The SAFIR-Ready (Safe and Flexible Integration of Initial U-space Services in a real Environment) project is investigating requirements for medical transport tasks for drones in urban areas in order to ensure their operational readiness for short-term flights. Exemplary use cases are the time-critical transport of medicine, provision of a defibrillator, or tissue transport from a pathology centre to the laboratory. Rapid approval of the flight and automation of processes on the ground are essential for efficient operations in such cases, but are currently not yet available.
The main objective of the SAFIR-Ready project is the automation of technologies relevant to medical transport tasks in order to increase the operational efficiency and safety of such transports. In addition, public awareness and acceptance of such medical use cases will be increased through flight demonstrations. These demonstrations will take place in Antwerp (Belgium), Tartu (Estonia), Heerlen and Flushing (Netherlands), and Braunschweig (Germany). SAFIR-Ready builds on earlier results from the predecessor projects SAFIR and SAFIR-Med.
The DLR Institute of Flight Guidance is planning and organizing the demonstration flights in Braunschweig in SAFIR-Ready. It is working closely with the Braunschweig Municipal Hospital and the Braunschweig/Wolfsburg Research Airport to simulate and demonstrate a total of three different use cases. The required technology, including cargo drones for transporting medical equipment or goods, is provided by the project partners for this purpose. In addition, the Institute of Flight Guidance is leading the development of advanced U-space services and is responsible for the final validation report.
Key data
Project
SAFIR-Ready (Safe and Flexible Integration of Initial U-space Services in a Real Environment)
Participants
Helicus (Koordinator) HUSI (Hellenic U-Space Institute) Airbus Safran Cranfield University EHang KPMG Aerocom Belgium Delft University of Technology SkyeBase AgentFly Technologies Airial Airotak ANRA Technologies Avercon Avy German Aerospace Center (DLR) Droniq GmbH Estonian Aviation Academy FLYING-CAM Flyvercity Frequentis Hepta Airborne HyFly - Hydrogen Powered VTOL Drone Ifly INVOLI Koninklijke Militaire School Egis LuxMobility MANTA Aircraft NSX - Normalized Systems RigiTech SABCA SafeSky SKYCORP UZA
The project is supported by the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking and its founding members. Funded by the European Union.
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