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Presentation at ATC Global 2011, in Amsterdam, March 2011 Presenter: Alan Corner of Helios [email protected] _______________________________________________________________________ Follow Helios via Linkedin, www.twitter.com/askhelios and www.facebook.com/askhelios
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Space
Telecoms
Air Traffic Management
Airports
Rail
Maritime
Enabling early commercial UAS deployment
Alan Corner
Helios
ATC Global, 9 March 2011
1
About Helios…
• Helios is an independent technical and management consultancy to the aerospace, transport and telecommunication sectors
Our Customers
• Regulators
• Service providers
• Airspace users
• Industry
Our Capabilities
• Policy and strategy
• Institutional reform and regulation
• Business and operational change
• Technology innovation
• Procurement support
• Safety and resilience
• Business and market strategy
2
Introduction
• Setting the scene
• Barriers to take-off
• The way forward
• Conclusion
3
If UAS are so good, why aren’t the skies filled with them?
• UAS provide an opportunity to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency for many types of operations traditionally conducted by manned aircraft
• Commercial operators can benefit from significant enhancements in UAS capability developed for the military
• There are many issues which must be resolved before the full benefits for commercial operations can be realised
4
The demand for UAS services is increasing
• UKTI estimates:• $31 billion UAS marketover the next 10 years
• UK claiming a $1.8bmarket share
Teal Group Corporation 2010
European Market Estimation , Purdue University
• UAS have reached flight maturity• Supporting a range of applications
• Suited to repetitive tasks over an extended duration
5
The potential for commercial applications
Potential missionAirworthiness
requirements
Airspace
restrictions
Flight crew
restrictions
Communication
requirements
Recreational Nil
Below 400ft
150m from buildings
500m radius
None Line of sight
Aerial survey and
photography, crowd
surveillance
Nil
Below 400ft
150m from buildings
500m radius
FAI equivalent Line of sight
Utility inspection Nil Segregated airspace FAI equivalentLine of sight or
beyond visual range
Aerial survey, utility
inspection
Airworthiness from
accredited body
Uncontrolled
airspaceCPL equivalent Beyond visual range
Unmanned transportEASA governing
requirementsControlled airspace ATPL equivalent Beyond visual range
6
Potential barriers
7
Safety
Safe UAS
operations
UAS operation
desired
Operational
concept definedAirworthiness
approved Flight crew
authorised Access to
airspaceRisks
identified and
mitigated
8
Airworthiness and type certification
Evidence that an aircraft has been designed, constructed and maintained to approved standards
How can the standards for manned aircraft be applied to UAS?
The lack of a common approach and international standards adds another layer of complexity for manufacturers and operators
9
Crew licensing and human factors
The issue of training and licensing of UAS pilots requires resolution
International agreement is required to exploit the full benefits of UAS
The entire concept of operations for the piloting of UAS is different to that of manned aircraft
The role of the human in UAS operations must be considered
10
Communications
The integrity of UAS command and control is key to safe operation
There is no dedicated spectrum for UAS, so operators must compromise between the intended range, bandwidth, latency and immunity to interference
Spectrum is becoming an increasingly expensive commodity
A solution must be agreed at the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2012
11
ATM integration
To realise their full potential, UAS will eventually need approval for operations in all types of airspace
Procedures will have to be developed to accommodate the unique characteristics of UAS
SESAR and NextGEN must address UAS as another airspace user
A trajectory-based ATM system and SWIM environment will ease integration
12
Public perception
Media coverage of UAS has tended to be negative
There is a need to convey the positive benefits
Improving public perception requires a concerted effort bythe UAS industry
13
The way forward …
What can the industry do as a whole to more easily accommodate future commercial UAS operations?
• Build on the excellent work already underway
• Learning lessons from others (especially the military)
• Strong leadership leading to …
• … a more coordinated approach
14
Conclusion
• UAS offer promising environmental, cost and efficiency
benefits for a whole range of applications
• A number of barriers need to be overcome
• These will be different depending on the UAS and the operation
• The UAS is another legitimate airspace user
• Much has been achieved; but strong leadership, better
coordination and learning lessons from others will
improve progress
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Space
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Thank youfor your attention
Alan [email protected]
Please pick up a copy of our white paper at Helios stand D108 (Hall 10)
