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Gareth Jennings
February 9, 2016
Austrian company Schiebel has conducted sense-and-avoid trials of its Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the environs of an airport in the Netherlands, the company announced on 9 February.
The trials, which were conducted at De Kooy Airfield in Den Helder in December 2015, saw the autonomous helicopter demonstrate the newly developed AirScout sense-and-avoid system as part of the Dutch Air Traffic Management (ATM) Innovative RPAS Integration for Coastguard Applications (AIRICA) project, which involves the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), the Netherlands Coastguard, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).
For the test, a Dornier Do-228 aircraft of the Netherlands Coastguard and an Aerospatiale Alouette helicopter of the RNLAF acted as airspace 'intruders' during several different scenarios. According to Schiebel, on each occasion the Camcopter successfully determined in real-time the corrective action to ensure the necessary separation from the intruder aircraft.
The AIRICA project is funded through the European Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme (part of the Single European Sky initiative), with a key focus being the integration of a UAV into Dutch airspace for coast guard applications. This aim, said Schiebel, "was effectively demonstrated" during the flights.
The 200 kg Camcopter used in these trials is designed to operate day or night and in adverse weather conditions to a line-of-sight range of 200 km and a service ceiling of 18,000 ft. It has an endurance of more than six hours, a typical payload of 50 kg, and can navigate pre-programmed GPS waypoints or be operated manually from a ground-control station. The system has been used as a testbed platform for a number of trials over recent months for countries including Austria, France, and the United States. Tests have included those for GPS-denied operations, maritime, and desert operations, as well as for psychological operations. In 2009 it also became the first UAV to fly at an airshow when it made its debut appearance at Le Bourget in Paris.
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The Camcopter S-100 unmanned helicopter seen with the AirScout sense-and-avoid system mounted beneath its fuselage during recent trials in the Netherlands. Source: Schiebel
Austrian company Schiebel has conducted sense-and-avoid trials of its Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the environs of an airport in the Netherlands, the company announced on 9 February.
The trials, which were conducted at De Kooy Airfield in Den Helder in December 2015, saw the autonomous helicopter demonstrate the newly developed AirScout sense-and-avoid system as part of the Dutch Air Traffic Management (ATM) Innovative RPAS Integration for Coastguard Applications (AIRICA) project, which involves the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), the Netherlands Coastguard, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).
For the test, a Dornier Do-228 aircraft of the Netherlands Coastguard and an Aerospatiale Alouette helicopter of the RNLAF acted as airspace 'intruders' during several different scenarios. According to Schiebel, on each occasion the Camcopter successfully determined in real-time the corrective action to ensure the necessary separation from the intruder aircraft.
The AIRICA project is funded through the European Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme (part of the Single European Sky initiative), with a key focus being the integration of a UAV into Dutch airspace for coast guard applications. This aim, said Schiebel, "was effectively demonstrated" during the flights.
The 200 kg Camcopter used in these trials is designed to operate day or night and in adverse weather conditions to a line-of-sight range of 200 km and a service ceiling of 18,000 ft. It has an endurance of more than six hours, a typical payload of 50 kg, and can navigate pre-programmed GPS waypoints or be operated manually from a ground-control station. The system has been used as a testbed platform for a number of trials over recent months for countries including Austria, France, and the United States. Tests have included those for GPS-denied operations, maritime, and desert operations, as well as for psychological operations. In 2009 it also became the first UAV to fly at an airshow when it made its debut appearance at Le Bourget in Paris.
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