The purpose of this project is to structure the increasing autonomy of vehicles involved in advanced air mobility, a fast-growing segment of the aerospace market that is attracting very high levels of R&D investments worldwide.
Over the last 40 years, aircraft have become increasingly reliant on automated functions to simplify tasks for aircrew and improve flight safety, but new forms of mobility such as future air taxis and fully autonomous drones herald the arrival of a new paradigm.
To meet this new challenge, AMAF project partners Thales and
'Future air mobility is one of CRIAQ's three strategic pillars, and the growth of this sector has multiple implications in terms of safety and regulatory compliance, and above all in terms of social acceptability. The AMAF project addresses all these issues, and I'm very pleased with the progress it is making and optimistic about the technological breakthroughs it could deliver.' -
The aim of the Autonomy of Future Air Mobility (AMAF) project is to propose a structured framework for the autonomy of new regional and urban air mobility solutions in
TXT will create a digital twin of the airspace environment to support real-world implementation of innovative perception and navigation functions developed as part of this project, and to provide training for users of these new systems. Further expanding the company's expertise in this field, a virtual test bench will be created to analyse interactions between the real world and an entirely simulated environment.
The key innovation goal of the project is to develop and test the solutions needed for an air vehicle to fly safely and fully autonomously along a previously unannounced flight path. Challenges include real-time flight path optimisation, continuous verification of flight path safety and security, and calculation of all the alternative routes that could be taken should unforeseen circumstances arise.
These capabilities were demonstrated at the
Drawing on the combined expertise of
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'Thanks to the AMAF project and constructive Franco-Canadian collaboration, we have succeeded in combining certified critical avionics with the latest advances in AI for the first time. By harnessing the best of both worlds, we're paving the way for truly autonomous and safe flight operations.' -
The two-year AMAF project encompasses a range of activities including test operations, conferences, scientific seminars and participation in international trade fairs focusing on future air mobility.
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