Drone flight beyond visual line of sight
Safe flight operations with drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)
Description
Research project to develop procedures for safe drone flight operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The term BVLOS describes a flight or part of a flight during which the drone pilot does not have visual contact with the drone. For example, these can be flights at night, flights in poor visibility (fog) or flights behind buildings.Containment: Drones up to 30 kilograms, focus on specific flight operations using the BAZL/JARUS Specific Operational Risk Assessment (SORA).
Key Data
Projectlead
Deputy Projectlead
Dr. Muhammed Kenan Bektas
Project team
Sandro Huber, Raphael Hutter, Samuel Krieg, Philipp Schnüriger
Project status
completed, 10/2017 - 12/2019
Funding partner
Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt BAZL
Project budget
741'920 CHF
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