Method and apparatus for dividing route of UAM into plurality of sections based on information on travel area

Abstract

A method for dividing an urban air traffic (UAM) route into a plurality of sections by a route dividing apparatus according to an embodiment may comprise the steps of: obtaining information on a travel area of the UAM; and dividing a route formed in the travel area into a plurality of sections based on information about the travel area, where the information about the travel area includes at least one of information about a region of interest in the travel area and information about an event occurring in the travel area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for dividing a UAM air corridor into multiple zones based on information about flight operating areas. This work was supported in 2022 by a grant from the Korea Agency for Science and Technology Promotion (KAIST), funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) (No. 1615012948).

[0002] This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0082708, filed on July 5, 2022, with the Korean Intellectual Property Office. All of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Background Technology

[0003] Urban air mobility (UAM) utilizes the space in the sky as a travel route by using personal aerial vehicles (PAVs) capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL).

[0004] As a next-generation mobility solution that maximizes mobility efficiency in and around cities, UAM addresses the declining mobility caused by congested urban traffic and the rapidly increasing social costs such as logistics and transportation costs. With the increasing frequency of long-distance trips and more severe traffic congestion, UAM is seen as a future innovative solution to these problems.

[0005] Furthermore, unlike existing aircraft, UAM plans to operate flights at low altitudes and high density, and therefore various studies are being conducted on the types of air corridors for UAM's operational flights.

[0006] Figure 1 This shows an example of an air corridor for UAM-operated flights, see reference. Figure 1 The types of air corridors for UAM-operated flights can include fully mixed type, layer type, area type and pipe type.

[0007] Figure 1 The fully hybrid type air corridor shown in (a) is an air corridor in which aircraft can move freely at their own discretion. The fully hybrid type air corridor has the highest complexity and risk. Figure 1 The layer-type air corridor shown in (b) is an air corridor on a designated layer where aircraft operating flights in a specific direction of travel take place. Layer-type air corridors have similar characteristics to air corridors for current aircraft.

[0008] Figure 1 The area type air corridor shown in (c) is an air corridor in which multiple areas are divided into ascending segments, flying segments, descending segments, etc., and aircraft operate flights in the corresponding areas according to the flight operation status of the aircraft. Figure 1The pipe-type air corridor shown in (d) is an air corridor in which each of the departure and arrival points is considered an entrance or exit of a virtual route to the takeoff and landing segment. A pipe-type air corridor is an air corridor in which the departure and arrival points are connected to the takeoff and landing segments via virtual routes.

[0009] It is highly likely that the type of air corridor used for UAM-operated flights will vary depending on the environment in which UAM is applied and the characteristics of the operator, rather than following universally applicable rules as with existing aircraft. Therefore, finding efficient methods to manage air corridors independently of their type becomes a problem. Summary of the Invention

[0010] Technical issues

[0011] This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for dividing a UAM air corridor into multiple zones based on information about flight operating areas. However, the problems to be solved by this disclosure are not limited to those described above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

[0012] Technical solution

[0013] According to one aspect of this disclosure, a method is provided for dividing an air corridor of UAM (Urban Air Traffic) into multiple areas using an air corridor division device. The method includes the steps of: obtaining information about the flight operating area of ​​the UAM; and dividing the air corridor defined in the flight operating area into multiple areas based on the information about the flight operating area, wherein the information about the flight operating area includes at least one of information about the area of ​​interest in the flight operating area and information about events occurring in the flight operating area.

[0014] The steps of dividing the air corridor into multiple zones may include: determining, based on information about the region of interest, whether each of the first and second zones in the plurality of zones corresponds to the region of interest; and determining a first size of the first zone corresponding to the region of interest and a second size of the second zone not corresponding to the region of interest such that the first size is smaller than the second size.

[0015] The steps of dividing the air corridor into multiple zones may include: determining, based on information about the event, whether an event has occurred in each of the first and second zones; and determining a first size of the first zone where the event occurred and a second size of the second zone where the event has not occurred such that the first size is smaller than the second size.

