Cellular Network Support for Unmanned Traffic Management

这项名为“蜂窝网络对无人交通管理的支持”的项目是AirMarket Inc.、Telus Communications Inc.和SAIT之间的合作项目。该项目建立在之前一项由NSERC Engage支持的成功应用研究的基础上，在该研究中，AirMarkets FlySafe飞行管理软件的定位精度被证实与谷歌地球背景下的定位精度一样好。随后，AirMarket与SAIT接洽，合作开展一个应用研究项目，以进行BVLOS试验，并为支持RPA和地面站之间的数据和遥测流量的无线通信网络建立服务质量(QOS)指标。随着QOS指标的建立，将进行数据流量模拟，以确定指标的有效性，并根据实际基于RPA的数据服务的需求确定吞吐量。接下来，将在Telus为传感器和飞行管理数据通信提供蜂窝网络支持的情况下进行BVLOS现场测试，以实现QOS验证。随着项目的进展，AirMarket将使用测试平台来验证商业上可获得的摄影测量、远程监测和检查包的功能，所有这些都将得到Telus的蜂窝基础设施的支持。该项目有望成为蜂窝辅助BVLOS飞行任务的第一次全面试验。项目合作伙伴将在向RPAS行业营销无人交通管理(UTM)产品方面获得优势，并将在加拿大RPAS立法和商业战略中占据重要地位。SAIT将在一个新的研究领域开发宝贵的专业知识，以补充其在RPAS和航空科学方面已经令人印象深刻的成就。来自地球测量学和IT学科的学生将参与其中，从而在电信和RPAS航空行业变得更有就业机会。加拿大RPAS行业将从项目中获得的知识中受益，并在一个将因项目里程碑而增长的新兴行业中获得全球认可。

The proposed project entitled "Cellular Network Support for Unmanned Traffic Management" is a collaboration between AirMarket Inc., Telus Communications Inc. and SAIT. The project builds on a prior successful NSERC Engage-supported applied research in which the positioning accuracy of AirMarkets Flysafe flight management software was verified to be as good as the accuracy from the Google Earth backdrop. Subsequently, AirMarket approached SAIT to partner on an applied research project to carry out BVLOS trials and establish quality of service (QOS) metrics for wireless communication networks that support data and telemetry traffic between the RPAS and ground station. As the QOS metrics are established, data traffic simulation will be conducted to determine the efficacy of the metrics and determine throughput against the demands of actual RPAS based data services. Next, BVLOS field trails will be conducted with cellular network support from Telus for sensor and flight management data traffic to enable QOS verification. As the project progresses, AirMarket will use the test platform to verify the functionality of commercially available packages for photogrammetry, remote monitoring and inspection, all of which will be supported by Telus's cellular infrastructure. This project promises to become the first comprehensive trial of cellular assisted BVLOS flight missions. The project partners will get an advantage in marketing Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) products to the RPAS industry and will assume an influential position in Canadian RPAS legislation and business strategy. SAIT will develop valuable expertise in a new research area to add to its already impressive resume of accomplishments in RPAS and aviation science. Students from geomatics and IT disciplines will participate and thus become more employable in the telecom and RPAS aviation industries. The Canadian RPAS industry will benefit from the knowledge obtained in the project and gain recognition globally in a burgeoning industry that will grow as the result of project milestones.