Uncrewed Traffic Management

Course structure

This five day course is presented through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and discussion of case studies. Active participation from the delegates is strongly encouraged particularly during the whole course in order to consolidate learning. All delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of this course.

What you will learn

On completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Distinguish the emerging UTM and UAM enabling infrastructure, including navigation, surveillance sensors and automated systems.
• Define and explain the regulatory and technical challenges of UTM and UAM (e.g. separation standards, conflict avoidance, automation).
• Interpret the functional, technical, safety and regulatory targets for safe implementation of AAM applications.
• Critically evaluate the different UTM and UAM ecosystems, their individual components and their related functions and services.
• Analyse the performance of UTM and UAM systems, in a simulation environment using corresponding performance metrics.

Core content

The course material includes the following:

• Detailed analysis of current UTM ecosystem
  • Architectures and Concept of Operations
  • Flight rules, airspace structures and classifications, air traffic service
• Definition of UTM Services
  • Identification and tracking - registration, e-identification, tracking, surveillance data exchange
  • Mission management - Operation plan preparation/optimisation and processing, risk analysis assistance, dynamic capacity management
  • Conflict management - strategic and tactical conflict detection and resolution
  • Airspace management - geo-awareness and geo-fencing, drone aeronautical information management
  • Interface with Air Traffic Control and manned aviation
• Detailed analysis of Enabling Technologies
  • Centralised and decentralised communication, navigation and surveillance systems
• Detailed analysis of planned UAM ecosystem
  • Architectures and Concept of Operations
  • Flight rules, airspace structures and classifications, air traffic service

Who should attend

The course is of benefit to project engineers, software engineers and designers in UTM industries. It is appropriate for both end users and UTM service providers. The course will also be useful to ATM stakeholders who seek safe and seamless integration with UTM airspace.

Speakers

The course is presented through lectures and tutorials conducted by members of Cranfield University’s staff and relevant external contributors (CRIDA) all of whom have considerable academic and industrial experience.

• Dr Hae-In Lee
• Dr Christian Verdonk Gallego

Concessions

20% discount for Cranfield Alumni. 
10% discount when registering 3 or more delegates, from the same organisation at the same time. 

Accommodation fees are not included in the discount scheme. Please ask about our discount scheme at time of booking.

Accommodation options and prices

This course is non-residential. If you would like to book accommodation on campus, please contact Mitchell Hall or Cranfield Management Development Centre directly. Alternatively you may wish to make your own arrangements at a nearby hotel.

Location and travel

Cranfield University is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The University is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.

London Luton, Stansted and Heathrow airports are 30, 90 and 90 minutes respectively by car, offering superb connections to and from just about anywhere in the world. 

For further location and travel details

Location address

Cranfield University
College Road
Cranfield
Bedford 
MK43 0AL