20810390 - UAS (Drones) and U-Space

The student will learn the fundamental elements related to the following topics: (i) EU regulations concerning unmanned aircraft operations and "Operation- Centric" principle; (ii) main solutions for the use of UAS aircraft in the European context; (iii) items related to obtaining operating authorizations and attestations of ability to pilot UAS; (iv) major design requirements and related verification for unmanned aircraft; (v) EU regulations governing the integration of unmanned aircraft into airspace; (vi) National Strategic Plan for Advanced Air Mobility 2021-2030; (vii) knowledge of the new Advanced Air Mobility and Innovative Mobility and related services; (viii) impact of AI and autonomy in the new air mobility.
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Programme

1. The complexity of the civil aviation system and emerging technologies
2. EU UAS regulatory framework and the operation centric approach
3. Operational authorizations and relevant use cases for UAS operation within Europe
4. Description of main UAS systems and operational scenarios
5. UAS design requirements for open/specific category
6. UAS pilot certification of competence
7. EU regulations for the integration of unmanned aircraft into airspace
8. Innovative air services and the impact of AI and autonomy in the new air mobility


Core Documentation

Documentations published in moodle

Reference Bibliography

EASA Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945) https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-unmanned-aircraft-systems-regulations-eu EASA Special Condition for Light-UAS Medium risk https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/product-certification-consultations/special-condition-light-uas

Attendance

Lessons in presence as per the below calendar: The complexity of the civil aviation system and emerging technologies 18/04/2024 14-16 EU UAS regulatory framework and the operation centric approach 23/04/2024 14-16 Operational authorizations and relevant use cases for UAS operation within Europe 02/05/2024 14-16 Description of main UAS systems and operational scenarios 09/05/2024 14-16 UAS design requirements for open/specific category 16/05/2024 14-16 UAS pilot certification of competence 15/05/2024 16-18 EU regulations for the integration of unmanned aircraft into airspace 23/05/2024 14-18 Innovative air services and the impact of AI and autonomy in the new air mobility 29/05/2024 16-18

Type of evaluation

Presentation of a real use case by a working group