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Thoughts and Recommendations on a UAS Integration Roadmap

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On Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System

Part of the book series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering ((ISCA,volume 54))

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There are a number of issues any UAS integration roadmap must take into account. UAS are different in their construction, applications, flight characteristics and failure modes and these differences must be acknowledged. The risk reference systems used in manned aviation also don’t apply due to the lack of people on board the aircraft. An appropriate classification of UAS for regulatory purposes is required, since due to their wide range of sizes and designs, it is not possible to come up with a “one size, fits all” policy framework. Equipment certification and Pilot/Operator training procedures must also be re-evaluated before being applied to UAS. Finally there are some technological issues that need to be resolved, primarily with respect to “sense and avoid”, but also regarding sensors, communications systems, launch and recovery systems, propulsion systems, etc.

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  1. Institut für Informatik VI, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstraße 3, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany

    Konstantinos Dalamagkidis

  2. Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Denver, S. York Street 2390, Clarence M. Knudson Hall, 80208, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Kimon P. Valavanis

  3. Dept. Computer Science & Engineering, University of South Florida, E. Fowler Ave. 4202, 33620, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Dr. Les A. Piegl

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Dalamagkidis, K., Valavanis, K.P., Piegl, L.A. (2012). Thoughts and Recommendations on a UAS Integration Roadmap. In: On Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2479-2_7

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