Specialization:
Department of Forensic Experts in Transportation
The project is focused on the practical application of UASs and the associated ground risks. The project builds on the research activities of the K622 and K621 institutes together with the practical cooperation of the Faculty of Transport with wide range of partners, especially with regard to the possibilities of using UASs as platforms for modern measuring methods. The goal is to identify and apply new, modern approaches that can be used not only in transportation field. The emphasis is placed on the practical usability of the selected topics and the possibility of their subsequent wider application. As an example can be shown an implementation of various documentation methods, e.g. photogrammetric measurements or laser scanning. A parallel topic addressed within the project are the UAS Ground risks, especially risk assessment for non-participating persons on the ground. The topic is based on the cooperation with the organizations concerned (JARUS, CEN, ASD-STAN, CAA) and historical involvement in the field. The goal is to identify the possibilities and methods for prediction of the course and consequences of a collision between a person and an UAS. Research topics can focus not only on the flight characteristics or parameters of various categories and types of aircrafts, but also the structural specifics of individual UAS types or practical validation and evaluation through dynamic crash tests and simulations.
Specialization:
The project deals with and solves the complex issue of unmanned aircraft systems with the main focus on integration challenges, i.e. how to safely ensure the operation of unmanned aircraft in the airspace together with traditional manned aviation. The integration challenges address how to identify the part of the airspace for the implementation of U-space, the management structure for coordinated operation in U-space, or setting rules for different U-space airspaces. Due to the need to ensure safety, a large part of the solution is focused on this area and the evaluation of the safe operation. Furthermore, topics related to research on the use of UAS for commercial purposes, the use of various sensors and verification of flight characteristics, research into new and improvements to existing systems for UAS and the area of legislative requirements (European harmonization) are addressed. Emphasis is placed on their own innovative way of solving the problem. The addressed area applies to the national, European and world levels. The aim of the project is to solve both current problems and future strategic development of unmanned aircraft systems. The project coordinator is assoc. prof. Ing. Jakub Kraus, Ph.D.