1 aermatica the small rpa market sme point of view eurocontrol, bruxelles, 14/09/2011
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AERMATICA
The Small RPA MarketSME Point of View
EUROCONTROL, Bruxelles, 14/09/2011
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SUMMARY
Who is AERMATICA
About the Small RPA Market
ANTEOS RPA & the ongoing rulemaking process
The context evolution
RPA vs Market schema
Small RPA - Main issues outlined
Small RPA vs Airspace
Small RPA vs Radiofrequencies
The Market from an SME perspective
Proposal for a way forward
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AERMATICA
Manufacturer & operator of Small RPA
International Aerospace Experience
Vision about the Small UAS market
Small but high skilled team with a wide set of competences
Systemic approach typical of a big company but tailored
Capacity to involve complementary actors in a long term
project
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About Small RPA Market
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ANTEOS & the ongoing rulemaking process
Typical Aeronautic process in strict collaboration with ENAC (Italian
CAA )First Prototype
PTF in Segregated Airspace
2009 2010 2011 2012
PTF in NON Segregated Airspace
First Automatic Flight
AERIAL WORK… and production
300 ANTEOS missions
First Italian Patent
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The context evolution
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RPA vs Market schema
AIRWORTHINESS
AIRSPACE
SCOPE
Segregated
Aerial Work
Not Segregated Class G
Not Segr. Class A
…
Unpopulated S
egregate
d
Area
Research and Development
Official Experimentation
Unpopulated N
ot Segre
gated
Area Po
pulated N
ot Segre
gated A
rea
High Densit
y Not S
egregate
d
Area
Pilot Licensing
Operator Licensing
Insurance
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Small RPA - Main issues outlined
The lack of rules determine:
a distorted market with a competitive disequilibrium between companies trying to follow defining rules and others that
simply fly
under- or over-engineering
The fragmented European situation for Small RPA makes
internationalization very difficult and the national markets may
be too small
To develop under regulation without defined regulation is
pioneering
impossible to estimate time-to-market and cost-to-market
The limited number of official service histories makes it difficult:
to define the right level of regulation
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Small RPA vs Airspace
Small RPA peculiarities should be incorporated by the
Aeronautical framework
Small RPA Airspace insertion is an historical step even in VLOS
scenario:
“Rules of air” applicability must be proven and probably
updated
Technical issues (e.g. to-be-seen, see-and-avoid)
Legal issues
Airmanship culture
The safest way for Small RPA Airspace insertion requires the
involvement of every stakeholder of that Airspace
not only aircraft, but also actors of sports of air
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Small RPA vs Radiofrequencies
Small RPA data link shall use a new reserved bandwidth but
with technological and commercial feasible devices
Now used small and cheap commercial devices 2.4 or 5.8
Ghz
Not only C2 link but also Payload Data link is to be
considered
Small RPA is an Aircraft therefore (Ground) Equipment should
include an Aeronautical VHF radio
typical scenarios (now in class G) are not applicable for
ATS (Air Traffic Service)
technical issues for the Ground radio
local communication on Aeronautical frequencies
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The Market from an SME perspective
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Proposal for a way forward
Strong EC support for the rulemaking development process (including standards) relevant to Small RPA
EC funding for the participation of SMEs in this process
Better attention to who operates outside of the rules
Specific EC-funded R&D programmes for Small RPA and its components
An incremental approach which will legally permit Aerial Work as soon as possible
starting from restricted but commercially applicable scenarios
extending by using service history (altitude, pilot distances, class of airspace, ...)
beyond national boundaries VLOS to BLOS
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Thanks for your kind attention!
Paolo Marras
President and CTO
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