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Department Projects

Projects and grants are an integral part of the activities of university departments. The grant activities of the Department of Air Transport are divided according to research areas, where all current grants with links to their websites can be found below.

Program:
MV OP (national project)
Project Duration:
2023 - 2025
Project Acronym:
GNSS-Spoofing
Project Area:
CNS Systems
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to increase the level of safety in the use of GNSS signals in aviation through research and finding new ways to quickly and effectively detect GNSS signal interference and better recognize the extent and danger of this interference.
Project Partners:
Air Traffic Control of the Czech Republic, s.p. (additional participant)
Air Traffic Control of the Czech Republic, s.p. (application guarantor)
National Cyber and Information Security Agency (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Functional sample – GNSS Spoofer
  2. Research report describing aviation infrastructure resilience to GNSS signal spoofing
  3. Procedures for testing navigation and surveillance infrastructure resilience
  4. Methodology for detecting aircraft affected by spoofing
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jakub Hospodka, Ph.D.
hospodka@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/VK01030071
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Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2022 - 2024
Project Acronym:
AFISTECH
Project Area:
CNS / ATM
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to increase the quality and availability of AFIS/Radio services at uncontrolled airports with increasing traffic of manned and unmanned aircraft. Through research and development of modern elements of digitization and automation, the goal is to design and validate an operational and technical solution for the remote provision of AFIS/Radio services.
Project Partners:
TECHNISERV, spol. s r. o. (participant)
Dronetag s.r.o. (participant)
M PLUS s.r.o. (participant)
TECHNISERV, spol. s r. o. (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Operational concept using remote control elements for AFIS/Radio service provision
  2. Prototype of a receiving device for signals from drones and uncertified aircraft transmissions
  3. Research report on the use of surveillance information for AFIS/Radio service provision at uncontrolled airports
Contact:
Ing. Terézia Pilmannová, MBA.
pilmater@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK03000054

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Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Acronym:
STAMPCAA
Project Area:
Safety in Air Transport
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to digitize, modernize, integrate and streamline the processes of the supervisory authority in civil aviation while reducing the administrative burden borne by state supervision entities. This goal will be achieved through the application of the STAMP model to selected processes of the supervisory authority.
Project Partners:
Civil Aviation Authority (application guarantor)
Results:
Methodology for the use of the STAMP model theory in the environment of supervisory authorities in the aviation sector
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Andrej Lališ, Ph.D.
lalisand@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK01000073

Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Acronym:
PredictMRO
Project Area:
Aircraft Maintenance
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to increase the efficiency of planning and performing maintenance of transport aircraft, reduce maintenance costs, and increase the competitiveness and availability of air transport.
Project Partners:
Czech Airlines Technics a.s. (additional participant)
Czech Airlines Technics a.s. (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Methodology for planning and performing maintenance using knowledge systems
  2. Prototype knowledge system for planning and performing maintenance of transport aircraft
  3. Implementation component of the prototype knowledge system for planning and performing maintenance of transport aircraft in maintenance organizations
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Andrej Lališ, Ph.D.
lalisand@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK01000204

Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Acronym:
PinSLZS
Project Area:
CNS / ATM
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and economic demands of using GNSS-based instrument approach procedures and route flights for the air rescue service (LZS) in the Czech Republic.
Project Partners:
GNSS Centre of Excellence, z.s.p.o. (participant)
DSA a.s. (participant)
Ministry of Transport (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Operational concept, feasibility study, and safety study for IFR helicopter flights in uncontrolled airspace in the Czech Republic
  2. Proposal for incorporating the concept into the operation of the air rescue service in the Czech Republic
  3. Advisory and recommendation material for heliport operators and state administration containing procedures for implementing instrument procedures for helicopters
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jakub Kraus, Ph.D.
jakub.kraus@cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK01000031

