INVESTIGATIONS OF GROUND INFRASTRUCTURES FOR UAS FLIGHT MONITORING

This article deals with the investigation of on-ground infrastructures to be exploited to monitor Unmanned Aerial Systems during their operations. In particular, this work evaluates the usefulness of a radar technology to be installed in an airport facility. Simulation analyses have been carried out considering the installation of Primary Surveillance Radar, Secondary Surveillance Radar and ADS-B. Then, in order to ensure the economic viability of these infrastructures, the impact on civil aviation monitoring activities has been evaluated. Eventually, for the selected reference case, located in Northern part of Italy, the ADSB is proposed, taking also into account the results and the future trend already suggested by several other European Research projects focused on airspace integration