[0016] The steps of dividing the air corridor into multiple zones may include: determining, based on information about the region of interest, whether each of the first and second zones corresponds to the region of interest; determining, based on information about events, whether an event has occurred in each of the first and second zones; and determining the position and size of each of the first and second zones such that, compared to the second zone which does not correspond to the region of interest and has not experienced an event, the first zone which corresponds to the region of interest or has experienced an event further overlaps with the adjacent zone.

[0017] The steps of dividing the skywalk into multiple zones may include: determining the start and end points of each of the multiple zones such that when the multiple zones are formed in the form of cuboids, the corresponding multiple zones do not overlap with each other.

[0018] When multiple regions are formed in the form of a sphere, each of the multiple regions can be represented by an identifier, a center point, and a radius.

[0019] When multiple regions are formed in the form of a cuboid, each of the multiple regions can be represented by an identifier, a starting point corresponding to any vertex of the cuboid, and an ending point corresponding to the vertex located diagonally opposite the starting point.

[0020] The region of interest can be determined based on at least one of the following: the presence of a vertical take-off and landing airport, the presence of high-rise buildings, whether the region of interest is a densely populated area, or a migratory bird migration route.

[0021] Information about the incident can be determined based on at least one of the following: a fire in a high-rise building, the presence of another aircraft, and whether migratory birds have moved.

[0022] The method may also include the following steps: assigning an object to any one of multiple regions based on the object's location in the flight operation area; and defining the object by confirming the object's time, the object's location vector, and the object's size.

[0023] The method may also include the following steps: when information about the flight operating area changes, the air corridor is again divided into multiple zones based on the changed information about the flight operating area.

[0024] According to another aspect of this disclosure, an apparatus for dividing an air corridor is provided, the apparatus comprising: a transceiver that acquires information about a flight operating area of ​​UAM (Urban Air Traffic); a memory that includes computer-executable instructions; and a processor that executes the instructions to divide an air corridor defined in the flight operating area into a plurality of zones based on the information about the flight operating area, wherein the information about the flight operating area includes at least one of information about a region of interest in the flight operating area and information about events occurring in the flight operating area.

[0025] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided for storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, includes instructions for causing the processor to perform a method comprising the steps of: acquiring information about a flight operating area of ​​a UAM; and dividing a defined air corridor in the flight operating area into multiple zones based on the information about the flight operating area, wherein the information about the flight operating area includes at least one of information about a region of interest in the flight operating area and information about events occurring in the flight operating area.

[0026] Beneficial effects

[0027] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the air corridor of UAM is divided into multiple zones based on information about the flight operation area, and the air corridor is managed and controlled independently of the type of air corridor.

[0028] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the air corridor of UAM is divided into multiple zones based on information about the flight operation area in order to more sensitively monitor the position movement or status of aircraft. Attached Figure Description

[0029] Figure 1 This shows an example of the types of air corridors used by UAM-operated flights.

[0030] Figure 2 This is a block diagram illustrating an aerial corridor partitioning device according to an embodiment.

[0031] Figure 3 This is a block diagram conceptually illustrating the functionality of an air corridor partitioning procedure according to an implementation method.

[0032] Figure 4 This shows an example of how multiple regions are formed in the form of spheres, representing the center point of the region, the radius of the region, and the position vector of the object within the region.

[0033] Figure 5 This shows an example of a vector representing the start point, end point, and position of an object within a region when multiple regions are formed in the form of a cuboid.

[0034] Figure 6 This shows an example of multiple zones being placed to overlap with adjacent zones, depending on the type of skywalk.

[0035] Figure 7 This shows an example of multiple zones being placed so that they do not overlap with adjacent zones, depending on the type of skywalk.

[0036] Figure 8This illustrates an example of how an air corridor is divided into multiple zones based on information about the region of interest.

[0037] Figure 9 This illustrates an example of how multiple zones, divided by air corridor partitioning units, are matched with existing aviation systems.

