ATM application-oriented Research for U-space and urban Air Mobility
Summary
The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking is an institutionalised European partnership between private and public sector partners set up to accelerate through research and innovation the delivery of the Digital European Sky.
Programme Name
Programme Description
The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking is an institutionalised European partnership between private and public sector partners set up to accelerate through research and innovation the delivery of the Digital European Sky.
Call
Detailed Call Description
- Validation of UAM operational and technical requirements. This research will look at the development and validation of the operational concept of UAM, looking at the additional requirements for the urban environment (compared with the U-space requirements for non-urban airspace). In addition, the delta from the U-space in terms of infrastructure and CNS challenges in the urban airspace should be addressed (R&I need: enable UAM).
- Measures to protect the privacy of the European citizen in a U-space environment. This research is aimed at identifying, collecting and reviewing requirements to protect the privacy of European citizens in a U-space environment, and developing/adapting U-space services so that they are fulfilled (R&I need: U-space social acceptance aspects).
- Development of a U-space performance framework. This research will look into options for the development of a performance framework for U-space. The research will identify the relevant KPAs for U-space and develop a set of performance indicators to measure the performance of U-space services. In addition to looking at the KPAs of operational efficiency and cost-efficiency.
- Development of a U-space safety framework. This element covers the need for new safety modelling and assessment methodologies applicable to U-space. Tools are required to analyse and quantify the level of safety of U-space operations involving high levels of automation and autonomy, where multiple actors automatically make complex, interrelated decisions under conditions of uncertainty (e.g. weather-related uncertainty). Research is needed to ensure that the distributed decision-making protocols implemented in U-space achieve the required level of safety while catering for differing levels of experience of participants. Examples of approaches that could be leveraged for this purpose include greater use of simulation and ML applications such as stress-testing.
- Introduction of environmental impact assessment and dialogues in U-space flight plan approval processes. This element covers the development of a service to provide an environmental impact assessment for each individual flight plan as part of the U-space flight plan approval process. The service could include what-if/what-else dialogues and suggest options to reduce environmental impact.
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Beneficiaries will be subject to the following additional dissemination obligations:
– Beneficiaries must make proactive efforts to share on a royalty free basis, in a timely manner and as appropriate, all relevant results with the other grants awarded under the same call.
– Beneficiaries must acknowledge and incorporate these obligations in the proposal, outlining the efforts they will make towards meeting them and in Annex I to the Grant Agreement.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€10,000,000Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Space
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions