CONTENT
01 UAS Regulatory Framework in Spain
02 Initial integration of UAS in Segregated Airspace
03 MINERVA Operation
04 SINUE Study
05 UAVs for R&D in ATM: ATLANTIDA
06 UAS Operations – ATM Synergy
07 Conclusions and Recommendations
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Insertion of UAS into the
Spanish Airspace:
Lessons learned
Pablo González
Brussels, 14 September 2011
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UAS – Regulatory Framework in Spain
Military Authority: Head of Air Force Staff
Ministerial Law: License of Designated UAS Operator (DUO)
2 categories (<> 150 Kg MTOW).
Military UAV Operators School created in 2011
Regulation for Military UAS Operation in Segregated Airspace:
Based on the concept of Flexible Use of the Airspace
Segregated Airspace in time (corridors) and/or space (restricted areas)
Considered as “Exceptional” air activity (case by case authorization)
Initially centered in a reduced number of specific areas for crew training
and flight testing of systems and operations
Civil Regulatory Framework:
Civil Authority: AESA (Ministerio de Fomento)
Regulatory framework under analysis
Coordination with Military Authorities
Developing Permits to Fly for UAS experimentation on a case by case
basis
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Operational Military UAS:
PASI
Not designed for Certification
Large number of flight hours
Needed for crew training and
operational validation
Useful for governamental uses
(Mutualization)
Alternative Certification way
needed (case by case)
Military Experimental
Airworthiness Certification
New developments:
PELICANO
Experimental Airworthiness
Certificate (EAC) awarded by
the Spanish Civil Aviation
Safety Authority (AESA)
Limited flight area, but
enough for integration
Military EAC initiated
Design oriented to Type
Certification
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Military Regulatory Framework:
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Initial integration of UAS in Segregated Airspace
Heron 1 MALE UAV operational
demonstration
Canary Island (Gando Air Base and
International Airport)
December 2008
7 Operational Flights from an International
Airport
Operation managed by the Spanish Air Force
Full integration with Civil ATC for Take-off
and Landing
Use of military corridors and Delta area for
segregated airspace operation
Satellite based Primary Data Link via
HISPASAT Ku band transponder
Payload: EO MOSP + MPR/SAR
Data Integration with Spanish SIVE Maritime
Border Control, managed by Guardia Civil
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MINERVA Operation
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SINUE Study
SINUE Study: ATC Integration
Nominal and contingency
flight plans (incl. RH
routes) designed in
coordination with ATC
controllers
Simulation scenarios:
Intermittent failures
C2 outages
Comm Total Loss
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MINERVA Operation
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UAS Operations – ATM synergy
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UAS today training,
experimentation and test
Permit to fly
Experimental Airworthiness
Certificate
ATM R&D
Validation of ATM new
concepts using UAS
SINUE
MINERVA
SATCOM for UAS in
non-segregated airspace
Simulations with ATC
Planning of future demo
with civil ATM participation
UAS (MALE) operational demo
Use of civil-military intl. airport
Operation with Civil ATC
Promote this kind
of initiatives
with(in)
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Conclusions and Recommendations
Define common procedures for UAS Special Certification, both
for operational military UAS and for testing new developments
Promote creation/use of test ranges & associated airspace to:
Enable UAS development
Validation and maturity of operational concepts
UAS-ATM synergy ATM R&D concept & technology
validation:
Saving and risk reduction
UAS Integration based on new ATM concepts and not in direct pilot
functions’ substitution
Increase Civil-Military cooperation:
Integration of Military UAS will open the door
UAS experience is mainly on the military side
Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) important for SES and UAS
Large UAS are expected to be “gate-openers” in UAS integration
into non-segregated airspace, but small UAS can also contribute
to bring confidence and start testing operational scenarios
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Pablo González
Director of Unmanned Systems
Ctra. de Loeches 9
28850 Torrejón de Ardoz,
Madrid España
T +34 91 627 1168
F +34 91 627 1003
www.indra.es
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PASI
PELICANO
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4 year (2007-2010) Spanish R&D Project cofounded by CDTI and
lead by Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BRTE)
Indra has defined, developed and provided the ground ATM platform
for experimentation of the following concepts:
ADS-B
Use of Aircraft/Flight Intent
Air/Ground Trajectory Synchronization
• With 4D trajectory data
Trajectory Negotiation
Decision Support Tools:
Conflict Detection
Conflict Resolution,
Sequencing and Scheduling
A new concept of Autopilot, capable to interact in real time with the
ATM has been defined and tested
ATLANTIDA has used in real time UAVs and simulated traffic
integrated in a virtual ATM, for testing advanced ATM concepts
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UAVs for R&D in ATM :
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