2022年12月11日

Cochstedt,德国,2022年11月,Volocopter的先驱城市空气流动(UAM)已经完成了为期两周的试飞活动multirotor重型货船,VoloDrone。竞选活动在DLR国家实验测试中心的无人机,Magdeburg-Cochstedt机场,德国。今天是最后一天的测试程序,包括一个公共显示deconfliction试飞项目非常大的场景,属于CORUS-XUAM示范(VLD)的努力。CORUS-XUAM测试专注于协调数字空中交通管理(ATM)和无人驾驶交通管理(UTM)接口允许新的空域用户安全地引入现有的空域。(德国)空客示威者hydrog……自2019年以来,Volocopter方面协调现有的ATM和UTM系统通过数字化和真实世界的测试飞行。UAM行业建立本身和扩大,电动飞机垂直起飞和着陆(eVTOL) VoloDrone和其他新飞机必须能够无缝地飞在更成熟的飞机占据相同的低空域和世界各地。目前,ATM系统并不适于处理大量的飞机卷或UAM的数字化。协调现有的和新的交通管理系统为全新的飞机集成将确保高效的大规模行动。这种无缝的过渡需要强大的协作UAM生态系统,从现有的和新的球员。 Successfully completing this CORUS-XUAM test flight is another step toward UAM integration into the lower airspace as Volocopter strives for entry into commercial service by 2024 in major cities such as Paris and Singapore. This latest CORUS-XUAM test flight featured the VoloDrone’s remotely piloted/automated flights, with unforeseen circumstances and obstacles included in pre-determined flight routes. While the flights physically took place in Cochstedt, the digital airspace simulated were those of Frankfurt Airport and London airports, which were scaled down accurately and mapped to fit the physical space of Cochstedt airfield. These real-world use cases focused on exercises for yielding to priority traffic and changing flight speeds to ease traffic flow management. In the German use case, the VoloDrone’s flight path between Messe Frankfurt (trade show grounds) and Frankfurt Airport was diverted once the VoloIQ received an incoming signal from an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) aircraft’s priority landing at a hospital en route. The UK simulation highlighted the VoloDrone’s ability to decrease its flight speed to create space for a safe approach and takeoff once it entered the congested airspace above busy London airports, for better air traffic flow management. In both instances, the digital interfaces of Volocopter’s VoloIQ and the U-Space Service Provider (USSP) worked together to successfully manage the VoloDrone’s flight path and speed, as well as priority-access vehicles and air traffic. Ongoing testing has resulted in several improvements to Volocopter’s VoloDrone. The features of the new-and-improved cargo drone were revealed during this test campaign. They included the adoption of scalable aluminum rotor beams, lightweight and durable fiberglass housing, and overhauled fuselage design. Oliver Reinhardt— Volocopter’s Chief Risk and Certification Officer “The successful flight tests of the VoloDrone at Cochstedt bring this year’s CORUS-XUAM project to a close. Volocopter is pleased to have reliably conquered all the necessary ATM/UTM testing items with our passenger air taxi, cargo aircraft, and the VoloIQ, all to the highest levels of safety. Our team has proven throughout these tests that our aircraft, operations, and digital software can safely adapt to various test flight scenarios. To ultimately establish a robust UAM ecosystem, we will continue to test and improve the ATM/UTM interfaces beyond the testing sandbox, as well as improve communications with individual partners within each country’s ecosystem.” This project has received funding from the European Union’s initiative Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking, under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 101017682. Share this article: