EUSOME’s Work packages

EUSOME is a 48-month project organised into 7 Work Packages (WPs)

WP1 will be responsible for the overall project management and coordination.

Its objective is to successfully coordinate and monitor the technological and scientific work of the EUSOME project, including communication and coordination with the partners and the European Commission.

WP2 enhances the R&I infrastructure capacity of the EUSOME Excellence Hub, and the broader AAM ecosystem, developing the EUSOME innovative hybrid eVTOLs, Digital Twin, and central ATM for U-Space ConOps testing.

Its objectives are to:

  • Design and implement the EUSOME Excellence Hub eVTOLs meeting objective requirements in terms of maximum payload, single-charge flight time, and achievable range.
  • Design and develop the EUSOME Digital Twin.
  • Develop a segment of the EASA ConOps services for the U-Space Air Traffic Management.

WP3 offers a comprehensive training and mentoring program to enhance human potential within the hub, including partners from Serbia.

Its objectives are to:

  • Create top-tier learning materials for training and mentoring, catering to all partners, including IMP.
  • Provide excellent training to all consortium’s personnel to enhance their professional capabilities and promote personal development, including entrepreneurship and leadership skills.
  • Support mobility favouring secondments between academic and business partners.

WP4 is dedicated to the progression of AAM technology, concentrating on the development of a versatile NGC subsystem and of coordination algorithms designed for safe autonomous flight, adaptable to a diverse range of UAVs.

Its objectives are to:

  • Design and develop a digital autopilot for both single UAV and swarm settings.
  • Develop algorithms for a city-wide Air Traffic Management system to coordinate UAVs.

In WP5, the EUSOME Excellence Hub is crafting a comprehensive strategy, incorporating insights from aviation and telecommunications authorities, for the gradual adoption of the U-Space framework in the region. This addresses regulatory challenges and facilitates transformative changes in airspace management practices, crucial for fostering AAM adoption.

Its objectives are to:

  • Engage local stakeholders to address regulatory barriers and challenges obstructing U-Space adoption.
  • Develop a detailed roadmap outlining step-by-step procedures for the gradual integration of U-Space, eVTOLs, and vertiports into existing airspace management frameworks.

WP6 consolidates all project outputs into a service portfolio, openly accessible in its basic functionalities to advance the AAM ecosystem. Additional features will be employed to capture funding opportunities, strengthening the EUSOME Excellence Hub’s status as a regional reference in the AAM domain.

Its objectives are to:

  • Obtain long-term sustainability of the EUSOME Excellence Hub, establishing the EUSOME Thematic Innovation Hub (TIH), which will gather, manage, and exploit all results of the project.
  • Organize events and design two cross-boarders’ pilots that aim at showcasing the EUSOME technology to potential interested parties on regionally relevant use case scenarios.

WP7 is tasked with designing and implementing dissemination and communication strategies to effectively share project outputs and tools.
Its objectives are to:

  • Promote the research and innovation work produced at the EUSOME Excellence Hub to the stakeholders through targeted dissemination activities, including IMP’s network of collaborators.
  • Organise outreach and communication to the general public to showcase the potential advantages of AAM.
  • Apply Open Knowledge methodology to enhance research and innovation excellence, amplifying impact.