U-EXPAND
U space Ecosystem Expansion through Enhanced CNS Technologies
SESAR EUREKA
European Key solutions for vertiports and UAM
Category International
Execution Period 2023 - 2026
Funding European Commission. HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-IR-01. 101114799
Description
Air taxis are an exciting development in air mobility, but to get off the ground, these vehicles rely on infrastructure like vertiports and accompanying air traffic management procedures.
SESAR EUREKA develops 4 solutions to pave the way for vertiports and Innovative Air Mobility in tomorrow’s cities: the complete arrival, departure and turnaround process for vertiports; collaborative traffic management; how to deal with emergencies and disruptions; and also the network flow, capacity and operational management.
It also provides recommendations for regulation/standardisation and any information that will accelerate and harmonise the development of UAM, VTOL operations and vertiports across Europe.
Its main objective is to enable the Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) accommodation in Europe, as well as safe and autonomous IAM operations in all types of airspace, with a special focus on a key enabler for the IAM operations: Vertiports Support development of the U-space regulatory framework and necessary standards.
Consortium
Leader: EUROCONTROL – EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION
Partners: Volocopter, Aeroporti Di Roma, Enav, Enaire, D-Flight, AENA, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Alliance for new mobility Europe*, Hologarde, Pipistrel Vertical Solutions, Leonardo, Indra Sistemas Sa, Direction Des Services De La Navigation Aerienne (DSNA), Ecole Nationale De L’ Aviation Civile (ENAC), Boeing Aerospace Spain, Lilium, Anra Technologies Ou, Soul Software, Societa’ Per Azioni Esercizi Aeroportuali Sea.
*ITG: entidad afiliada desde el 01/11/2024.
