@article{3034275,
    title = "EuroDRONE, a European Unmanned Traffic Management Testbed for U-Space",
    author = "Lappas, Vaios and Zoumponos, Giorgos and Kostopoulos, Vassilis and Lee, and Hae In and Shin, Hyo-Sang and Tsourdos, Antonios and Tantardini, Marco and and Shomko, Dennis and Munoz, Jose and Amoratis, Epameinondas and and Maragkakis, Aris and Machairas, Thomas and Trifas, Andra",
    journal = "DRONES",
    year = "2022",
    volume = "6",
    number = "2",
    publisher = "MDPI",
    doi = "10.3390/drones6020053",
    keywords = "Unmanned Traffic Management; U-space; drones",
    abstract = "EuroDRONE is an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) demonstration project,
funded by the EU's SESAR organization, and its aim is to test and
validate key UTM technologies for Europe's `U-Space' UTM program. The
EuroDRONE UTM architecture comprises cloud software (DroNav) and
hardware (transponder) to be installed on drones. The proposed EuroDRONE
system is a Highly Automated Air Traffic Management System for small
UAVs operating at low altitudes. It is a sophisticated, self-learning
system based on software and hardware elements, operating in a
distributed computing environment, offering multiple levels of
redundancy, fail-safe algorithms for conflict prevention/resolution and
assets management. EuroDRONE focuses its work on functionalities which
involve the use of new communication links, the use of
vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology
to communicate information between drones and operators for safe and
effective UTM functionality. Practical demonstrations that took place in
Patras/Messolonghi in 2019 are presented and show the benefits and
shortcomings of near-term UTM implementation in Europe."
}