Eurocontrol Workshop on RPAS ATM Integration

Brussels, 06 April 2017 Angela Kies

The DFS perspective on safe and fair integration of UAS into the national airspace system

The DFS perspective on safe and fair integration of UAS into the national airspace system

Agenda

(1) ATM responsibilities in the airspace system

(2) Facing revolutionary challenges for the aviation industry

(3) Adding value through ‘UTM System’ development

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Air navigation services ensure the safe, orderly and expeditious handling of air traffic*

German Airspace Structure

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Controlled Airspace

Airspace C D E F G

Classification Controlled Airspace Uncontrolled Airspace

Separation by ATC

IFR/IFR IFR/IFR IFR/IFR

Separation by Pilot

VFR/VFR (ATC)

VFR/VFR (ATC)

VFR/VFR (FIS)

Collision avoidance

Pilot (see&avoid)

Pilot (see&avoid)

Pilot (see&avoid)

Pilot (see&avoid)

Pilot (see&avoid)

Controlled Airspace

Uncontrolled Airspace

IFR Aircraft: ca. 1.000 German

Int. Flights: 10.000/Day

VFR Aircraft: ca. 12.000 Single-engine,

Rotorcraft, Motor gliders

VFR Aircraft: ca. 12.000 Gliders, Ultralights,

Balloons

* Aviation Act (LuftVG) Article 27c IFR – Instrument Flight Rules VRF – Visual Flight Rules

(1) ATM responsibilities in the airspace system

The magnitude of UAS as compared to manned vehicles requires new solutions to maintain a safe airspace

The estimated number of UAS is significantly higher than that of the registered manned aircraft

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* Estimated sales figures Germany 2016

Commercial, military or authority-used UAS

Ca. 100.000

Commercial, military or authority-used

UAS Ca. 100.000

Controlled Airspace

Controlled Airspace

Uncontrolled Airspace

IFR Aircraft: ca. 1.000 German

Int. Flights: 10.000/Day

VFR Aircraft: ca. 12.000 Single-engine,

Rotorcraft, Motor gliders

VFR Aircraft: ca. 12.000 Gliders, Ultralights,

Balloons

Commercially, publicly or military used UAS

ca. 100.000*

Privatly used UAS ca. 300.000*

(1) ATM responsibilities in the airspace system

The emerging drone market does pose quite a risk to aviation

The number of interferences reported by pilots in approach to airports rose from 14 in 2015 to 64 up to October 2016

(2) Revolutionary challenges for aviation

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Solutions must balance regulatory, operational, system and economic considerations

Regulation & Standardisation

Norms & Standards Legislation

Systeme Adaptions to Systems

New System Developments (UTM)

New Technologies Automatisation

Operations Research & Development

Procedure Design System Requirements

Economics Capital Expenditure

New Business Models New Income Sources

Further developed Charging Regimes

DFS Activities

Challenges

Impressive growth figures

Multitude of UAS applications

Variety of performance attributes

Market mecha-nisms of consumer electronics industry

Harmonised legal framework

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(2) Revolutionary challenges for aviation

Creation of an UTM System is key to the integration of UAS into the airspace system

DFS focuses on gearing the existing Air Traffic Management System (ATM) to the future UAS Traffic Management System (UTM).

(3) UTM System development

Weather Data Maps

Obstacles Dynamic Data

Relevant UAS tracks Relevant missions Aggregated activity

data

Registration

Identification

Licence

Insurance

Mission booking

Clearance

Dynamic geofencing

Static geofencing

Conflict resolution

NOTAMs

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An UTM system needs to add value for UAS operators

Value proposition of an UTM system

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Safety Integrated services within aviation system Safeguarding UAV Eliminating hazards to the ground

Security Guaranteeing cyber security Providing data integrity Protecting users’ personal data

Efficiency Providing on-time, actual and reliable

information Enabling cross-border operations

Scalability Adapting to all kinds of new services (flexibility

of system) Facilitating growth

(3) UTM System development

Modular functionalities will allow a stepwise development of the UTM system

Modules resp. services of the UTM system

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Registration, Marking & Identification

Surveillance & Tracking

Automatic flight permissions (considering airspace restrictions, weather conditions, obstacles, situational awareness, other aircraft, registration data)

Dynamic airspace management (static & dynamic geofencing)

Flight plan validation & Optimization

Harmonized data provision from multiple sources (e.g. weather, terrain, obstacle data)

Add-on services, e.g.

Operations logbook & statistics

Up-dated legal requirements

Proficiency attainment & follow-up services

Adequate liability insurance

(3) UTM System development

Customer Journey UAS Operation within the UTM system

Registration

Customer‘s inqiry

Log-on with flight planning

Verification

Start after clearance

Execution of operation

Live tracking

Surveillance & collision avoidance

Check-out after completion

Flight data evaluation

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The future UTM system concept of operation

(3) UTM System development

UTM development has to take the paradigm shift in aviation into account

The new systems must consider relevant characteristics to which the digital generation is used to “Internet of Flying Things”

(3) UTM System development

High degree of automation

Multiple data and data sources

Heterogeneous user groups

Easy accounting modalities

Operator friendliness

Open to new forms of funding

Low-price applications

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