b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH is pleased to be mentioned in the new WFB article on autonomous systems.

As a future U-Space Service Provider, we will make multiple drone applications possible in Bremen, Germany and Europe. You can read more about our projects relating to the Bremen UAS Control Center USSP, Hatten-UAS and the Advanced Air Mobility Initiative Northwest Germany and German Bight in the WfB article and on our website.

Our team will be happy to answer any further questions you may have.

Executive Summary

Feasibility study for the establishment of b.r.m. Bremen UAS control center (USSP)

The feasibility study evaluates the requirements for the innovative implementation of a USSP service (U-space Service Provider) in Europe. The phases of this feasibility study were the identification of stakeholders, interviews with them, definition of USSP services and an initial market analysis. The requirements for a USSP result from EU Regulation 2021/664 of April 22, 2021, valid since January 26, 2023. The study finds that the provision of a USSP offering is possible once regulatory frameworks are established. The use of drones is expected to increase significantly and the newly created airspace element in the EU DVO 2021/664, the "U-Space", will gain in importance. The company b.r.m. IT & Aerospace aims to assume the functions anchored in the EU regulation as one of the U-Space service providers at all technical, operational and organizational levels, including throughout Europe, and to provide these services sustainably as green IT.

The feasibility study identified and involved the various stakeholders from the categories of aviation supervisory authorities, organizations with organizational tasks in air traffic, UAS operators and UAS developers. The special feature of the study is the more than 400 national and European stakeholders identified with whom the extensive list of questions was worked on.

The implementation of the U-Space concept requires uniform application of European regulations at national level, clear responsibilities and avoidance of contradictions between national and European regulations. Regional specifics of air traffic supervision must be taken into account, and transparent information for operators and authorized users is crucial.

A USSP is necessary to enable the successful integration of manned and unmanned aviation and to safely put the numerous UAS applications into operation and make them commercially successful.

For more detailed information on the feasibility study, please contact us directly:

Markus Rossol

markus.rossol@brm.de

b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH

Schwachhauser Heerstraße 214

D-28213 Bremen

TEL: +49 421 341494

You can download our feasibility study here

ATM - Air Traffic Management

ATM, or "air traffic management", is a generic term used in the aviation industry to summarize all systems that are required for the coordination of air traffic. This includes, among other things:

• Air traffic services
• Air traffic control
• Airspace management 
• Air traffic flow
• Capacity

The aim of ATM is to enable smooth, safe and economical air traffic in all phases of a flight. Air traffic management is used for all manned aircraft, whether passenger or cargo flights.

UTM - Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management

UTM - Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management describes a system that manages the harmonization between the ATM and UAS - Unmanned Aircraft System (mainly drones). 

A UTM serves as a safety system for drones in airspace. The system functions fully automatically and has the following features:

• Central database: All registered UAS, drone operators or geographical conditions are stored here 
• Mapping/ cartography: Airspace representation with topography, satellite images and road maps. No-fly zones and other airspaces are also displayed. 
• Positioning and flight tracking: Precise positioning, for example via mobile radio or transponder. In addition, the drone is continuously recorded and coordinated with other flying objects (manned and unmanned) to prevent flying accidents.
• Mission data processing: Recording the flight plans, including the take-off location, take-off time, flight route and planned landing location. The UTM system uses this data to check whether the flight plan complies with all the rules.
• Environmental data: Display of weather conditions. The environmental data records the magnetic radiation, which in turn can affect the GPS connection.
• Safety functions: Using the data collected from the previous functions, the UTM system can detect conflicts at an early stage and prevent them by possibly changing the flight plan.
• Mission planning: Based on the flight planning and the conflicts identified, the UTM system determines which flight path changes need to be made in order to resolve the conflicts.
• Planned: Conflict detection and conflict avoidance: In future, the UTM system is to automatically transmit conflict avoidance (including flight plan changes) to the drone in question.

With the help of this technology, drones are to be smoothly integrated into general ATM in the future. Benefit from our expertise and find out how you can successfully launch your own drone or drone application.

Markus Rossol, 0421/341494, markus.rossol@brm.de