Project Rise

项目崛起

• 批准号: 71017
• 金额: $ 47.58万
• 依托单位: ADJSOFT LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=71017
• 关键词: Project; Rise

The last decade has seen unprecedented advances in UAV technology and in turn has led to an incredulous rise in the use of drones. Sectors that have never interacted with UAVs are quickly integrating them into their daily activities: drones for agriculture, drones for surveillance and security, drones for medical supply deliveries. Their use has been considered a logical step in the fight against CO2 emissions, time-saving techniques, and civilian protection. With this in mind, the drone industry has reached a plateau in the form of legislation. Regulations for systems need to advance alongside the technology so as to allow the UAV industry to continue its assistance in making the world a better place. Some of the challenges inhibiting the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the wider airspace include sense and avoid technologies and the overall lack of understanding when it comes to a system of systems approach. Alongside these, the use of unmanned aerial systems traffic management (UTM) is only just beginning to take flight. It is now that we are starting to see the need for FMS systems that are capable of delivering more advanced, more complicated, autonomous flights that go way beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS). So begins Project Rise.Project Rise’s core objective is to develop and demonstrate an open standards application programming interface (API), meaning the API would include a rich data set with functions available to the wider UAS industry. The API would be an integration platform which in turn would become integrated into a prototype system of systems. The idea is to consider the integration platform a flight management system (FMS) that functions as a hub, integrating all the relevant elements of a drone operational workflow. Contributors towards the platform include UAS operators, UAS connectivity integration, UTM service providers, air traffic management (ATM) service providers, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), secondary data service providers, and public users. Our aim is for the FMS to provide full operational functionality, including but not limited to:- Flight planning and mapping- Flight operational dashboard- Discovery of in-area flights- Airspace authorisations- Dynamic restrictions management- Impact discovery and avoidance services- Flight rally points and failsafe actions - Accident and incident reporting- Flight logs, predictive maintenance, and analytics using artificial intelligence (AI)Testing the system and demonstrating its functionality will be done through multiple flights of UAVs delivering goods/supplies with a specific focus on UTM Level 1 (BVLOS, <400ft, <20kg, E-ID, nominal and emergency scenarios). The recent Connected Places Catapult Paper (‘Enabling UTM in the UK’) has spurred the team onto adopting the Open-Access UTM Framework guiding principles to help enable a level of coordination within Project Rise and the wider projects within the Future Flight Challenge community.This consortium is formed of a selection of the UK’s most intelligent and leading minds the UAV industry has to offer. Project leader Dronecloud is perfectly positioned to deliver this project as they play a significant role in the industry thanks to their FMS which is used worldwide by national transport services, UTM providers, and regulation authorities alike. Dronecloud’s services manage every aspect of drone flight, from flight compliance and airspace monitoring to flight logging and fleet management. Sky-Drones is a global provider of UAV avionics solutions including flight control and ground control systems, communication systems, and drone fleet management with AI analytics. The company provides products and services to drone manufacturers and service providers in the delivery, agriculture, law enforcement, security, and inspections sectors.Cranfield University is a postgraduate university specialising in science, engineering, technology and management. As a specialist, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Cranfield reputation for leading in the field of aerospace, urban air mobility communications, system integration and autonomous systems has been established through more than thirty years of research into this field. Cranfield contributes to Rise project are primarily focusing on system integration for complex on-board and ground aircraft connectivity challenges, conflict resolution, air traffic management, and facility for field test trial. Skyports provides drone delivery through its logistics arm, Delivery by Skyports, which is proving the viability of the company’s best-in-class unmanned systems technologies by conducting medical deliveries for the NHS in Scotland and helping Royal Mail to deliver to the most remote parts of the UK. In project RISE, Skyports will operate field trials of an UAS delivery operation supporting BVLOS drone flights to test the developed system and its functionality.Frequentis is an international expert for communication and information systems for control centres with safety-critical tasks. Frequentis successfully designs and supplies systems and solutions for the domains of communication, network infrastructure, SWIM, drone and aeronautical information management, and airport optimisation. Important focus lies in the future communication infrastructure domain and new technologies for visualisation of a common operational picture by supporting service oriented and open, standardised architecture. Frequentis contributes to project Rise with a Common Information Service solution, airspace authorization services, and expertise in standardisation of interoperable SWIM information exchange services.

