Abstract
Within the EU project OLGA (Holistic & Green Airports), one of the main objectives is to reduce emissions and develop decarbonizing solutions for airside operations. In this paper, we will describe the proposed methodology and newly developed procedures for the usage of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the inspection of airport airside areas. Such an approach may bring significant benefits: i) Reduction of air pollution (in line with European Green Deal policy), ii) Better efficiency of infrastructure inspection and higher accuracy of detection of anomalies on operational surfaces, iii) Multiple measurements (inspection) per one drone operation and iv) Improvement of the Safety Management System at the airport.
To enable safe and secure usage of UAV in a daily routine inspection, it was necessary to develop a workflow for the integration of UAV into airport operations, which included the development of AD-HOC structure / procedure. The analysis of the whole process, which includes the collaboration between air traffic control, civil aviation agency, airport operational and asset management, is presented in the paper. The application of UAV for the inspection of the airside areas is analysed and presented with the aim of assessing the feasibility, capability, cost efficiency and environmental impacts of the implementation of UAV into daily, monthly and/or annual inspection procedures at the airports.
To enable safe and secure usage of UAV in a daily routine inspection, it was necessary to develop a workflow for the integration of UAV into airport operations, which included the development of AD-HOC structure / procedure. The analysis of the whole process, which includes the collaboration between air traffic control, civil aviation agency, airport operational and asset management, is presented in the paper. The application of UAV for the inspection of the airside areas is analysed and presented with the aim of assessing the feasibility, capability, cost efficiency and environmental impacts of the implementation of UAV into daily, monthly and/or annual inspection procedures at the airports.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland, Volume 5: Smart Resilient Infrastructure |
| Editors | Ciaran McNally, Páraic Carroll, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Bidisha Ghosh, Marina Efthymiou, Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 961-966 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-032-04774-8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-032-04773-1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2026 |
| Event | 10th Transport Research Arena, TRA 2024: Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 15 Apr 2024 → 18 Apr 2024 Conference number: 10 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Mobility |
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| Publisher | Springer |
| ISSN (Print) | 2196-5544 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2196-5552 |
Conference
| Conference | 10th Transport Research Arena, TRA 2024 |
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| Abbreviated title | TRA 2024 |
| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 15/04/24 → 18/04/24 |
