Air Traffic Management

Integration of MALE RPAS into European Airspace
Air Traffic Management

09 January 2023

R&D case: Integration of MALE RPAS into European Airspace

In addition to supporting defense operations, Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) have numerous civilian applications ranging from infrastructure inspection to search and rescue. However, the current regulatory environment in Europe inhibit such applications as they only permit MALE RPAS operations in segregated airspace. Furthermore, each MALE RPAS flight requires numerous […]
Air Traffic Management

20 December 2022

Assessing the impact of UAS contingencies on ATC Operations in U-space shared airspace (AURA)

As part of the SESAR Industrial Research Project AURA Solution 2, the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre, NLR, together with their partners from the German Aerospace Centre, DLR, investigated requirements for an interface between ATM controlled airspace and U-space. The project defined the so-called ATM U-space Shared Airspace (AUSA), which must be seen as generic airspace […]
Air Traffic Management

20 December 2022

Interval management for operational efficiency and reducing environmental footprint (ITARO)

As part of SESAR3 JU project ITARO, flight trials have been performed at Groningen Airport Eelde involving Royal NLR and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) research aircraft. In the flight trial, the Interval Management capability on fixed routes with continuous descent operation have been successfully demonstrated. At lower altitudes, the environmental footprint can be reduced […]
NLR Drone Centre Marknesse
Air Traffic Management

28 November 2022

R&D case: Harmonising drone standards to support the EU regulatory process

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) promises to be the next mobility revolution, enabling faster, more efficient and sustainable transport solutions (such as flying taxis and other large drones) throughout urban areas. But there are a number of challenges that need to be overcome for UAM to become a reality. These include the organisation of the lower-level […]
Air Traffic Management

26 October 2022

R&D case: Urban Air Mobility and U-Space (AMU-LED)

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) promises to be the next mobility revolution, enabling faster, more efficient and sustainable transport solutions (such as flying taxis and other large drones) throughout urban areas. But there are a number of challenges that need to be overcome for UAM to become a reality. These include the organisation of the lower-level […]
U-space Airspace Risk Assessment
Air Traffic Management

19 October 2022

R&D case: U-space airspace risk assessment

U-space, the air traffic control system for drones, is a set of new services relying on a high level of automation. It offers great potential to fly drones simultaneously in complex environments and is regarded as an enabler for Urban Air Mobility. U-space will provide safe integration with manned traffic. Before the establishment of U-space, […]
Sustainability and Environment

18 October 2022

Drone demonstrations for Urban Air Mobility (AMU-LED)

Drones that deliver packages, fly over urgent medical supplies or inspect buildings in the city. Before drones can really fly through the airspace in large numbers, there must be an air traffic control system for unmanned aircraft (U-Space). Royal NLR is testing the predecessor of such a system together with European project partners. The first […]
Air Traffic Management

06 July 2022

Seven demonstrations across Europe of safe integration of unmanned aircraft

In just a few years, urban air mobility will be a reality, letting people travel conveniently in a way more suited to cities and their residents. Integrating these big future drones safely into our urban airspace requires a lot of coordination and a great deal of testing. Within the next few months, the European project […]
SESAR experiment for Attention Guidance with HoloLens in NARSIM Tower
Training and Simulation

14 December 2021

Augmented Reality in the Aerodrome Tower

In recent years, Augmented Reality has become one of the major focus points of user interface development. With a rapid increase in computing power and developments in software and hardware applications, it has moved from theoretical approaches towards industry-wide application and mass production. Augmented Reality combines virtual elements generated by a computer with the real […]