USEPE
2021 - 2022

USEPE

U-Space SEParation in Europe aims to prepare the safe operation of drones, so they can support the accessibility of urban spaces and more sustainable urban mobility.

USEPE is a SESAR-JU, EU-funded project awarded to a consortium of 7 partners, including technology consulting companies NOMMON and INDRA, POLIS Network, and research universities and centres LUH, USN and DLR, coordinated by ISDEFE, the technical services provider white drone in a buildingfor the Spanish State Administration.

Running from January 2021 until December 2022, the project addresses the separation of drones (from each other and human-driven aviation) in the urban space environment, with a particular focus on densely populated areas. USEPE will propose and test a concept of operation intended to achieve Technology Readiness Level 2.

It also gathers stakeholders to enlarge the drone community, from those on the receiving side of drone operations (city councils, and citizens) toaerial view of high-rise buildings those involved in their execution (drone operators, U-space service providers), including industry actors and researchers working on separation methods.

Based upon a structured collection of stakeholders’ needs in terms of drones’ separation, USEPE will develop a set of concepts of operation and enabling technologies to ensure the safe separation of drones. These methods will be confronted with reality in validation experiments.


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