[0038] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for dividing air corridors and assigning objects according to an implementation of an air corridor division procedure. Detailed Implementation

[0039] The advantages and features of the embodiments and methods of implementing these embodiments will be clearly understood from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments are not limited to those described, as embodiments can be implemented in various forms. It should be noted that these embodiments are provided for the purpose of full disclosure and to allow those skilled in the art to understand the full scope of the embodiments. Therefore, these embodiments are limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

[0040] In the terminology used in this disclosure, generally applicable terms that are currently widely used are employed to the extent possible while taking into account the functions of this disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intent or precedent of those skilled in the art, the emergence of new technologies, etc. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily chosen by the applicant, and in such cases, the meaning of the terms will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the terms and the overall content of this disclosure (and not merely the names of the terms).

[0041] Figure 2 This is a block diagram illustrating an aerial corridor partitioning device according to an embodiment.

[0042] Reference Figure 2 The air corridor division device 100 can divide a predefined air corridor in the flight operation area into multiple areas based on information about the flight operation area, and assign objects located in the flight operation area to any one of the multiple areas.

[0043] According to the implementation, the air corridor division device 100 may correspond to a device managed by a UAM air traffic management service provider (UATMSP) that controls (manages) air corridors for each air corridor, or it may be included in a virtual logical space management system that shares information controlled in each air corridor so that information can be shared between UAMSPs.

[0044] Alternatively, according to the implementation, the air corridor division device 100 may correspond to a device managed by the operator of a vertical takeoff and landing airport, a device for flight operators to control aircraft, may be included in an air traffic control (ATC) system that controls the flight operations of existing aircraft, and may correspond to a device managed by a flight operation support information provider (or ancillary service provider) that provides information required for flight operations (e.g., weather information, geographic information system (GIS) information, etc.).

[0045] The air corridor partitioning device 100 may include a processor 110, a transceiver 120, and a memory 130.

[0046] The processor 110 can control the operation of the air corridor partition device 100.

[0047] Processor 110 can obtain information about the flight operation area and the location of each of at least one object located in the flight operation area from the flight operation control unit using transceiver 120.

[0048] Here, "flight operation area" can refer to the area where aircraft such as UAM (Urban Air Traffic) and drones operate flights, and "flight operation control device" can refer to the control system that controls the flight operation of aircraft.

[0049] Furthermore, objects can include obstacles that become hindrances to flight operations caused by events occurring in the flight operation area, other than aircraft such as UAMs and drones. For example, when a fire occurs in a high-rise building and the smoke from the fire spreads to one of several areas, the smoke could correspond to an object entering any of those areas.

[0050] In this disclosure, for ease of description, the air corridor division device 100 is described as receiving information about flight operating areas using a transceiver 120, but this disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, according to embodiments, in addition to or instead of the transceiver 120, the air corridor division device 100 may also include an input / output device (not shown), and the air corridor division device 100 may also receive information about flight operating areas using the input / output device (not shown). Therefore, the transceiver 120 and the input / output device (not shown) may also be collectively referred to as an acquisition unit.

[0051] The memory 130 can store the air corridor division procedure 200 and the information required to execute the air corridor division procedure 200.

[0052] In this disclosure, the air corridor partitioning procedure 200 may refer to software including instructions programmed to partition an air corridor defined within a flight operating area into multiple zones based on information about the flight operating area and to assign objects located within the flight operating area to any of the multiple zones.

[0053] The processor 110 can load the air corridor partitioning procedure 200 and the information required to execute the air corridor partitioning procedure 200 from the memory 130 in order to execute the air corridor partitioning procedure 200.

[0054] Processor 110 executes air corridor partitioning procedure 200 to divide a predefined air corridor in the flight operating area into multiple zones based on the acquired information about the flight operating area, and assigns objects located in the flight operating area to any of the multiple zones.

[0055] Will pass Figure 3 Describe in detail the functions and / or operations of the air corridor partitioning procedure 200.

