ISDEFE HORIZON NETWORK
Transport Observatory
The Air Traffic Management Observatory is part of Isdefe's Horizontes Network and is articulated through a Chair with the School of Aeronautical and Space Engineering (ETSIAE) at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM).
Transport Observatory Alliance
Transport Observatory Alliance
Air Traffic Management Chair
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
‘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.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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.
