Partners: EMBRT, ISEP, ANYWI

Objectives: (1) demonstrate a safe and secure Authority Control Hand-Over of an UAS, enabling safe and secure flight between ground control stations, for flight deliveries BVLOS. To achieve this, the handover solution will be tested in flight, guaranteeing that the drone flight trajectory must cross the hand-over region within safety margins, enabling a safe and controlled control hand-over.

(2) demonstrate robust C3 link. At any point in its flight, the drone shall switch from its main external communications link to a secondary external communication link whenever QoS is downgraded from a nominal operational level.

The control handover mechanism will rely on a Wireless Safety Layer, capable of supporting multiple connections and a set of wireless defence mechanisms against communication errors, while guaranteeing as much isolation from the communications protocols and systems in use as possible.