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AISA Kick-off Meeting

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AISA Kick-off Meeting

AISA Kick-off Meeting

The representatives of Department of Aeronautics (ZAN) of the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences participated in the Kick-off Meeting of H2020 project AI Situational Awareness Foundation for Advancing Automation (AISA). The meeting was organized by SESAR JU on 12th of June 2020 via Webex online due to COVID-19.

Together with 4 representatives of the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, the meeting was attended by 16 representatives of other 6 organisations from Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany and Spain involved in the project and the SJU – Programme manager. The Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences is the coordinator of this project, which tends to increase the possibility for introduction of automation in air traffic management (ATM) by researching domain-specific application of transparent and generalizable artificial intelligence methods.

Therefore, the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences will work closely with all project partners to ensure collaborative approach and to achieve the main project objectives:

  • explore the effects of human-machine distributed situational awareness and opportunities for automation of monitoring tasks in en-route operation
  • identify the data needed by air traffic controller (ATCO) to ensure that the proposed solution is correct (transparency) and develop the method to provide that data
  • investigate methods for adaptation of the automated system to changes of the environment ensuring business continuity and safety.

The Kick-off Meeting was very productive and the main activities for the period of next six months have been agreed. This implies the organisation of internal meetings within the project consortium as well as the organisation of the workshop, development of deliverables and activation of the project website.

SESAR PJ.09-W2 Digital Network Management Services Kick-off Meeting

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Representatives of PJ.09-W2 DNMS Consortium Members

Representatives of PJ.09-W2 DNMS Consortium Members

At EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, on 16th of January 2020, 35 participants representing 22 organisations have contributed to a successful kick-off of a SESAR PJ.09-W2 Digital Network Management Services project focused on achieving final maturity phase of the following R&D topics:

- Improved air traffic prediction & shared complexity representation;

- Dynamic airspace configuration concept;

- Collaborative network performance management and network resilience concept.

Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences will work closely with Croatia Control Ltd. to achieve improved and shared Local and Regional air traffic intelligence leading towards better use of airspace capacity & ATCO productivity, less delays, higher predictability and better quality of service for Airspace users and passengers.

 

EASA at HUSK

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On June 12th 2019, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) conducted a standardization inspection at Croatian Air Traffic Control Training Centre (HUSK) within Division of Aeronautics, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. The inspection was done as a part of the oversight of Croatian Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA). EASA inspectors were checking if HUSK, an air traffic controller training organisation, is compliant with the requirements of EU Regulation 2015/340 of air traffic controller licences and certificates. Moreover, they checked HUSK training plans and programmes, synthetic training devices and instructors’ competences. The standardization inspection was done by two EASA inspectors accompanied by three CCAA inspectors.

HUSK was represented by the Dean, Full Professor Tomislav Josip Mlinarić, who is a HUSK Accountable Manager, Associate Professor Biljana Juričić, HUSK Head of Training, Associate Professor Anita Domitrović, HUSK Quality and Safety Manager and assistant lecturer Bruno Antulov-Fantulin.

The inspection has shown that HUSK is fully compliant with air traffic controller training requirements, applying high standards of safety and quality of training. No nonconformity  with the requirements of EU Regulation 2015/340 of air traffic controller licences and certificates has been found.

ERASMUS+ project at the Department of Aeronautics

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ATCOSIMA project kick-off meeting was held in Zagreb on 25 and 26 October 2017. It is a three-year ERASMUS+ project, Action: Strategic Partnership for Higher Education. The project brings together Anadolu University (AU), Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb (ZFOT) and Technische Universität Braunschweig (TUBS). A consortium has been formed, with Anadolu University being the project coordinator. Experts from the aeronautical departments of the mentioned institutions will be working together on the project which deals with air-traffic controllers’ training. The primary objective of this project is to develop common assessment criteria for simulation training courses within the Air Traffic Controller (ATCO) basic training in order to improve students’ competencies regarding working effectively and in harmony within the integrated Pan-European air traffic system. The expected results are the development of standardized ATC training regarding economic targets of integrated ATM management in Europe, increased awareness of flight efficiency and, improved employment and mobility opportunities for ATCO candidates.

Representatives of the three institutions at the kick-off meeting.

Representatives of the three institutions at the kick-off meeting.

Visit to the Diamond Aircraft Factory

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On 20 April 2016 a delegation of the Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences and Croatian Aviation Training Center, led by the dean, Prof. Hrvoje Gold, visited the headquarters of the currently world’s largest manufacturer of trainer aircraft, Diamond Aircraft in Wiener Neustadt, the Republic of Austria. The visit came at the invitation of the owner and CEO of the company, g. Christian Dries, who was, together with his associates, a very cordial host.

During the visit, in a constructive, open and friendly atmosphere, a number of complementary areas of common interest for cooperation, especially in education, civil aviation and exploitation of trainer aircraft were established. Both sides expressed an interest in the start of the cooperation as soon as possible, in order to achieve a synergistic effect, with each of the partners focusing on their own area of excellence.
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It was found that for both potential partners there is good will and intention for fruitful cooperation in many fields in the future. The leadership of both sides have agreed and decided to start an intensive search for areas of common interest and development of operational plans for concrete ways to achieve cooperation as well as a possible joint approach to third parties.

Department of Aeronautics Receives a Visit from the Ambassador of France

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Prof. Biljana Juričić presenting the Laboratory for air traffic control.

Prof. Biljana Juričić presenting the Laboratory for air traffic control.

Department of Aeronautics has been privileged to host a visit by the Ambassador of French Republic to the Republic of Croatia, Ms. Michèle Boccoz on 18 April 2016. Ambassador was hosted by the Dean of the Faculty prof. Hrvoje Gold, accompanied by employees of the Department of Aeronautics. The direct reason for the visit was the third year of successful cooperation between the French military aviation academy and Faculty on mentoring of French officers during the preparation of their master theses.

2nd Lieutenants Mathilde Marc and Mathilde Widehem presenting their work.

2nd Lieutenants Mathilde Marc and Mathilde Widehem presenting their work.

During a short meeting, the Ambassador was briefed on the structure, study programs and activities of the Faculty, and after the meeting the Ambassador visited the premises of the Faculty Campus Borongaj where the French officers currently on exchange at the Faculty presented their progress in preparing their master theses. The Ambassador visited the Laboratory for air traffic control and Laboratory for aerodynamics, and at the latter she talked with students who gave her a first-hand account of student life and activities at the Faculty.

Left to right: prof. Biljana Juričić, prof. Doris Novak, French Ambassador to Croatia Ms. Michèle Boccoz, Ms. Jasna Bas, 2nd Lieutenant Mathilde Marc, 2nd Lieutenant Mathilde Widehem, Dean of the Faculty prof. Hrvoje Gold, dr. Jurica Ivošević, Colonel Laurent Vonderscher, dr. Tomislav Radišić.

Left to right: prof. Biljana Juričić, prof. Doris Novak, French Ambassador to Croatia Ms. Michèle Boccoz, Ms. Jasna Bas, 2nd Lieutenant Mathilde Marc, 2nd Lieutenant Mathilde Widehem, Dean of the Faculty prof. Hrvoje Gold, dr. Jurica Ivošević, Colonel Laurent Vonderscher, dr. Tomislav Radišić.

The Ambassador expressed her support for this form of cooperation and a desire to deepen the cooperation in the future to mutual benefit.

The meeting was also attended by the military attaché Colonel Laurent Vonderscher, attaché for scientific and university cooperation Ms. Jasna Bas, from the French Embassy, and prof. Doris Novak and prof. Biljana Juričić from the Faculty.

Dronefest 2016 Held in Zagreb

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First Croatian business conference on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) was held on March 30th 2016 in Zagreb. The one-day conference, organized by IN2 group, has sold out in three weeks and attracted more than 350 attendees from business sector, regulators, and academia.

Academic panel discussion, moderated by prof. dr. sc. Bojan Jerbić

Academic panel discussion, moderated by prof. dr. sc. Bojan Jerbić

The conference, held in the HUB385 co-working space, was set-up in three parallel tracks: lectures and discussion, workshops, and flying area. Several keynote speeches were given at the beginning of the conference with speeches by Marina Fekonja Dragan (CCAA), Marinko Keser (CroControl Ltd), and Ivan Landek (DGU) stirring the most interest from the UAV operators.

In the second part of the conference, a series of case studies were presented by business and military organisations. Mr. Haris Balta, from the Belgian Royal Military Academy, presented the results of the ICARUS and TIRAMISU projects which showed cutting-edge robotics research in the field of search and rescue.
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In the last part of the conference, several presentations were given by members of the academic community. Short presentation about integration of the UAV technology in the Masters degree study program at the Department of Aeronautics was given by dr. sc. Tomislav Radišić. Afterwards, a panel discussion was held on possibilities of commercialization of the research produced at the higher-education institutions.

Overall, the conference attracted a lot of attention from all stakeholders and even more ambitious plans for the next year are already underway.

New Modular ATC Basic Training Course Started

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New Candidates on the Modular ATC Basic Training

18 New Candidates on the Modular ATC Basic Training Course

On November 30 2015, a new class of 18 candidates selected by CroControl Ltd (Croatian ANSP) started their modular ATC basic training at the Croatian Air Traffic Control Education Centre, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. Training will be held by employees of the Department of Aeronautics with significant input from the ATC instructors employed by CroControl.

The goal of the course is to teach the candidates about basic theory needed for future rating training and for eventual work within the ANSP. Basic training covers following topics: Introduction, Air Law, Navigation, Air Traffic Management, Aircraft, Equipment and Systems, Human Factors, Meteorology, Professional Environment, and Aviation English.

With the help of ATC instructors, during the Basic training, the candidates will also gain valuable skills on the BEST radar simulator.

Lecture on UAV Regulation

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Mr. Damir Bezik (CCAA) giving lecture on UAV regulation

On 23 November 2015, a lecture on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations regulation was held by Damir Bezik (Croatian Civil Aviation Agency) at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. Mr. Bezik, who is the Head of the Flight Operations Department at CCAA, presented the relevant international and national regulation with emphasis on documentation required for class C and D operations.

BezikThe lecture was intended for second year students of the graduate study program in aeronautics as an addition to the coursework of the two courses: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations and Quality Management in Aviation. Part of the coursework in these two courses is development, building and operation of the UAV (hexacopter) and creation of the documentation needed for the establishment of the UAV operations organization.

The lecture was also attended by prof. Stjepan Bogdan and his team from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, prof. Škorput from the Department of Intelligent Transportation Systems (FPZ), and Mr. Tihomir Šašić from the In2 Ltd.

INAIR 2015 Conference

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Mr. Bruno Antulov-Fantulin presenting his work on human-machine interactions in ATC

On 12-13 November 2015, an international conference on air transport, INAIR 2015, was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The conference was hosted by the Aviation Academy of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

The topic of the 2015 INAIR Conference was finding ways to address the challenges of bringing innovation to the aviation industry without compromising safety and security. Keynote speakers came from the ranks of the most renowned organizations from Europe and USA, such as Miroslav Bartoš (European CANSO CEO Committee Chairman, Slovakia), Thomas Hoff Andersson (Copenhagen Airport, Denmark), Colin Meckiff (Eurocontrol, France), Gert Meijer (Aviation Academy, The Netherlands), John Wensveen (Purdue University, USA), and Henk Hesselink (NLR, The Netherlands).

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Dr. Radišić presenting methods and best-practices of ATC research simulator development.

The Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences was represented by four attendees: prof. Doris Novak, Bruno Antulov-Fantulin, Karolina Krajček, and Tomislav Radišić. Mr. Antulov-Fantulin presented his work on the method that can be used to detect controller workload saturation by measuring human-machine interactions, whereas Dr. Radišić presented the methods and best practices for development of the ATC research simulator.

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