MedALE Project: A Networked Simulation Exercise

Abstract

The recently started Mediterranean ATM Live Exercise (MedALE) project among the SESAR Integrated RPAS Demonstration Activities, has the goal to provide to a wide spectrum of European Stakeholders indications and recommendations about the validity and limits of the existing RPAS assets, practices and operational procedure, while identifying the future necessary improvements or modifications to comply with the new ATM concepts that SESAR is realizing. A combined approach will be adopted: Networked Simulation in a complex ground and flight environment with human-in-the-loop, and a Flight Demo in a real and significant operational environment. In the paper we present the Networked Simulation exercise that will be focused on a multi RPAS interaction/operation within the ATM SESAR environment, including BLOS operations in a non–segregated airspace.