CEAS EuroGNC 2024
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Operational Permit: Application for a tilt-wing UAV according to the EU-2019-947 regulation in the specific category
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| Fabian Baader |
R&D Engineer, flyXdrive GmbH, 52074 Aachen, Germany. | | Philipp Müller |
Research Associate, Institute of Flight System Dynamics at RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany. | | Ann-Kristin Sturm |
Research Associate, Institute of Flight System Dynamics at RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany. | | Johanna Holsten |
CEO, flyXdrive GmbH, 52074 Aachen, Germany. | | Dieter Moormann |
Professor, RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Flight System Dynamics, 52062, Aachen, Germany. |
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| Abstract:
Long-range unmanned flights beyond the line of sight in shared airspace require a thorough risk assessment to ensure safe operations. For European countries, the specific category as defined in the EU-2019/947 regulation allows a wide range of mission and UAS characteristics on the basis of a risk analysis. Within this framework, the competent authority permitted operations in an area of approximately 18 000 km² , and flights subsequently took place in July 2023, accumulating a total flight distance of more than 10 000 km. Taking this large-scale low-risk flight campaign in Germany as an example, we provide guidance on the process to identify the respective Specific Assurance and Integrity Level and on additionally mitigating risks to account for the current capabilities of specific vehicles. On this basis, we present a method and tooling concept to establish multiple spacious operational volumes in an automated way that each allows for different flight constraints and enables ad-hoc flight scheduling. The default calculation basis for dimensioning the operational volume and risk buffers is adjusted to better represent the UAV characteristics and to maximize the authorized operations area. Based on the experience gained in the authorization request process and during flight operations, we propose future steps from the operator's point of view. These include refining category specifications, enhancing operational protocols, and implementing advanced safety measures.
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| Keywords: EU 2019/947; SORA; Flight Permit; UAV; BVLOS; Flight Geography; Automatisation |
 View PDF CEAS-GNC-2024-074 |
| Fabian Baader, Philipp Müller, Ann-Kristin Sturm, Johanna Holsten, Dieter Moormann: Operational Permit: Application for a tilt-wing UAV according to the EU-2019-947 regulation in the specific category. Proceedings of the 2024 CEAS EuroGNC conference. Bristol, UK. June 2024. CEAS-GNC-2024-074.
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| BibTeX entry:
@Incollection{CEAS-GNC-2024-074,
author = {Baader, Fabian and M\"uller, Philipp and Sturm, Ann-Kristin and Holsten, Johanna and Moormann, Dieter},
title = {Operational Permit: Application for a tilt-wing UAV according to the EU-2019-947 regulation in the specific category},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2024 {CEAS EuroGNC} conference},
address = {Bristol, UK},
month = jun,
year = {2024},
note = {CEAS-GNC-2024-074}
}
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