U-Space Contingency Management Based on Enhanced Mission Description
Muñoz Gamarra, Jose Luis (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Telecomunicació i Enginyeria de Sistemes)
Ramos González, Juan José (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Telecomunicació i Enginyeria de Sistemes)
Liu, Zhiqiang (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Telecomunicació i Enginyeria de Sistemes)

Date:	2024
Abstract:	Loss of communication, low battery, or bad weather conditions (like high-speed wind) are currently managed by performing a return to launch (RTL) point maneuver. However, the execution of this procedure can pose a safety threat since it has not been considered within the mission planning process. This work proposes an advanced management of contingency events based on the integration of a new U-space service that enhances mission description. The proposed new service, deeply linked to demand capacity balance and strategic deconfliction services, assigns alternative safe landing spots by analyzing the planned mission. Two potential solutions are characterized (distinguished primarily by the number of contingency vertiports assigned): contingency management based on the assignment of a single alternative vertiport to each mission (static) or the allocation of a set of different contingency vertiports that are valid during certain time intervals. It is proven that this enhanced mission planning could ensure that U-space volumes operate in an ultra-safe system conditions while facing these unforeseen events, highlighting its importance in high-risk scenarios like urban air mobility deployments.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	U-space service ; Contingency management ; Advanced mission description
Published in:	Aerospace, Vol. 11 Núm. 11 (november 2024) , p. 876, ISSN 2226-4310

DOI: 10.3390/aerospace11110876

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