The Silesian University of Technology cooperates in the digitization of the BSP market
In the hangar of the Academic Aviation Training Centre of the Silesian University of Technology at the Gliwice airport, a presentation on the digitization of the unmanned aircraft market took place. The event was attended by Prof. Dr Hab. Eng. Bogusław Łazarz, Vice-Rector for General Affairs of the Silesian University of Technology of the previous term and Dr Hab. Eng. Pil. Jarosław Kozuba, prof. SUT, head of the Academic Aviation Training Centre of the Silesian University of Technology.
The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency together with the Civil Aviation Authority and the Ministry of Infrastructure are implementing the project “Digital services for unmanned aircraft.” During the meeting, the solutions that were implemented in the second quarter of 2024 as part of the project were presented.
- We have introduced one of the solutions that enable advanced drone flights on a large scale out of sight - says Filip Sosin from the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency. "Out-of-sight flight can now be performed a few minutes in advance, and not as it was a few months ago, when there was a requirement to submit mission plans at least 72 hours before the flight. This is possible because we have a digital solution. We perform a pre-tactical level of defConflict, so that missions beyond sight to each other and in relation to flights within sight cannot collide. If the user has the appropriate pilot permissions because the system verifies it, he can report the flight plan five minutes in advance. Our system also allows to verify the position of the drone in relation to the approved route. If it is about to leave its designated area, the operator will receive a notification from the system.
During the presentation, among others, the infrastructure that was built in Gliwice, Sośnicowice and Pilchowice was presented. These include three temporary landing zones.
- The Upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis together with the city of Gliwice and the municipalities of Pilchowice and Sośnicowice is taking part in the part of this project under the name of "Advanced large-scale flights" - explains Marcin Dziekański, plenipotentiary of the Upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis for unmanned technologies. “This infrastructure will create new opportunities for the use of airspace for business purposes.
Silesian University of Technology and the Upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis signed in June an agreement on the development of unmanned technologies, the main point of which is the creation of the Competence Centre of Unmanned and Autonomous Technologies. The cooperation includes activities for the implementation of the results of research of the Silesian University of Technology in the field of unmanned systems and their application in various areas of local government administration. Training and educational programs, as well as promotional activities aimed at bringing the importance of this field closer to the public will be implemented.
- The technical and development aspect must be led by the entity that has the greatest competence for it. That is why the Silesian University of Technology is a natural partner. It is well located in the cities and municipalities participating in the project, close to the airport, and it also trains aviation staff – says Marcin Dziekański.
- The Silesian University of Technology, fulfilling statutory tasks, expands its areas of activity, including those related to broadly understood aviation - says Dr Hab. Eng. Pil. Jarosław Kozuba, Prof. SUT, head of the Academic Aviation Training Centre of the Silesian University of Technology -. - We are observing wider and wider range of applications of unmanned aerial systems. One of the most important issues we face is drone management –in airspace shared by both manned and unmanned aerial systems, and how drones are deployed in urban areas. This is when the drones will be fully used for emergency operations or those related to transport. We currently have more than three hundred drone companies operating in some kind of dispersion. This meeting was to consolidate and lay the foundations for airspace safety planning and management.
