Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

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Hirotomo Osanai

  • Profile
    2001 Joined eAccess K.K. (now Softbank Corp.) as a first-year graduate, engaged in launching and operating ADSL business
    In charge of NOC operation and planning in the network operation department from 2001 to 2009
    Appointed chief Line engineer from 2006 to 2015
    From 2009 to 2017, responsible for investment planning/planning, detailed design and construction of transmission NW and construction of own transmission lines for base stations
    2018 Participated in drone business strategic planning and HAPS project for HAPS Mobile (now Softbank).
    Currently, my research activities are focused on HAPS aircraft development/type certification (TC).
  • Research area
    • HAPS Aircraft Development/Type Certification (TC)
    • HAPS Navigation, Surveillance and Regulation
    • Comman & Control (C2) link radio (including satellite)
    • DAA (Detect & Avoid)
    • Stratospheric Flight Operations Management System
    • Stratospheric Meteorological Research for HAPS
  • Major achievements
    • 2023 SoftBank Takes on the Challenge! Strategy for Establishing a HAPS Aviation System
    • 2019 [patent] Guidance system, aircraft carrier, management device, program, and management method
    • HAPS Alliance
      [2020-] Aviation-Working Group Member
    • RTCA
      [2020~] SC-228 (Minimum Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems) member
    • The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC)
      [2019-2021] Member of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Committee
      [2021-] Member of Next Generation Air Mobility Committee
      [2022-] Member of International Committee
    • Aviation Innovation Development Association (AIDA)
      [2020~] Member of Japan RPAS expert Committee (JRPAS)
    • Air Traffic Control Association , Japan
      [2022~] Corporate Supporting Member
    • Typhoon Science and Technology Research Center (TRC)
      [2023~] Typhoon Science and Technology Creation and Social Implementation Consortium, Corporate Supporting Member
  • How to spend holidays
    Inspired by a commercial pilot on the same team, I obtained Student Pilot Certificate in February 2024 and started pilot training in a Cessna 172P aircraft. Although it is only once a month, I am experiencing the fun and rigor of the skies.