[0056] Figure 3 This is a block diagram conceptually illustrating the functionality of an air corridor partitioning procedure according to an implementation method.

[0057] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The air corridor division procedure 200 may include a flight operation area information acquisition unit 210, an air corridor division unit 220, and an object allocation unit 230.

[0058] Figure 3 The flight operation area information acquisition unit 210, air corridor division unit 220, and object allocation unit 230 shown conceptually divide the functions of the air corridor division procedure 200 to facilitate the description of the functions of the air corridor division procedure 200, and this disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the functions of each of the flight operation area information acquisition unit 210, air corridor division unit 220, and object allocation unit 230 can be combined / separated, and can be implemented as a series of instructions included in a single program.

[0059] The flight operation area information acquisition unit 210 can acquire information about the flight operation area.

[0060] Information about the flight operating area may include at least one of information about the area of ​​interest within the flight operating area and information about events occurring within the flight operating area.

[0061] Here, the region of interest (ROI) is an area of ​​high concern for the safe operation of aircraft, and may correspond to areas with high aircraft density, high density of obstacles or people in the aircraft's flight operations, thus requiring safety precautions. For example, the ROI may include areas where vertical takeoff and landing airports are located, areas with tall buildings, residential areas, and areas corresponding to migratory bird routes (including the sky above the corresponding areas).

[0062] In addition, an event is a one-off, regular or irregular event that occurs in conjunction with the flight operations of an aircraft, and may include situations such as fires in high-rise buildings, hot air balloons or other types of aircraft in the sky that are not under the control of flight operations, or migratory birds that are currently moving.

[0063] The air corridor division unit 220 can divide the air corridor of aircraft in the flight operation area into multiple zones based on information about the flight operation area.

[0064] Therefore, the air corridor partitioning unit 220 can define each of the multiple areas obtained by partitioning the air corridor of the aircraft by means of an identifier, location and size.

[0065] Here, the identifier used to identify each of the multiple areas can be determined by the arrangement order, location, area, etc.

[0066] Furthermore, the actual coordinates representing the actual location of each of the multiple regions on Earth can be represented as latitude, longitude, and altitude, or they can be virtual coordinates (i.e., relative coordinates defined within the map) representing each of the multiple regions in a predetermined map representing the flight operation area.

[0067] In addition, size can be represented as actual length or size on the actual Earth, or as virtual length or size used in a predetermined map.

[0068] More specifically, the aerial corridor partition unit 220 can represent the position and size of multiple regions differently depending on the predetermined form of the multiple regions. That is, when multiple regions are formed in a three-dimensional space with the form of a sphere or a cuboid (including a cube), when multiple regions are in the form of a sphere, and when multiple regions are in the form of a cuboid, the aerial corridor partition unit 220 can represent the position and size of the multiple regions differently from each other.

[0069] For example, when each of the multiple regions is formed in the form of a sphere, the aerial corridor partitioning unit 220 can represent the position and size of each of the multiple partitioned regions as a center point and a radius.

[0070] Alternatively, for example, when each of the multiple regions is formed in the form of a cuboid, the aerial corridor partitioning unit 220 can represent the position and size of each of the multiple partitioned regions as a start point and an end point.

[0071] Here, the starting point can represent any vertex of the cuboid, and the ending point can represent the vertex of the cuboid located diagonally opposite the vertex corresponding to the starting point.

[0072] For example, Figure 4 This example illustrates the center point and radius of a region, as well as the position vectors of objects within that region, when multiple regions are formed in the form of a sphere. Figure 5 This is an example of a vector representing the start and end points of a region and the position vectors of objects within that region when multiple regions are formed in the form of a cuboid.

[0073] Further reference Figure 4 When multiple regions are formed in the form of a sphere, the center point can be represented as (x... R ,y R ,z R The radius can be represented as R.

[0074] On the other hand, further reference Figure 5 When multiple regions are formed in the form of a cuboid, the starting point can be represented as (x s ,y s ,z s The endpoint can be represented as (x) e ,y e ,z e ).

