SAFELAND intends to enhance safety in case of single-pilot incapacitation, through an improved ground support centered concept, offering its crucial contribution for the management of the flight until it lands safely.
This high-level objective has been decomposed in more specific, measurable objectives that the SAFELAND Consortium plans to achieve within the duration of the project. These objectives are the following:
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DEFINE a SAFELAND operational concept
- with the related ground support procedures
- for the management of single-pilot incapacitation
- until a safe landing
- focused on the ATM perspective
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ANALYSE different possible implementations of the SAFELAND concept
- allocation of the remote piloting functions
- presence and location of the ground remote pilot
- level of automation
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EVALUATE the SAFELAND concept & procedures
- with the support of its different stakeholders
- with a variety of exercises including simulations
- integrating different actors and components of the concept i.e:
- Cockpit, Air traffic control position, Remote pilot station, Airline Operational Control Centre, and pseudo-pilot positions
- including safety and cybersecurity assessment
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IDENTIFY the functionalities of possible new additional systems
- that could help the ground personnel (e.g. air traffic controller, remote pilot) in their activities
- in support of the flight management
- with different levels of autonomy for time-critical decisions.
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