Descripción del proyecto
Nuevo método para determinar la altitud de los drones
En la aviación tripulada, la altitud de una aeronave se determina mediante distintas mediciones de diferencia de altitud de presión. Sin embargo, como los drones pequeños pueden despegar y aterrizar casi en cualquier lugar, algunas de estas configuraciones no son tan importantes en los vuelos de aeronaves no tripuladas. Por tanto, se necesitan nuevos métodos y procedimientos para grandes cantidades de drones. El proyecto ICARUS, financiado con fondos europeos, tiene como objetivo presentar una solución innovadora como referencia de altitud habitual en los espacios aéreos de nivel muy bajo. Con este fin, definirá un nuevo servicio U-Space y lo validará en un entorno operativo real. Gracias a este método, el servicio de gestión del tráfico de drones se integrará en una interfaz de programación de aplicaciones que las operadoras o drones puedan consultar y que se basará en el posicionamiento real de la aeronave no tripulada.
Objetivo
ICARUS project proposes an innovative solution to the challenge of the Common Altitude Reference inside VLL airspaces with the definition of a new U-space service and its validation in a real operational environment. In manned aviation, the methods of determining the altitude of an aircraft are based on pressure altitude difference measurements (e.g. QFE, QNH and FL) referred to a common datum.
The UA flights superimpose a new challenge, since a small drone may take off and land almost from everywhere, hence reducing the original significance of QFE settings, introduced on behalf of manned pilots to display on the altimeter the 0-height at touchdown on the local runway. In fact, the possibility for n drones to take off at n different places would generate a series of n different QFE corresponding to different heights of ground pressures referred to the take-off “Home points”. Therefore for a large number drones, new methodologies and procedures shall be put in place. The ICARUS defines a new U-space U3 service tightly coupled with the interface of the existing U-space services (e.g. Tracking, and Flight Planning services). The users of ICARUS service shall be remote pilots competent to fly in BVLOS in the specific category of UAS operations and ultralight GA pilots potentially sharing the same VLL airspace.
The ICARUS proposed approach foresees the realization of DTM service embedded in an Application Program Interface (API) that can be queried by UAS pilot/operator (or by drone itself) based on the actual positioning of the UA along its trajectory, computed by the (E)GNSS receiver. The output of the DTM service would provide information on distance from ground/obstacles in combination with the common altitude reference.
Accuracy, continuity, integrity and availability requirements for GNSS-based altimetry together with accuracy and resolution requirements of the DTM to be provided by ICARUS service are key topics of the study.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdrones
- social sciencessocial geographytransporttransport planningair traffic management
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Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
75100 Matera
Italia