TY - JOUR
TI - EuroDRONE, a European Unmanned Traffic Management Testbed for U-Space
AU - Lappas, Vaios
AU - Zoumponos, Giorgos
AU - Kostopoulos, Vassilis
AU - Lee,
AU - Hae In
AU - Shin, Hyo-Sang
AU - Tsourdos, Antonios
AU - Tantardini, Marco
AU - and Shomko, Dennis
AU - Munoz, Jose
AU - Amoratis, Epameinondas and
AU - Maragkakis, Aris
AU - Machairas, Thomas
AU - Trifas, Andra
JO - DRONES
PY - 2022
VL - 6
TODO - 2
SP - null
PB - MDPI
SN - null
TODO - 10.3390/drones6020053
TODO - Unmanned Traffic Management; U-space; drones
TODO - 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.
ER -