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Operational Overview for UAS Integration in the NAS Project Flight Test Series 3The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System Project has conducted a series of flight tests intended to support the reduction of barriers that prevent unmanned aircraft from flying without the required waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration. The 2015 Flight Test Series 3, supported two separate test configurations. The first configuration investigated the timing of Detect and Avoid alerting thresholds using a radar equipped unmanned vehicle and multiple live intruders flown at varying encounter geometries. The second configuration included a surrogate unmanned vehicle (flown from a ground control station, with a safety pilot on board) flying a mission in a virtual air traffic control airspace sector using research pilot displays and Detect and Avoid advisories to maintain separation from live and virtual aircraft. The test was conducted over an eight-week span within the R-2508 Special Use Airspace. Over 200 encounters were flown for the first configuration, and although the second configuration was cancelled after three data collection flights, Flight Test 3 proved to be invaluable for the purposes of planning, managing, and execution of this type of integrated flight test.
Document ID
20170005541
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Valkov, Steffi B. (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Sternberg, Daniel (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Marston, Michael (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
June 14, 2017
Publication Date
June 5, 2017
Subject Category
Aeronautics (General)
Engineering (General)
Report/Patent Number
AFRC-E-DAA-TN30923
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aviation 2017
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: June 5, 2017
End Date: June 9, 2017
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NND08RR01B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
unmanned aircraft systems
UAS in the NAS
Unmanned

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