AUVSI Unmanned Systems Europe 2013 Event

The AUVSI Unmanned Systems Europe event was held in Köln (Germany) the last 15-16 October 2013, where Embention participated as an exhibitor and sponsor. Embention exhibited their products, such as Veronte Autopilot 1x and the ground control stations Veronte WGS and Veronte HGS. The event was attended by a great line-up of speakers representing international regulatory agencies as well as civil and commercial Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) end users.

This edition of AUVSI Unmanned Systems Europe 2013 was the first organized in Europe. It was focused on sector regulation and the incorporation into the commercial ambit of UAVs and drones. Among other issues, it was discussed about the procedure to follow to create successful UAS business in Europe and the different objectives in the integration diary, hoping to see the UAVs fly in non-segregated airspace in Europe by 2016. Among the different objectives, the main are to create a European Commission policy document where are shown the competences of the EASA and JARUS for preparing UAS rules. It was pointed out that the global aviation authority has drones as a second priority, being that global integration is complicated and the goal is to establish a framework in which everybody agrees that integration will be stable and permanent. Other important points to discuss are the transition of military UAVs to commercial markets and the export control.

At the AUVSI conferences, it was discussed the following topics:

• Emerging RPAS applications in the commercial and civilian sectors.
• Market Trends Talk: A discussion on potential for emerging UAS applications.
• Facilitating RPAS operations in unrestricted airspace.
• Standards development for RPAS in Europe.
• Funding and ensuring RPAS operations.
• Influencing public perception on RPAS operations.
• Encouraging mutual cooperation for RPAS development between the defense and commercial sectors.