GRICASGalileo Search and Rescue Return Link Improvement for a better
Civil Aviation Safety
European Space Solution Workshop on Galileo Search & Rescue
Presented by Philippe LARHANTEC/Thales Alenia Space
GRICAS Objectives
• Funded under H2020 Call Galileo-2015-1• Duration: 21 months (Jan. 2016 – Oct. 2017)
• Objective: To improve safety and security of air navigation
• Thanks to new ICAO requirements : “CRITERIA TO DETECT IN-FLIGHT AIRCRAFT DISTRESS EVENTS TO TRIGGER TRANSMISSION OF FLIGHT INFORMATION “ (WG 98/MASPS ED-237)• To be implemented by 2021
Compliance to MASPS is a minimumGoing beyond is our target !
GRICAS Autonomous Distress Tracking
-A distress signal-Auto triggered by specific internal or external event -Possible manually activation
ADFR Automatic Deployable Recorder
GRICAS Aircraft Tracking Abnormal Operation
-Triggered by abnormal events-Provide flight location data at least once per minute
Aircraft Tracking Normal Operation
GRICAS Application Domain
To propose and demonstrate innovative and global solution Abnormal operations (in some specific cases) Autonomous Distress Tracking (ADT)
NOT a solution for Tracking in Normal Operations !
GRICAS Concept
Usage of MEOSAR Service of COSPAS/SARSAT Second Generation Beacon (SGB-ELT) On-Board of aircraft
Usage of Galileo Return Link made whenever its pertinent
Activation/De-activation• Manually• Internal events (shock,…)• External events• Remotely from Ground
Aircraft lost scenario (MH370)
MEOLUT Next MCC/RCC GALILEO RLSP/GMS
Galileo Constellation 0 ATC Lost Aircraft Position
1 ATC asks Aviation Authority to authorise beacon activation
2 Aviation Authority asks MCC to activate the beacon
3 MCC asks RLSP to activate beacon
4 RLSP builds RLM Message, GMS uplinks it.
5 Galileo Sat. dowlinks RLM
6 Beacons receives RLM then activate emission distress Signal
7 Galileo Sat relays Distress Signal to ground
8 MEOLUT computes Beacon location and forwards it to MCC/RCC
9 RCC informs ATC of Aircraft positionATC
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Demonstration platform
1. Triggerring event coming from Aircraft
sensors
2. Triggerring event coming from Ground
via RLM
3. Triggerring event
coming from Beacon
ELT SGB
406MHz
GALILEO RLSP/GMS
GRICAS Demonstration Platform GRICAS Demonstration Platform
E1 RLM
ELT signal location
MEOLUT Next
MCC
RLM
4. Triggerred manually by the
Crew
Demonstration logic
Step by step approach to ensure success of demonstrations
GRICAS Partners
Participants CountryThales Alenia Space France France
ELTA France
Pildo Consulting S.L. Spain
ST Micro Italy
CNES France
ASECNA Senegal
AeroClub Barcelona Spain
GRICAS Supporters
Supporters Country
BEA France
DGAC/DSNA France
Royal Air Maroc Maroc
AIRBUS France
WIZZAIR Hungaria
Carmen AGUILERA-RIOS [email protected]
GRICAS Points of Contact
Philippe LARHANTEC [email protected]
More information on :www.gricas-gsa-project.eu (available soon)