Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ANGELS (ADVANCED NEXT GENERATION LANDING SYSTEM)
Période du rapport: 2016-11-01 au 2017-10-31
ANGELS focuses in a very specific scenario: Helicopters A&L operations to helidecks installed in windparks and on Oil/Gas (O/G) rigs (our primary market), where poor visibility (optical guidance systems provide insufficient support), complex glide paths (not straight line approaches), high density of obstacles and reduced space are a constant, and where decision makers (usually helidecks manufacturers and helicopter transport companies) are very sensitive to price/performance ratio, who need affordable approach guidance systems.
ANGELS makes use of standards and context aware customizable predictive software to dramatically increase the level of safety in Approach & Landing (A&L) operations.
It consists of a ground station placed on the helideck and an app for iPad used by the pilot. System is designed to be certifiable for future “for credit” operations.
Development of different parts of ANGELS (ground station, Approach and Landing Algorithm, iPad App), integration of these parts and test of interfaces.
Assessment with aeronautical authorities and main market players of the actual interest of the project, integration with other ongoing EU projects (SESAR,…) and actual regulations, product market positioning .
Design of the graphic interface and operation of the App with respect of the actual pilot POV, and development of a cloud server for different types of users.
During the second period, main effort has been devoted to:
• Alfa, Beta and Final tests of the system
• Improving of components
• Communication and dissemination activities (events, expo…)
• Launch on the market
Our interviews with stakeholders and pilots have shown that ANGELS may be very useful also for on-shore application like Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and private helidecks. ANGELS is able to provide a wide range of relevant information including the status of the helicopter flight and landing, the helideck status and issues that are very helpful both to the helicopter operators and platform operators (weather data, wind force, helicopter bearing…). The system has a growth path to full “for credit” operations in multiple applications.