D2.1: Aircraft and Airspace digital technologies: requirements and KPIs definition
The Di-PEGASUS project seeks to enhance aviation maintenance by developing advanced digital solutions to address operational and environmental challenges. WP3 focuses on digital innovative ground maintenance technologies. More specifically, it includes a data-driven health management framework, ultrasonic-based de-icing, and biofouling mitigation solutions and a circular economy (CE) framework to repurpose materials from decommissioned aircraft for use in vertiports, water airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs). This deliverable, D3.1, is the first within WP3 and defines the requirements and key performance indicators (KPIs) essential for developing these technologies.
Each task within WP3 contributes to the following objectives:
- Establishing a framework for a digital ground maintenance system that emphasizes predictive health management. This system will be designed to prioritize real-time data acquisition and monitoring, enabling predictive maintenance, reducing unplanned downtime and enhancing operational efficiency across aviation. (Task 3.1);
- Developing environmentally friendly de-icing and antifouling technologies for vertiports and water airports. This task aims to decrease reliance on chemical de-icing agents, reduce biofouling buildup and minimize the environmental impact associated with traditional maintenance practices, by using an ultrasonic system. (Task 3.1);
- Promoting the adoption of CE principles, by enabling the reuse of materials from decommissioned aircraft, through digitalization. This task aims to connect stakeholders across the supply chain to enable efficient material repurposing, extending the lifecycle of valuable resources and reducing waste. (Task 3.3).
To support these objectives, a workshop was held during the Di-PEGASUS consortium meeting in Paris (November 2024). The workshop provided the partners the opportunity to discuss challenges and contribute by proposing solutions and expected KPIs for each WP3 task.
Each section of this deliverable outlines the requirements and KPIs developed for each task, to guide the design and measure the progress of these systems.
D2.2: Aircraft and Airspace digital technologies: system-level architectures defined
This document represents the second Deliverable of the Di-PEGASUS Work Package 2 “Aircraft and Airspace digital technologies”, which is dedicated to the development of innovative methodologies and solutions to support new businesses and services for Urban Air Mobility (UAM). To achieve this objective, the Work Package is focused on four main technological areas critical for ensuring the increase of the level of automation and decision-making capabilities within UAM: swarm intelligence, new generation of control station human-machine interfaces, flexible fleet and operation management, and safe automatic landing at vertiports.
The present document contains the description of the system-level architecture of the different technology bricks of the Work Package 2 solutions. Each part dedicated to these keys functions includes an operational description, encompassing detailed procedures, and outlines preliminary functional and organic architectures, highlighting the main subsystems. These architectures are designed to be adaptive and are anticipated to evolve throughout the project, influenced by ongoing design efforts and the initial phases of validation, testing, and demonstration.
D2.3: Aircraft and Airspace digital technologies: evaluation and results discussion
D3.1: Digital innovative ground maintenance technologies: requirements and KPIs definition
The Di-PEGASUS project seeks to enhance aviation maintenance by developing advanced digital solutions to address operational and environmental challenges. WP3 focuses on digital innovative ground maintenance technologies. More specifically, it includes a data-driven health management framework, ultrasonic-based de-icing, and biofouling mitigation solutions and a circular economy (CE) framework to repurpose materials from decommissioned aircraft for use in vertiports, water airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs). This deliverable, D3.1, is the first within WP3 and defines the requirements and key performance indicators (KPIs) essential for developing these technologies.
Each task within WP3 contributes to the following objectives:
Establishing a framework for a digital ground maintenance system that emphasizes predictive health management. This system will be designed to prioritize real-time data acquisition and monitoring, enabling predictive maintenance, reducing unplanned downtime and enhancing operational efficiency across aviation. (Task 3.1)
Developing environmentally friendly de-icing and antifouling technologies for vertiports and water airports. This task aims to decrease reliance on chemical de-icing agents, reduce biofouling buildup and minimize the environmental impact associated with traditional maintenance practices, by using an ultrasonic system. (Task 3.1)
Promoting the adoption of CE principles, by enabling the reuse of materials from decommissioned aircraft, through digitalization. This task aims to connect stakeholders across the supply chain to enable efficient material repurposing, extending the lifecycle of valuable resources and reducing waste. (Task 3.3)
To support these objectives, a workshop was held during the Di-PEGASUS consortium meeting in Paris (November 2024). The workshop provided the partners the opportunity to discuss challenges and contribute by proposing solutions and expected KPIs for each WP3 task.