[0075] At this point, the position is the center point, which is the midpoint between the start and end points of the cuboid, and can be calculated using the following formula 1.

[0076] [Formula 1]

[0077]

[0078] Where C C It can represent the center point, (x) c ,y c ,z c () can represent the actual or virtual coordinates of the center point.

[0079] Return to reference Figure 3 The air corridor division unit 220 can divide the air corridor of aircraft in the flight operation area into multiple areas based on information about the flight operation area.

[0080] More specifically, the air corridor division unit 220 may determine the region of interest and the region where the event occurs in the air corridor based on information about the flight operation area, and determine a first size and a second size such that the first size of the first region that corresponds to the region of interest or the region where the event occurs is smaller than the second size of the second region that does not correspond to the region of interest or the region where the event occurs.

[0081] This is because when an object is located in an area corresponding to the region of interest or the area where an event occurs, it is necessary to more sensitively monitor the object's position movement or status.

[0082] Therefore, the air corridor partitioning unit 220 can adjust the number of objects in the first area and the number of objects in the second area, and determine the size of the first area to be a second size smaller than that of the second area, so as to perform communication with the objects in the first area without delay.

[0083] In addition, in order to more sensitively monitor the positional movement or status of objects, regardless of whether the area corresponds to the area of ​​interest or whether an event has occurred, the aerial corridor partitioning unit 220 can determine the position and / or size of each of the plurality of areas such that at least a portion of each of the plurality of areas overlaps with at least a portion of at least one adjacent area.

[0084] This is because even within a single area, there may be detailed areas requiring more sensitive monitoring, and for a single purpose / reason, there may be detailed areas requiring more sensitive monitoring spanning two areas. Furthermore, this is because when multiple areas are formed in the form of spheres, unlike when multiple areas are formed in the form of cuboids, depending on the degree of overlap with adjacent areas, multiple areas may not cover the entire air corridor, or the proportion of the entire air corridor covered by multiple areas may be less than the predetermined proportion.

[0085] More specifically, the air corridor division unit 220 can determine the region of interest and the region where the event occurs in the air corridor based on information about the flight operation area, and determine at least one of the positions and sizes of the first region and the second region, such that the degree of overlap between the first region corresponding to the region of interest or the region where the event occurs and the adjacent regions of the first region is greater than the degree of overlap between the second region not corresponding to the region of interest or the region where the event occurs and the adjacent regions of the second region.

[0086] Furthermore, according to the implementation, unlike the case where multiple regions are formed in the form of spheres, when multiple regions are formed in the form of cuboids, since multiple regions can tightly cover the entire air corridor by joining each other, the air corridor dividing unit 220 can also determine the start and end points of each of the multiple regions so that there is no overlap between the multiple regions.

[0087] For example, Figure 6 This illustrates an example where multiple zones are arranged in a form that overlaps with adjacent zones, based on the layout of an aerial walkway. Figure 7 This illustrates an example where multiple zones are arranged in the form of an aerial corridor so that they do not overlap with adjacent zones.

[0088] Further reference Figure 6 (a) When the form of the air corridor is a pipe, the air corridor dividing unit 220 can determine the position and size of multiple areas such that the multiple areas overlap with the adjacent areas without deviating from the pipe.

[0089] For example, the aerial corridor partitioning unit 220 can determine the center point and radius of multiple regions such that the outer surface of the sphere contacts the inner surface of the pipe.

[0090] In addition, further reference Figure 6 (b) When the aerial corridor is in the form of a layer, the aerial corridor dividing unit 220 can determine the position and size of multiple areas such that a layer is parallel to multiple areas formed in a row, and the multiple areas formed in a row overlap with adjacent areas while including this layer.

[0091] For example, the aerial corridor partition unit 220 can determine the location and size of multiple areas such that one floor intersects with the center point of each of the multiple areas formed in parallel.

