanced U-space services (U3) addressing separation between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). In particular, SPATIO will address the strategic and tactical conflict resolution services and the relationship between separation and capacity in U-space airspaces (i.e., the relation with the Dynamic Capacity Management service).
Objectives and methodology
Objective 1
SPATIO will integrate a Dynamic Capacity Balance (DCB) and a Separation Management Service (SMS) into a Strategic Conflict Resolution (SCR) service, thus determining the maximum number of operations in a given U-space airspace and improving the existing regulation.
Objective 2
SPATIO addresses tactical conflicts by developing two approaches in the implementation of the Tactical Conflict Resolution (TCR) service. In particular, the service will be developed considering that resolution instructions will be implemented both manually and automatedly so that the separation minima provided by the SMS are always maintained.
Objective 3
According to the separation and capacity management needs, SPATIO will develop a classification of U-space airspace, considering services that should be implemented, regulatory and standardisation needs, as well as costs and benefits associated with the implementation of U-space services.
Objective 4
SPATIO solutions will enable safe and secure multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems operations while establishing and monitoring indicators for noise and visual impact on the population. Effectively communicating these results to the public will heighten citizens’ awareness and foster social acceptance of U-space operations.
Objective 1: SPATIO will integrate a Dynamic Capacity Balance (DCB) and a Separation Management Service (SMS) into a Strategic Conflict Resolution (SCR) service, thus determining the maximum number of operations in a given U-space airspace and improving the existing regulation.
Objective 2: SPATIO addresses tactical conflicts by developing two approaches in the implementation of the Tactical Conflict Resolution (TCR) service. In particular, the service will be developed considering that resolution instructions will be implemented both manually and automatedly so that the separation minima provided by the SMS are always maintained.
Objective 3: According to the separation and capacity management needs, SPATIO will develop a classification of U-space airspace, considering services that should be implemented, regulatory and standardisation needs, as well as costs and benefits associated with the implementation of U-space services.
Objective 4: SPATIO solutions will enable safe and secure multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems operations while establishing and monitoring indicators for noise and visual impact on the population. Effectively communicating these results to the public will heighten citizens’ awareness and foster social acceptance of U-space operations.
Expected outcomes
SPATIO solutions will facilitate the definition of high-performance U-space airspaces where UAS operations may eventually replace road transport. Facilitating the increase of UAS operations, while maintaining the safety objectives in the U-space airspaces, will allow the market uptake of the drone industry, thus enabling a variety of applications including e.g., surveillance and inspection operations and freight transport. Moreover, the project will highly contribute to the societal acceptance of simultaneous operations by defining and monitoring indicators regarding the noise footprint and visual impact on the population.
Advisory Board
MEMBER
AESA is the State body, attached to the Secretariat of State for Transport of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, which ensures that civil aviation standards are complied with throughout Spain’s aeronautical activity.
MEMBER
AME is an alliance for all aerial mobility stakeholders in Europe, suppliers and users, private and public with a focus on integrating UAVs and VTOLs into aviation and other ecosystems.
MEMBER
AOPA UK is an affiliate of The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA), which is a nonprofit federation of 82 autonomous, nongovernmental, national general aviation membership organisations.
MEMBER
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is the spanish body through which the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility designs the strategy, and directs the aeronautical policy. It coordinates the organizations and entities assigned to the Department with functions in civil aviation, and acts as a regulator in the air sector, within the powers of the General Administration of the State.
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EUROCAE is a non-profit organisation, created in 1963 as the “The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment”, with the objective to develop standards for European civil aviation.
MEMBER
Irish Air Corps is the air force of Ireland. The role of the Air Corps under the Defence Act is to contribute to the security of the State by providing for the Military Air Defence of its airspace.
MEMBER
JEDA is a new policy-oriented partnership of European drone-related associations, created to promote the interests of the growing number of stakeholders engaged in the operation, production, research and development, service, and applications of all kinds of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Europe.
MEMBER
Wisk Aero is an aerospace manufacturer based in Mountain View, California, United States. The company develops self-flying electric vertical take off and landing aircraft designed to be operated as air taxis.