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Flight Test Evaluation of an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) Concept for Multiple Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) OperationsThis study evaluates a traffic management concept designed to enable simultaneous operations of multiple small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the national airspace system (NAS). A five-day flight-test activity is described that examined the feasibility of operating multiple UAS beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of their respective operators in the same airspace. Over the five-day campaign, three groups of five flight crews operated a total of eleven different aircraft. Each group participated in four flight scenarios involving five simultaneous missions. Each vehicle was operated BVLOS up to 1.5 miles from the pilot in command. Findings and recommendations are presented to support the feasibility and safety of routine BVLOS operations for small UAS.
Document ID
20180000587
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Johnson, Marcus
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Jung, Jaewoo
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Rios, Joseph
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mercer, Joey
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Homola, Jeffrey
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Prevot, Thomas
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mulfinger, Daniel
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Kopardekar, Parimal
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
January 17, 2018
Publication Date
June 1, 2017
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN49880
Meeting Information
Meeting: USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar (ATM2017)
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 26, 2017
End Date: June 30, 2017
Sponsors: Federal Aviation Administration, EUROCONTROL
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
UA
UTM
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