ISDEFE HORIZON NETWORK
Transport Observatory
Isdefe's Horizons Network Transportation Observatory focuses on analyzing and evaluating emerging technologies and developments in this sector to improve the efficient, safe and sustainable management of transportation.
Transport Observatory Alliance
Transport Observatory Alliance
Chair of Air Traffic Management (ATM)
Lines of research:
- Application of Artificial Intelligence for the automation and digitalisation of ATM.
- Influence of ATM on the reduction of environmental impact in the air transport sector.
- Urban Air Mobility. Services and infrastructures for a new mode of transport.
Chair Directors: Fernando Gómez (ETSIAE UPM) and Jaime Torrecilla (Isdefe)
Observatory Publications
“Work Methodology and Needs Analysis in the Certification of Critical AI-based Embedded Systems” (September 2024).
The present work is placed in the context of the certification of Artificial Intelligence in on-board avionics. For this purpose, a research is carried out and experts in the field are consulted.
‘Characterisation of a UAM parcel delivery operation in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona’. TFM Carlos Moreno Tavira (March 2022)
Master's Thesis is the result of research carried out by student Carlos Moreno as part of the activities of the Urban Air Mobility line of the ATM observatory of Isdefe's Horizontes Network.
‘Long-term GNSS contingency plans’ (march 2022)
Contingency planning for loss of navigation signal from GNSS when this is the only gate-to-gate navigation solution from take-off at origin to landing at destination.
‘Introduction of optimal conflict resolution in the ATC position simulator’. TFM Ariadna Gómez Rozalén (June 2021)
Final Master's thesis is the result of research carried out by student Ariadna Gómez as part of the activities of the ATM observatory of Isdefe's Horizontes Network.
‘A-PNT in PBN Short-medium term GNSS Contingency Plans: Achievable performance of the DME network in Spain’ (march 2020)
Study of the vulnerabilities and impact of potential failures of GNSS, the main navigation system established for the implementation of PBN (Performance Based Navigation).
‘Development of the operational concept for the integration of RPAS in the TMA airspace’ (march 2020)
Research project on the integration of drones in airspace, as part of the development of the new European framework known as U-Space.
‘Analysis of the risk of operation between RPAS and conventional aircraft in non-segregated airspace’ (december 2019)
Final report of the RPAs research line of the ATM observatory of the Horizontes Network.
