1. 2018 Roadmap for the Aerial Industrial Revolution
Developing Technology and Improving the Overall Environment for Safe Utilization of sUAS
15 June 2018 The Public-Private Council for UAS Promotion and Regulation
2018～
First half of 2020’s～
Package delivery to remote islands and mountains, disaster investigation, etc.
Urban delivery, security, etc.
Use
Level３　BVLOS; Less-populated Areas（without a safety assistant for the pilot）
Level１～２　VLOS　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Further expansion
Level 4: BVLOS; Populated Areas
Higher Levels
1：Human piloted flight
2：Automated/autonomous
（over populated areas）
（Densely populated areas, heavier UAVs, etc.）
2018（FY）
2019
2020～
2020s Future Image
Overall Environment Improvement
Comprehensive Study 　Issue Identification　　　　 Detailed Study
(UAV registration and ID, incident victim relief, cyber ​​security, etc.)
Preparing the overall environment related to
Clarification of requirements for Level 4
communications and testing
Overall Environment for Safe Use of Drones
Revision of guidelines for flights over people uninvolved in an operation
Regime for safety/reliability certification, identification and registration of UAVs
Qualification system for pilots and flight operators
Obligatory accident reporting system; rules for victim relief in accidents
Rules for UTMS
Study requirements for UAVs, operators and operations
Revise guidelines for BVLOS
Identify issues for
Flights Over People
Examine future direction
Consider requirements
Clarify rules as necessary
(In step with technology development)
Gather/analyze safety/incident data
ISO, JIS, etc.
Consider aircraft safety and reliability evaluation methods
Flight testing, etc.　Test data, etc.
International standardization
Fukushima Robot Test Field (RTF)
Test site
Airfield with impact absorption net
Open
Wide area flight zone
Communications towers
Runway, etc.
Wind tunnel facility
Area for infrastructure inspection, etc.
Use of RF Communications 　Research and consideration on the use of radio communications, etc.
Aerial use of mobile phone networks Evaluation, international standardization
　New system operational
Development of domestic system
Establishment and operation of a region-based Japanese “Regulatory Sandbox” system
Drone Information Platform
System (DIPS) operational
Flight information sharing for improved convenience
Further improvement
Safe and Convenient Management of the Skies
Deployment of UTMS for society
Safety and coordination of manned and unmanned aircraft
International standardization
Safe and Reliable UAS
UAVs that don’t fall from the sky, or that remain safe even in case of a fall
Advanced autonomous flight
Consider linking DIPS and UTMS for manned aircraft-UAS safety and coexistence
Goal: 2020
Acceptable safety and reliability for Level 4
Technology Development
Ⅰ. Realizing a substitute for visual function
Recognizing and responding to aircraft condition and surrounding environment;
Technology for radio use; Other technology issues, etc.
Further improvement
Further improvement
Aircraft autonomy and intelligence
Radio technology improvement, etc.
UAS Traffic Management System (UTMS) Total design, integration of UTMS
Flight Demonstration
Detect and Avoid (DAA) Development & integration of RF, optical sensors, etc.
Remote ID and positioning
Apply to UTMS, DAA, etc.
Demonstrate at the RTF
Comparison of wireless systems　　　Demonstration　　　Consideration of future direction　　　International standardization
Ⅱ. Ensuring the safety of people and property　
ⅰ. Ensure reliability（e.g., reliability of aircraft and C2 links, weather resistance）
ⅱ. Mitigate risk（e.g., collision safety）