An architecture to automate UAS operations in non-segregated airspace

  • Authors:
  • Enric Pastor;Pablo Royo;Eduard Santamaria;Marc P. Batlle;Cristina Barrado;Xavier Prats

  • Affiliations:
  • Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain);Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain);Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain);Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain);Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain);Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain)

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Application and Theory of Automation in Command and Control Systems
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Technology evolution in the field of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) will affect the Air Traffic Management (ATM) performance regarding to new military and civil applications. UAS, as new airspace users, will represent new challenges and opportunities to design the ATM system of the future. The goal of this future ATM network is to keep intact (or improve) the network in terms of security, safety, capacity and efficiency level. Most UAS are, at present, designed for military purposes and very few civil applications have been developed mainly because the lack of a regulation basis concerning their certification, airworthiness and operations. UAS operations have always been solutions highly dependent on the mission to be accomplished and on the scenario of flight. The generalized development of UAS applications is still limited by the absence of systems that support the development of the actual operations. Moreover, the systematic development of UAS missions leads to many other operational risks that need to be addressed. All this elements may delay, increase the risk and cost in the implementation of a new UAS application.