Each section of this deliverable outlines the requirements and KPIs developed for each task, to guide the design and measure the progress of these systems.
D3.2: Digital innovative ground maintenance technologies: system-level architectures defined
This deliverable presents the system-level architectures for three innovative ground maintenance technologies developed under the Di-PEGASUS project, aimed at enhancing operational safety, sustainability, and efficiency in the aviation sector. These technologies target both conventional aircraft and emerging aerial platforms such as Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles and seaplanes.
Health Management Framework: a comprehensive, real-time, data-driven aircraft health management system is proposed. It integrates onboard sensors, predictive analytics, and a cyclic Health Management Cycle (HMC) to proactively detect faults, estimate remaining useful life, and guide maintenance decisions. This architecture links air vehicles, maintenance units, logistics systems, and operators through seamless data flows, enabling coordinated and timely interventions that reduce unscheduled maintenance and downtime.
Innovative Ultrasonic-Based De-Icing and Biofouling Mitigation: to support sustainable operations at vertiports and water airports, a novel ultrasonic system is introduced. It prevents ice and biofouling formation without damaging treated surfaces or harming the environment. The solution reduces maintenance costs and environmental impact while ensuring operational reliability. Lab tests validate its effectiveness, with the system demonstrating adaptability for retrofit and new infrastructure designs.
Digital Tool Supporting a Sustainable Circular Economy (SCE): a system-level architecture is developed for a digital platform that promotes reuse and recycling of aircraft parts and materials, addressing the end-of-life phase of aircraft. Unlike existing marketplaces, this tool extends its scope to include UAS manufacturers, vertiports, and water airports. It supports lifecycle data integration, traceability, and part recertification, promoting circularity and reducing aviation’s environmental footprint.
Together, these architectures form a forward-looking maintenance ecosystem that leverages digitalisation to enhance safety, resource efficiency, and sustainability.
D3.3: Digital innovative ground maintenance technologies: evaluation and results discussion
D4.1: Impact and Cost-Benefit assessment methodology
This document is the first deliverable of Di-PEGASUS Work Package 4 – “Impact Assessment Platform”, which focuses on the design and implementation of a digital platform to evaluate impacts and cost-benefit analysis across multiple domains, including economic, environmental, social, and regulatory.
The deliverable presents the initial methodological structure required to support such evaluation and consolidates research on relevant techniques, tools, standards, and procedures. It also explores different options for implementation, including building new tools or extending existing ones, and defines a shared data model to ensure consistency across all impact domains. These foundations will guide the development of the platform and support decision-making based on multi-criteria assessments aligned with stakeholders’ needs and evolving business models.
D4.2: Design process evaluation modules
D4.3: Impact Analysis Module
D4.4: Di-PEGASUS integrated platform
D5.1: Use case and Social Acceptance survey results
D6.2: Exploitation Plan and IPR strategies
D6.4: Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Report #2
D7.1 Project Management Plan
The main objectives of the PMP are to:
- ensure smooth implementation and timely completion of Di-PEGASUS activities; and
- guarantee the quality of the activities and deliverables of the project in line with the contractual obligations enclosed in the GA and in compliance with the Consortium Agreement (CA) signed by all Di-PEGASUS partners.
To this end, the PMP provides an overview of the management structure, describes the responsibilities of the partners, defines the procedures for ensuring the quality of project deliverables and for communication within and outside the consortium as well as presents procedures for progress monitoring and reporting.
Compliance with the PMP is mandatory for all project partners, although the PMP is not meant to replace neither the GA signed with the European Commission (EC), including its Annexes, nor the CA but is rather meant to complement them.
D8.1 OEI – Requirement No. 1
Di-PEGASUS activities foresee data sharing, hence also ethical aspects of sharing data between organisations will be important to address, as pointed out by the European Commission (EC) during the proposal evaluation and the grant agreement preparation phases, and as reported in the Ethics Summary Report (EthSR). Based on that assessment, ethical requirements were stated, including to appoint an external Ethical Advisor (EA), who will help the coordinator in properly handle any ethics issues in the project.
In this deliverable, the role of the EA is detailed as well as the overall ethical aspects of security, privacy and confidentiality within Di-PEGASUS activities.
