R&D of performance evaluation methods required for air safety and social implementation of Advanced Air Mobility

Proposed by: The University of Tokyo (1,2,3,4), Nagaoka University of Technology (2), University of Tsukuba (3),Intent Exchange, Inc. (4), subconsigned to: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (1), The University of Aizu (1), Information Services Int’l - Dentsu, Ltd. (1,2,3), Hitotsubashi University (2), Keio University (2), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (4), National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology, Electronic Navigation Research Institute (4), National Institute of Informatics (4)

Entrustment

Research and develop methods for certifying Air safety necessary for approval of Advanced Air Mobility permits, and coordinate with the aviation industry standardization community to carry out standardization activities both in and outside of Japan.

1. Development of certificate guidelines for Class I/II drone certificate
2. R&D related to Air safety management necessary for operation of drone
3. R&D on requirements necessary for Air safety of drone flight simulators
4. R&D of Air safety evaluation methods of drone operation

Mid-term goals (FY2024)

1. Aim at completion of guidelines for approving permits for Class 2 drone
2. Pick out one example of field-specific Air safety and create a guide for meeting level 3
3. Identify requirements for training simulators and complete prototype of simulator
4. Shift response from one-to-one operation to one-to-many operation

Final goals (FY2026)

1. Aim at completion of guidelines for approving permits for Class 1 drone
2. Create a guide for a Level 4 drone that addresses field-specific safety in areas such as disaster response, surveying, inspection, logistics, and agriculture
3. Complete validation of requirements identified through verification experiments
4. Support for m-to-n operation