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U-space Separation in Europe

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Ongoing
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€1 999 309
EU Contribution
€1 999 309
Project Acronym
USEPE
STRIA Roadmaps
Network and traffic management systems (NTM)
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Transport mode
Airborne icon
Transport policies
Safety/Security
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
H2020-SESAR-2019-2
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

The U-space concept was the response of the Warsaw Declaration in 2017 to use drones as a leverage for jobs and new business opportunities. The U-space Blueprint published by the SESAR Joint Undertaking in 2017, states that “U-space is a set of new services and specific procedures designed to support safe, efficient and secure access to airspace for large numbers of drones”.

The number of drones' applications are increasing and, with them, the number of drones that will be flying simultaneously in a same geographical area will need to be safely separated between them and from manned aircraft to allow the maximum number of flights in a given airspace. The separation problem becomes even worst when flights take place in an urban environment where buildings and extreme turbulent wind shear appears close to them.

USEPE is aware of these problems and will research on drones’ separation methods in high demanding environments such as cities. This research will be accompanied by a concept of operations that will be implemented and simulated for its validation. USEPE will also research on the use of machine learning algorithms to automate the safe separation and deconfliction of drones while maintaining airspace capacity in different environments and provide the U-space separation management system with artificial intelligence to comply with the statement made in the European ATM Masterplan Roadmap for the safe integration of drones into all classes of airspace. “[…]to take advantage of the latest developments related to technological areas, such as artificial intelligence […]”.

In order to obtain valuable results, a casuistic of real urban scenarios will be defined and their feasibility will be assessed to select and implement the more suitable ones and perform a full validation by using the European Operational Concept Validation Methodology (E-OCVM).

The research approach will take into account both the strategic and tactical flight phases.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Specific funding programme
H2020-EU.3.4.7. - SESAR JU
Other Programme
SESAR-ER4-31-2019 U-space

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Ingenieria De Sistemas Para La Defensa De Espana Sa-Sme Mp
Address
Calle Beatriz De Bobadilla 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
EU Contribution
€262 709
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Universitetet I Sorost-Norge
Address
KJOLNES RING 56, 3918 PORSGRUNN, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€353 625
Organisation
Polis - Promotion Of Operational Links With Integrated Services, Association Internationale
Address
rue du Trône 98, 1050 BRUXELLES, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€183 500
Organisation
Indra Navia As
Address
HAGALOKKVEIEN 26, 1383 ASKER, Norway
EU Contribution
€289 188
Organisation
Deutsches Zentrum Fr Luft Und Raumfahrt E.v
Address
Linder Hoehe, 51147 KOELN, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€310 188
Organisation
Nommon Solutions And Technologies Sl
Address
CALLE CLAUDIO COELLO 124 - PLANTA 4A TRASERA, 28006 MADRID, Spain
EU Contribution
€294 000
Organisation
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover
Address
Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€306 100

Technologies

Technology Theme
Aircraft operations and safety
Technology
Drone traffic management system
Development phase
Validation

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