The project could demonstrate the feasibility of using drones for delivery services, surveillance, or even unmanned transport in cities and other high-population areas.
The AMU-LED project is carrying out co-ordination and testing on a system designed to manage airspace traffic and check safety, interoperability and feasibility.
The air traffic management framework is known as U-space and is designed to ensure safe and efficient access to airspace for a large number of drones, based on high levels of digitalisation and automation.
The researchers said that future city-dwellers could expect to see a variety of drones in the airspace above where they live designed for various different purposes.
A key step towards this is performing flight demonstrations with various scenarios, situations and use cases in urban environments.
In a series of demos, the project will use large electrical Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) platforms for passenger and cargo...