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Airbus UpNext has begun testing new driver assistance technologies, on the ground and in flight, on an A350-1000 test aircraft.
Known as Dragonfly, technologies being tested include automatic emergency cruise diversion, the automatic landing and taxi assistance. The objective is to evaluate the feasibility and relevance of continuing to explore autonomous flight systems for safer and more efficient operations..
"These tests are part of the steps necessary to carry out the methodical investigation of technologies necessary to further improve operations and increase security", declared Isabelle Lacaze, responsible for the DragonFly demonstrator, Airbus UpNext.
During the flight test campaign, technologies were able to assist pilots while flying, managing a simulated case of incapacitated crew, and during landing and taxiing operations. Taking into account external factors such as the topography of the areas where the flights are carried out, terrain and weather conditions, the aircraft was able to generate a new flight path plan and communicate with both Air Traffic Control (ATC) as with the airline's Operations Control Center.
Airbus UpNext has also explored film assistance features, which were tested in real-time conditions at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Technology provides crew with audible alerts in reaction to obstacles, assisted speed control and guidance to the runway using a specific airport map.
In addition to these capabilities, Airbus UpNext is launching a project to prepare the next generation of computer vision-based algorithms to advance landing and taxi assist.
These technology tests have been possible thanks to the cooperation with subsidiaries of Airbus and external partners such as Cobham, Collins Aerospace, Honeywell, Onera and Thales. DragonFly was partially funded by the French General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) under the French stimulus plan, which is part of the European Plan, Next Generation EU, and the plan France 2030.
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