[0092] In addition, further reference Figure 7 (a) When the form of the air corridor is a pipe, the air corridor dividing unit 220 can determine the start and end points of multiple areas so that the multiple areas do not overlap with adjacent areas while including the pipe.

[0093] For example, the air corridor dividing unit 220 can determine the center point and radius of multiple areas such that the upper surface of the lower cuboid contacts the outer surface of the pipe, and the lower surface of the lower cuboid contacts the outer surface of the pipe.

[0094] In addition, further reference Figure 7(b) When the aerial corridor is in the form of a layer and multiple areas are formed in the form of cuboids, the aerial corridor dividing unit 220 can determine the starting point and ending point of the multiple areas such that the layer is parallel to the multiple areas formed in a row, and the multiple areas formed in a row include this layer without overlapping with adjacent areas.

[0095] For example, the aerial corridor partition unit 220 can determine the start and end points of multiple areas such that the first floor intersects with the center point of each of the multiple areas formed in parallel.

[0096] Return to reference Figure 3 The air corridor division unit 220 can periodically acquire information about flight operating areas and determine whether to update the air corridor division based on the acquisition results.

[0097] More specifically, when information about the flight operating area changes, the air corridor division unit 220 can re-divide the air corridor of the aircraft in the flight operating area into multiple zones based on the changed information about the flight operating area.

[0098] The object allocation unit 230 can assign each of at least one object located in the flight operation area to any one of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the air corridor of the aircraft.

[0099] More specifically, the object allocation unit 230 can obtain the position of each of at least one object, compare the obtained position with the position and size of each of a plurality of regions, and, based on the comparison result, allocate each of the at least one object to any of the plurality of regions.

[0100] For example, when multiple regions are formed in the form of a sphere, the object allocation unit 230 can allocate an object to the region among the multiple regions whose position is closest to the center point.

[0101] Furthermore, when multiple regions are formed in the form of cuboids, the object allocation unit 230 compares the position of the object with the start and end points of each of the multiple regions to allocate the corresponding object to the region where the object is located in the multiple regions.

[0102] According to the implementation method, the object allocation unit 230 may define the allocated object as shown in Formula 2 below.

[0103] [Equation 2]

[0104] T={t timestamp ,S uuid E}

[0105] Where t timestamp S represents the time it takes to confirm the location of an object. uuidThe identifier represents the region to which the object is assigned, and E represents the object's attribute.

[0106] According to the implementation method, the attributes of the object can be defined as shown in Formula 3 below.

[0107] [Formula 3]

[0108]

[0109] in It can represent the position vector of an object. It can represent the object's position coordinates when the object's position is confirmed. It can represent the position coordinates of an object at a previous time. Furthermore, L... w It can represent the width occupied by the object, L h It can represent the height occupied by an object, and L d It can represent the length occupied by an object.

[0110] According to the implementation method, in the case where the object only includes coordinate information, 0 can be assigned to (L). w ,L h ,L d ).

[0111] Therefore, return to the reference. Figure 4 When multiple regions are formed in the form of a sphere, the object is based on the center point from... Move to Therefore, the movement vector can be represented as

[0112] In addition, return to reference Figure 5 When multiple regions are formed in the form of a cuboid, the object is based on the center point of the cuboid from... Move to Therefore, the movement vector can be represented as

[0113] The object allocation unit 230 can periodically or non-periodically acquire information about the flight operation area and the location of objects located in the flight operation area, and determine whether to update the object allocation based on the acquired results.

[0114] More specifically, when at least one of the information about the flight operating area and the location of the object changes, the object allocation unit 230 may allocate each of the at least one object located in the flight operating area to any one of a plurality of areas obtained by re-dividing the air corridor of the aircraft based on at least one of the changed information about the flight operating area and the location of the object.

[0115] For example, when information about the flight operating area changes, the object allocation unit 230 may reassign each of at least one object located within the flight operating area to any one of the multiple areas; however, when the location of an object changes, the object allocation unit 230 may only reassign the object whose location has changed to any one of the multiple areas.

