“For safe and efficient operation of UAM, it is necessary to secure low-altitude urban flight safety.”

SKT UAM team leader Shin Sang-hoon said the above while explaining the special features of the UAM operation traffic management system at the '2022 SK TECH SUMMIT' held at the Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 8th and 9th.

The UAM traffic management system is a system that can control traffic for aircraft operated by multiple operators. For example, it refers to systems that existing airlines such as Korean Air can operate.

The new leader claimed, “Unlike existing aviation systems, UAM operates at altitudes between 300 and 600 meters above urban areas, so altitude information is important to ensure safety.”

SKT's UAM operation management system integrates flight planning and operation monitoring into a single operation management system, supports simplified entry of flight information, and enables advance verification of flight plans, thereby increasing operational efficiency and convenience. In addition, unlike existing aviation systems that usually control in 2D, SKT configures maps in 3D and adds time information to ensure punctuality and manage collisions, he said.

The new leader said, “We can support safe low-altitude urban operations through AI-based preemptive prevention, such as sending notifications through automatic monitoring when the flight path deviates,” and “In addition, the Flight Support Information System (SDSS), which provides terrain, weather, noise, and radio material information, can be shared with aircraft, vertiports, etc.”

Meanwhile, this event was the first offline event since COVID-19, with 17 SK Group companies participating to showcase 127 technologies in 10 fields including AI, semiconductors, cloud, and security.