DroneOps VR - Virtual Reality Training for Drone Hazard Awareness and Flight Planning

DroneOps VR - 无人机危险意识和飞行计划的虚拟现实培训

• 批准号: 10061885
• 金额: $ 6.36万
• 依托单位: NUDGE REALITY LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10061885
• 关键词: DroneOps; VR; Virtual; Reality; Training

Over 920,000 drones are expected to be in use in the UK by 2030 across a range of sectors, contributing $45b to the UK economy, 1.6% of GDP. To fly drones pilots must have formal permission - effectively a licence - to ensure they comply with safety and regulatory requirements. There are currently over 20,000 drone CAA approved pilots in the UK and more 200,000 FAA approved pilots in the USA, numbers forecast to double by 2023\.As drone technology moves from manual control within visual line of sight (VLOS) to autonomous devices beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), operational and regulatory focus will move from flight control to flight planning and management. Risk must be minimised and pilots will require comprehensive hazard awareness and flight management training for increasingly cluttered environments.Currently training programmes are instructor-led, scheduled and delivered face-to-face. They don't take advantage of pilot downtime (e.g. during adverse weather) and may be inaccessible for people with mobility limitations. Engagement and knowledge retention from online courses is poor because they lack practical, hands-on, experiential elements.We will develop DroneOps VR, a first-of-a-kind immersive training programme to teach pilots effective hazard assessment, flight planning and flight management skills. It is centred on a series of highly realistic, simulated environments, each with various hazards embedded. A range of scenarios will be developed to replicate likely drone use cases, including dynamic elements such as weather and clutter (e.g people, animals, vehicles).The simulation will be wrapped in a training programme using videos, assessments and instructor-led briefing sessions to enhance learning. Content will be developed closely with stakeholders during the project to inform requirements, provide feedback and for early end-user engagement. Material will be developed to enhance training quality, accessibility and efficiency.

预计到2030年，在英国，有超过920,000个无人机将在各个部门使用，为英国经济造成了45B美元的贡献，占GDP的1.6％。要飞行无人机飞行员必须有正式许可 - 有效的许可证，以确保他们符合安全和监管要求。目前，英国有超过20,000个无人机CAA批准的飞行员，并且在美国批准了200,000多名FAA批准的飞行员，随着无人机技术从视觉线（VLOS）内的手动控制（VLOS）转移到视觉线（BVLOS）（BVLOS）（BVLOS），运营和监管焦点以外的飞行计划，将翻一番，从视觉线（VLOS）中移动到自动设备。必须最小化风险，而飞行员将需要越来越混乱的环境，需要全面的危险意识和飞行管理培训。目前，培训计划是由讲师领导的，安排的和面对面的。他们不利用飞行员停机时间（例如在不利天气下），对于具有行动率限制的人来说可能是无法访问的。在线课程中的参与和知识保留很差，因为它们缺乏实用的，动手的体验元素。我们将开发Droneops VR，这是一项首先的沉浸式培训计划，以教授飞行员有效的危害评估，飞行计划和飞行管理技能。它以一系列高度逼真的模拟环境为中心，每个环境都嵌入了各种危害。将开发一系列场景来复制可能的无人机用例，包括天气和混乱等动态元素（例如，人，动物，车辆）。模拟将使用视频，评估和讲师主导的简报会议包裹在培训计划中，以增强学习。内容将在项目期间与利益相关者密切开发，以告知要求，提供反馈和早期最终用户参与。将开发材料以提高培训质量，可访问性和效率。