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The operation of SAMVA eVTOL flights at a Vertiport with EGNOS-enabled navigation capabilities

The EU-funded SAMVA project has successfully completed flight tests of an eVTOL aircraft at Lleida Argel International Airport in Catalonia, Spain, on the first EGNOS-enabled ‘vertiport’, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, the EU's satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) that ensures flight safety by providing accurate positioning services. The European Union's Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), which ensures flight safety by providing precise positioning services. The vehicle used in this test was the two-person multicopter EH216-S, manufactured by EVA.The partners in the SAMVA project not only developed, tested and validated the design criteria for the new first-flight procedure of an autonomous eVTOL airliner based on EGNOS, but also demonstrated the potential of the EGNOS service to support airspace integration and air traffic management tasks.

In addition, Septentrio is participating in the SAMVA project by providing its advanced Septentrio Mosaic GNSS module to enhance the navigation accuracy and reliability of the eVTOL airliner.Septentrio is a company specialising in the design and manufacture of high-precision GPS/GNSS receivers for demanding applications that require decimetre- or centimetre-level accuracy. Septentrio is a company specialising in the design and manufacture of high accuracy GPS/GNSS receivers for demanding applications requiring decimetre or centimetre accuracy, providing precise and reliable positioning even under difficult conditions.
The addition of the Septentrio Mosaic GNSS module further ensures the navigation accuracy and safety of eVTOL vehicles in complex environments.

The main objectives of the SAMVA project include the enhancement of emergency medical services, the deployment of the EGNOS service at Lleida Argyle airport, the advancement of life safety services, the realisation of precise navigation capabilities and the validation of flight procedures. The realisation of these objectives contributed to the integration of eVTOL vehicles into the U-Space system, a new set of European services designed to support safe, efficient and reliable access to airspace for a large number of UAVs.

In addition, the SAMVA project is partially funded by the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA), led by the engineering company PildoLabs.Part of EUSPA's support for the SAMVA project is to facilitate faster utilisation of EGNOS capabilities by rotorcraft manufacturers, operators and service providers, including EGNOS products for use in conjunction with Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) that provide the highest possible accuracy and integrity for autonomous eVTOL operations.

The completion of a series of flights by EVA Intelligence's EH216-S vehicle, supported by the EGNOS system, is further evidence of how the EGNOS system's precise and complete navigation guidance capabilities can support and enhance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system traffic management missions and unmanned eVTOL aircraft operations for safe and efficient advanced air traffic.

The success of these tests and projects is critical to advancing the development and flight of eVTOL technology as the eVTOL industry grows, and they provide important technical support and experience for the future development of urban air traffic.

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