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[Micron]ADS-B Detect and Avoid Flight Tests on Phantom 4 Unmanned Aircraft SystemResearchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California and Vigilant Aerospace Systems collaborated for the flight-test demonstration of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast based collision avoidance technology on a small unmanned aircraft system equipped with the uAvionix Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast transponder. The purpose of the testing was to demonstrate that National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Vigilant software and algorithms, commercialized as the FlightHorizon UAS"TM", are compatible with uAvionix hardware systems and the DJI Phantom 4 small unmanned aircraft system. The testing and demonstrations were necessary for both parties to further develop and certify the technology in three key areas: flights beyond visual line of sight, collision avoidance, and autonomous operations. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Vigilant Aerospace Systems have developed and successfully flight-tested an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Detect and Avoid system on the Phantom 4 small unmanned aircraft system. The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Detect and Avoid system architecture is especially suited for small unmanned aircraft systems because it integrates: 1) miniaturized Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast hardware; 2) radio data-link communications; 3) software algorithms for real-time Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data integration, conflict detection, and alerting; and 4) a synthetic vision display using a fully-integrated National Aeronautics and Space Administration geobrowser for three dimensional graphical representations for ownship and air traffic situational awareness. The flight-test objectives were to evaluate the performance of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Detect and Avoid collision avoidance technology as installed on two small unmanned aircraft systems. In December 2016, four flight tests were conducted at Edwards Air Force Base. Researchers in the ground control station looking at displays were able to verify the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast target detection and collision avoidance resolutions.
Document ID
20180000575
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Arteaga, Ricardo
(NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Dandachy, Mike
(Jacobs Technology, Inc. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Truong, Hong
(California Univ. Davis, CA, United States)
Aruljothi, Arun
(Stevens Inst. of Tech. Hoboken, NJ, United States)
Vedantam, Mihir
(Kansas Univ. Lawrence, KS, United States)
Epperson, Kraettli
(Vigilant Aerospace System Inc. Oklahoma City, OK, United States)
McCartney, Reed
(Vigilant Aerospace System Inc. Oklahoma City, OK, United States)
Date Acquired
January 17, 2018
Publication Date
January 8, 2018
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
AFRC-E-DAA-TN45087
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual AIAA Science and technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech) 2018
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: January 8, 2018
End Date: January 12, 2018
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NND08RR01B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
avoidance
ADS-B
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