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2 Introduction Inputs presented at a meeting with EC-GROW on 22 nd February 2016 Aim of the meeting : Provision of food for thought on a few GNSS applications per main segment to support the definition of a strategy Selection of a few GNSS/PNT applications per main segment, as examples to support the definition of a strategy ~1-month brainstorming process, ~15 experts involved Results presented to be seen as samples of expert opinions Recommendations not intended to be exhaustive Many applications/segments are not addressed, and it is crucial to leave room for those applications as well as for totally new ideas Segment addressed : RPAS/UAV 2

3 Working Group Airbus D&S ESSP M3Systems NLR Septentrio Sogei Spirent Thales 3

4 Application examples Navigation solution for Professional RPAS (15-50KG) RPAS Landing and Taxiing RPAS for High Precision Mapping and Land Administration 4

5 RPAS Market Overview RPAS growth projection recently validated by FAA projects that 30,000 RPAS (1) could be in the Nation s skies by 2020 with more than 2000 operators for border surveillance, public-safety and emergency-management missions, support disaster relief operations,. so what we call hereafter professional use So a RPAS fleet size similar to the current world wide Commercial Air Transport fleet size together with many more new operators (1) RPAS Max Take-Off Weight > 15KG 5

6 Navigation solution for Professional RPAS (15-50KG) (1/4) Provide on-board high integrity navigation solution as low SWAP (Size Weight and Power consumption) for all Light RPAS Pros & Cons Mandatory to get sufficient performance & integrity level to enable the development of the use of professional RPAS and in particular of larger ones Mandatory to obtain insurance for RPAS professional use No other technology than the use of GNSS based navigation 6

7 Navigation solution for Professional RPAS (2/4) Equipment manufacturer Avionic prime Drone manufacturer Drone solution provider Galileo/EGNOS added value : DFMC SBAS receivers will greatly improve efficiency of the operation due to very low altitude of drone operations. EGNOS augmentation is mandatory to provide the integrity and accuracy protection radius limit The navigation solution can contribute to drone traffic regulation and protection (geofencing,...) to relevant authorities. Low SWAP navigation solution to be proposed by avionics actors is a key enabler for the development of the European RPAS market Relevant E-GNSS services : OS and EGNOS SoL 7

8 Navigation solution for Professional RPAS (3/4) Action 1 : Research & Development Short-term Support to Research & Development for a RPAS solution architecture requested asap by market: time line 2-3 years Navigation solution architecture associated with MEMS IMU, RPAS is identified as the first platform for using DFMC aviation receivers Action 2 : Standardization & Certification Short-term DFMC standardization and certification rules for RPAS is mandatory to enable authorization of use without the today limitations European Common approach is preferable in order to avoid erratic or non homogeneous development solutions that will slow the RPAS use, Timeline is about 2 years 8

9 Navigation solution for Professional RPAS (4/4) Action 3 : Partnership for 2016/2018 To validate regulation of use between DSNA User group Drone solution providers Avionics solution designers and European EGNSS Equipment manufacturers (which are today very small compared to US GPS ones) Expected impact / Benefit for Europe 1-Boost professional RPAS growth by allowing large utilization 2-Reuse for General Aviation market including light helicopters 3-Possible trigger of a long term breakthrough for commercial aviation 4-Enable European RPAS drone industry development and competitiveness Quick win project and/or Spectacular case: Need a development phase for 3 years with first interested Customers in energy, police, health or railway surveillance domains 9

10 RPAS Landing and Taxiing (1/3) Equipment manufacturer Avionic prime Drone manufacturer Drone solution provider Pros & Cons Close to the ground spoofing and jamming effects are detrimental to the landing equipment PRS in remote mode is a solution Galileo/EGNOS added value : Remote PRS is the best solution to improve security of use for landing and taxiing phases. Remote solutions are possible only with Galileo and not with GPS Alert for lost EGNOS SoL against interferences (spoofing, jamming) 10

11 RPAS Landing and Taxiing (2/3) Relevant E-GNSS services : EGNOS SoL or PRS (remote mode) Action 1 : Demonstrator Fund demonstrator since technology is already available, one year development duration after PRS SIS available Action 2 : Promotion & Awareness Promotion & Awareness plan toward RPAS solution providers Action to be performed in parallel to the action 1 (6 months) 11

12 RPAS Landing and Taxiing (3/3) Expected impact / Benefit for Europe Will represent a highly competitive advantage by comparison to US solutions, including for European RPAS providers Will contribute to sales growth of Galileo receivers Quick win project and/or Spectacular case: Organisation of a living showcase as soon as the demonstrator is ready Lost of drone control by jamming situation and the same scenario with alert or securing solutions 12

13 RPAS for High Precision Mapping and Land Administration (1/4) Avionic prime Drone manufacturer Drone solution provider Cadastral Agencies Pros & Cons GPS RTK is widely used in Decametric accuracy market. The biggest problem is that to receive these corrections a reliable mobile data link is needed. This needs modem on-board RPAS, meaning extra power, weight and an additional certification burden. Additionally, reliable mobile data is not available everywhere, especially not in remote areas. Therefore using Galileo SIS to transmit PPP corrections would greatly improve the usability. 13

14 RPAS for High Precision Mapping and Land Administration (2/4) Galileo/EGNOS added value : Collecting cadastral information or other information that has a legal value, it can be interesting not having to depend on American, Russian & Chinese systems Relevant E-GNSS services : EGNSS, OS and PPP 14

15 RPAS for High Precision Mapping and Land Administration (3/4) Relevant E-GNSS services : Galileo CS and dense Augmentation Networks are needed for using Single Frequency RTK in the short term; PPP and Multiple Frequency RTK for the long-term Action 1 : User Forum Short-term Develop a UAV User Forum for Surveying and Mapping, involving the FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) 15

16 RPAS for High Precision Mapping and Land Administration (4/4) Action 2 : Pilot Projects Medium-term Carry out Pilot Projects with the participation of National Surveyors Organisations, National Mapping Authorities and involved Service Providers Quick win project and/or Spectacular case: Participation to UAV Conferences, with a shared event among the countries with a surveying and mapping activity performed in parallel in each country and controlled and shown on a big screen at the Conference site; a remotely controlled swarm of UAVs in each nation from the Conference Control Centre could be amazing 16