[0116] Figure 8 This illustrates an example of how an air corridor is divided into multiple zones based on information about the region of interest.

[0117] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 8 In vertical takeoff and landing airports, the density of aircraft is high, and the area where tall buildings are located obstructs the flight operations of aircraft. Therefore, the first area R1 and the fifth area R5 where the vertical takeoff and landing airport is located, as well as the third area R3 where the tall buildings are located, can correspond to the region of interest.

[0118] On the other hand, the second region R2 and the fourth region R4, which do not have vertical take-off and landing airports or tall buildings, and thus have low aircraft density and no obstacles to aircraft flight operations, may not correspond to the region of interest.

[0119] Therefore, the aerial corridor division unit 220 can determine the size of each of the first region VS1 and the second region VS2 such that the size of the first region VS1 located in the first region R1, the third region R3 and the fifth region R5 is smaller than the size of the second region VS2 located in the second region R2 and the fourth region R4.

[0120] In addition, the aerial corridor division unit 220 can determine the position and size of the first region VS1 and the second region VS2 respectively, so that the first region VS1 further overlaps with the second region VS2.

[0121] Figure 9 This illustrates an example of how multiple zones, divided by air corridor partitioning units, are matched with existing aviation systems.

[0122] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 9 The existing aviation system divides the existing air corridor into multiple hexagonal planes.

[0123] Therefore, by comparing the position of each of the multiple regions generated by the aerial corridor partitioning unit 220 with the existing position of each of the multiple hexagonal planes, each of the multiple regions can be matched with each of the multiple hexagonal planes.

[0124] For example, the first region A can be matched with the first hexagonal plane a, the second hexagonal plane b, the eighth hexagonal plane h, and the ninth hexagonal plane i; the second region B can be matched with the third hexagonal plane c, the seventh hexagonal plane g, the ninth hexagonal plane i, and the sixteenth hexagonal plane j; and the third region C can be matched with the fourth hexagonal plane d, the fifth hexagonal plane e, the sixth hexagonal plane f, and the sixteenth hexagonal plane j.

[0125] Therefore, according to the implementation method, multiple regions A, B and C can be matched with multiple hexagonal planes a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i and j as shown in Equation 4 below.

[0126] [Formula 4]

[0127] A = {a, b, h, i}

[0128] B = {c, g, i, j}

[0129] C = {d, e, f, j}

[0130] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for dividing air corridors and assigning objects according to an implementation of an air corridor division procedure.

[0131] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 10 The flight operation area information acquisition unit 210 can acquire information about the flight operation area (S1000), and the air corridor division unit 220 can divide the air corridor in the aircraft in the flight operation area into multiple areas based on the information about the flight operation area (S1010).

[0132] The object allocation unit 230 can assign each of at least one object located in the flight operation area to any one of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the air corridor of the aircraft (S1020).

[0133] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the air corridor of UAM is divided into multiple zones based on information about the flight operation area, so as to manage and control the air corridor independently of the type of air corridor.

[0134] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the air corridor of UAM is divided into multiple zones based on information about the flight operation area in order to more sensitively monitor the position movement or status of aircraft.

[0135] The combinations of steps in the various flowcharts appended to this disclosure can be executed by computer program instructions. Since computer program instructions can be mounted on a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, the instructions, which execute on the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for performing the functions described in the various steps of the flowcharts. Computer program instructions can also be stored on a computer-usable or computer-readable storage medium, which can instruct the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functions in a particular manner. Therefore, instructions stored on a computer-usable or computer-readable storage medium can also generate an article of writing containing instruction means for performing the functions described in the various steps of the flowcharts. Computer program instructions can also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus. Therefore, a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to create a computer-executable process, and the instructions can also execute on the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to provide steps for performing the functions described in the various steps of the flowcharts.

[0136] Additionally, each step may represent a module, segment, or portion of code containing one or more executable instructions for performing a specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the steps may not occur sequentially. For example, two steps shown consecutively may be executed substantially simultaneously, or steps may sometimes be executed in reverse order according to their corresponding functions.