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Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2021 - 2024
Project Acronym:
VestSim
Project Area:
Human Factors
Project Goal:
The primary goal of the project is to create evidence-based methodologies and procedures that would allow the incorporation of vestibular illusion training into initial pilot training, with this training being recognized for pilots in terms of flight hours with the benefit of practical spatial disorientation training. This concept is focused on training phases where pilots learn to fly by instruments. The main output that will fulfill the project's goals is a certified methodology enabling the implementation of vestibular illusion simulators into ab-initio pilot training. The project's goals will be achieved through research activities that should demonstrate the importance of implementing vestibular illusion training into simulator pilot training, which should contribute to increasing aviation safety.
Project Partners:
Institute of Aviation Medicine Prague (participant)
Institute of Aviation Medicine Prague (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Certified methodology for vestibular illusion training on flight illusion simulators
  2. Comprehensive research report
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Vladimír Socha, Ph.D.
sochavla@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK02000321

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Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Acronym:
FUTURE
Project Area:
Unmanned Systems
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to support the comprehensive implementation of U-Space in the Czech Republic by proposing a method for introducing new services and specific procedures related to the integration of UAS into the common airspace.
Project Partners:
Air Traffic Control of the Czech Republic, s.p. (additional participant)
Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Operational concept of U-space for the Czech Republic
  2. Rules for defining U-space areas
  3. Analysis of the appropriate method for integrating information about UAS operations into the activities/processes of the control service station
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jakub Kraus, Ph.D.
jakub.kraus@cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK01000185

Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2022 - 2025
Project Acronym:
APALER
Project Area:
Air Transport Operations
Project Goal:
The primary goal of the project is to design the structure of technical equipment with an associated algorithmic base and experimentally verify the possibilities of using an optoelectronic system for detecting and locating low-power laser sources that threaten aviation safety.
Project Partners:
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology (recipient)
Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic (participant)
University of Defense, Brno (participant)
Police Presidium of the Czech Republic (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Methodology for using devices to detect and locate low-power laser beam sources
  2. Functional sample device for detecting and locating low-power laser beam sources
  3. Pilot operation device for detecting and locating low-power laser beam sources
  4. Utility model device for detecting and locating low-power laser beams
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jakub Hospodka, Ph.D.
hospodka@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK03000036

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Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2019 - 2021
Project Acronym:
Psycho pilot
Project Area:
Human Factors
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to create a concept for measuring, analyzing, and evaluating the psychophysiological condition of pilots as a potential indicator of failure in the final approach and landing phase at the airport, with a primary focus on heart rate variability analysis, EEG quantification, and visual perception modeling. The concept aims to increase aviation safety by enabling the evaluation of the psychophysiological condition and cognitive abilities of the crew during the flight phase, which is among the most risky and susceptible to deficiencies in aviation personnel. Achieving the concept will enable further improvement of operational safety levels in aviation by reducing risks associated with individual tasks during landing at the airport.
Project Partners:
Prague Airport, a.s. (participant)
Prague Airport, a.s. (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Device for monitoring and quantifying visual perception
  2. Comprehensive report on research into the psychophysiological condition of pilots and its impact on the execution of the final landing phase at the airport
  3. Proposal for changes in civil aviation procedures in the final approach and landing phase at the airport
Contact:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Vladimír Socha, Ph.D.
sochavla@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/TJ02000334

Program:
TAČR (national project)
Project Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Acronym:
RFI-GNSS
Project Area:
CNS / ATM
Project Goal:
The aim of the project is to increase the level of safety in the use of GNSS signals in aviation through research and finding new ways to quickly and effectively detect GNSS signal interference and better recognize the extent and danger of this interference.
Project Partners:
GNSS Centre of Excellence, z.s.p.o. (participant)
Ministry of Transport (application guarantor)
Results:
  1. Methodology approved by the relevant state authority responsible for the issue: Methodology for evaluating GNSS interference based on ADS-B data reception
  2. Software: Model for merging sources of information on illegal interference
  3. Software: Tool for determining the level of danger of detected illegal interference for aviation
Contact:
Ing. Stanislav Pleninger, Ph.D.
pleninger@fd.cvut.cz
More Info:
https://starfos.tacr.cz/projekty/CK03000054