在过去的十年里，无人机技术取得了前所未有的进步，反过来，无人机的使用也出现了令人难以置信的增长。从未与无人机互动的部门正在迅速将无人机融入他们的日常活动：用于农业的无人机，用于监视和安全的无人机，用于医疗用品运送的无人机。它们的使用被认为是对抗二氧化碳排放、节省时间的技术和保护平民的合乎逻辑的一步。考虑到这一点，无人机行业在立法形式上已经到了一个平台期。对系统的监管需要与技术一起进步，以便无人机行业继续为让世界变得更美好而提供帮助。阻碍无人驾驶航空系统(UAS)融入更广泛空域的一些挑战包括感知和避免技术以及在系统方法方面总体缺乏理解。除此之外，无人机系统交通管理(UTM)的使用才刚刚开始。现在，我们开始看到对FMS系统的需求，这种系统能够提供更先进、更复杂、更自主的飞行，远远超出视线(BVLOS)。Project Rise的核心目标是开发和演示开放标准的应用程序编程接口(API)，这意味着API将包括一个丰富的数据集，具有更广泛的UAS行业可用的功能。API将是一个集成平台，而该平台又将被集成到一个系统原型系统中。其想法是将集成平台视为一个飞行管理系统(FMS)，其功能是一个枢纽，集成无人机操作工作流程的所有相关元素。该平台的贡献者包括UAS运营商、UAS连接集成、UTM服务提供商、空中交通管理(ATM)服务提供商、民航局(CAA)、二级数据服务提供商和公共用户。我们的目标是让FMS提供完整的操作功能，包括但不限于：-飞行规划和地图-飞行操作仪表板-发现区域内航班-空域授权-动态限制管理-碰撞发现和避免服务-飞行集结点和故障安全行动-事故和事件报告-飞行日志、预测性维护和使用人工智能(AI)进行分析测试系统并演示其功能将通过UTM 1级(BVLOS，&lt；400 ft，&lt；20 kg，E-ID，名义和紧急情况)的多个无人机交付货物/补给来完成。最近的Connected Places Catapult Paper(在英国启用UTM)促使团队采用开放获取UTM框架指导原则，以帮助在Project Rise和未来飞行挑战社区内更广泛的项目之间实现一定程度的协调。该联盟由英国无人机行业最聪明和最领先的人才组成。项目负责人Dronecout完全有能力交付这一项目，因为他们在行业中发挥着重要作用，这要归功于他们的FMS，它被世界各地的国家运输服务机构、UTM供应商和监管机构使用。Dronecout的服务管理无人机飞行的方方面面，从飞行合规和空域监测到飞行日志和机队管理。Sky-Drones是无人机航空电子解决方案的全球提供商，包括飞行控制和地面控制系统、通信系统以及具有人工智能分析的无人机机队管理。该公司为交付、农业、执法、安全和检查部门的无人机制造商和服务提供商提供产品和服务。克兰菲尔德大学是一所专门从事科学、工程、技术和管理的研究生大学。作为一家专家，克兰菲尔德的世界级专业知识、大型设施和无与伦比的行业合作伙伴关系正在造就全球技术和管理领域的领导者。经过三十多年的研究，克兰菲尔德在航空航天、城市空中移动通信、系统集成和自主系统领域取得了领先的声誉。克兰菲尔德对RISE项目的贡献主要集中在复杂的机载和地面飞机连接挑战、冲突解决、空中交通管理和现场测试试验设施的系统集成上。Skyports通过其物流部门Delivery by Skyports提供无人机递送，该部门通过为苏格兰的NHS提供医疗递送，并帮助皇家邮政将货物递送到英国最偏远的地区，证明了该公司一流的无人系统技术的可行性。在项目RISE中，Skyports将对支持BVLOS无人机飞行的UAS交付操作进行现场试验，以测试开发的系统及其功能。Fredentis是为执行安全关键任务的控制中心提供通信和信息系统的国际专家。Fredentis成功地为通信、网络基础设施、游泳、无人机和航空信息管理以及机场优化领域设计和提供系统和解决方案。重要的关注点在于未来的通信基础设施领域和新技术，通过支持面向服务的和开放的、标准化的体系结构来可视化共同的运营图景。Fredentis通过公共信息服务解决方案、空域授权服务以及可互操作的游泳信息交换服务标准化方面的专业知识，为项目的发展做出了贡献。