[0137] The above description is merely an exemplary description of the technical scope of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the original characteristics of this disclosure. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in this disclosure are intended to illustrate, not limit, the technical scope of this disclosure, and the technical scope of this disclosure is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of this disclosure should be interpreted based on the following claims, and it should be understood that all technical scopes included within their equivalents are included within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for dividing an air corridor of an urban air traffic (UAM) into a plurality of areas by an air corridor dividing device, the method comprising the following steps: Obtaining information about the flight operating area of ​​the UAM; as well as dividing an air corridor defined in the flight operation region into a plurality of areas based on the information about the flight operation region, The information about the flight operation area includes at least one of information about an area of ​​interest in the flight operation area and information about an event occurring in the flight operation area.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The step of dividing the sky corridor into the plurality of areas comprises: determining whether each of a first area and a second area among the plurality of areas corresponds to the area of ​​interest based on the information about the area of ​​interest, and A first size of the first area corresponding to the region of interest and a second size of a second area not corresponding to the region of interest are determined such that the first size is smaller than the second size.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The step of dividing the sky corridor into the plurality of areas comprises: determining whether an event occurs in each of a first area and a second area among the plurality of areas based on the information about the event, and A first size of the first area where the event occurs and a second size of a second area where the event does not occur are determined such that the first size is smaller than the second size.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The step of dividing the sky corridor into the plurality of areas comprises: determining whether each of a first area and a second area among the plurality of areas corresponds to the area of ​​interest based on the information about the area of ​​interest, determining whether the event occurs in each of the first area and the second area based on the information about the event, and The position and size of each of the first area and the second area are determined so that the first area corresponding to the area of ​​interest or where the event occurs further overlaps with an adjacent area than the second area not corresponding to the area of ​​interest and where the event does not occur.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The step of dividing the sky corridor into the plurality of areas comprises: When the plurality of regions are formed in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, a start point and an end point of each of the plurality of regions are determined so that the respective plurality of regions do not overlap with each other.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein: When the plurality of regions are formed in the form of a sphere, each of the plurality of regions is represented by an identifier, a center point, and a radius.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein: When the plurality of regions are formed in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, each of the plurality of regions is represented by an identifier, a start point corresponding to any one vertex of the rectangular parallelepiped, and an end point corresponding to a vertex located in a diagonal direction of the start point.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The area of ​​interest is determined based on at least one of whether there is a vertical lift airport, whether there is a high-rise building, whether the area as the area of ​​interest is a densely populated area, and a migration path of migratory birds.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The information about the event is determined based on at least one of a fire in a high-rise building, whether another aircraft is present, and whether migratory birds are moving.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: assigning the object to any one of the plurality of areas based on the location of the object in the flight operation region; as well as The object is defined by the time of identification of the object, an identifier of any area assigned, a position vector of the object, and a size of the object.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: When the information about the flight operation region changes, the air corridor is divided into the plurality of areas again based on the changed information about the flight operation region.

12. A device for dividing an air corridor, the device comprising: A transceiver that acquires information about the flight operation area of ​​the urban air mobility (UAM); a memory including computer executable instructions; as well as a processor that divides an air corridor defined in the flight operation region into a plurality of areas based on the information about the flight operation region by executing the computer executable instructions, The information about the flight operation area includes at least one of information about an area of ​​interest in the flight operation area and information about an event occurring in the flight operation area.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, wherein: When the computer executable instructions are executed by a processor, the computer executable instructions allow the processor to perform a method of dividing an air corridor of an urban air traffic UAM into a plurality of areas, and the method comprises the following steps: obtaining information about the region in which the UAM operates flights; and dividing an air corridor defined in the flight operation region into a plurality of areas based on the information about the flight operation region, and The information about the flight operation area includes at least one of information about an area of ​​interest in the flight operation area and information about an event occurring in the flight operation area.

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