Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aerial Inspection Vehicle

Reference Number

NIA_SGN0035

Title

Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aerial Inspection Vehicle

Status

Completed

Energy Categories

Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas)

Research Types

Applied Research and Development

Science and Technology Fields

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation

Not Cross-cutting

Principal Investigator

Project Contact
Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution

Award Type

Network Innovation Allowance

Funding Source

Ofgem

Start Date

01 March 2014

End Date

30 September 2015

Duration

19 months

Total Grant Value

£567,111

Industrial Sectors

Manufacturing

Region

Scotland

Programme

Network Monitoring

Investigators

Principal Investigator

Project Contact, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution

Other Investigator

Project Contact, Northern Powergrid
Project Contact, Northern Gas Networks
Project Contact, SGN
Project Contact, UK Power Networks
Project Contact, SP Energy Networks

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Objectives

The objective of this project is to :

Identify what operational requirements the GDNs and DNOs might have for RPAS BVLOS.
Create a simulation environment based on real sections of the GDNs and DNOs networks.
Use the simulation environment to develop the specification(s) that will achieve the GDNs and DNOs operational requirements whilst also meeting the CAAs criteria.
Use the simulation environment to demonstrate the specification to the GDNs, DNOs and CAA.
Deliver a specification(s), confirmed by the CAA that is one step towards developing a RPAS BVLOS for which CAA approval can be secured.

Expected Benefits: The success criteria for the project are:

The RPAS BVLOS requirements for the GDNs and DNOs are identified.
The costs of developing RPAS BVLOS capability are quantified and justified.
An RPAS BVLOS specification(s) is developed and agreed by the CAA..

The GDNs and DNOs are in a position to decide on whether to develop this specification(s) knowing that the potential system has the best chance of being compliant when presented to the CAA for approval.

Abstract

The scope of this 1.5 year programme of work by VTOL Technologies is to develop an RPAS BVLOS specification that is endorsed by the CAA which can then be used to develop a RPAS BVLOS system (not part of this project).
The project will contain four stages :

Stage 1: BVLOS Requirements Gathering (6 months).
Stage 2: Developing the Simulation Environment (4 months).
Stage 3: Assessing Requirements (4 months).
Stage 4: An Industry Standard BVLOS Specification (4 months).

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Publications

Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aerial Inspection Vehicle: Final Report

Added to Database

28/09/16