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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS) Project: Terminal Operations HITL 1: Primary ResultsThis presentation covers the primary results of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS) Project Terminal Operations Foundational Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) simulation. The study tasked 16 pilots (half with manned piloting experience, and the other half with unmanned piloting experience) with maintaining "well clear" from other traffic while performing three different types of approaches into the Santa Rosa airport. A detect and avoid (DAA) system was provided to pilots to assist their ability to manage separation. The DAA system used in this test conformed to the criteria defined by RTCA Special Committee 228 (SC-228) in their Phase 1 Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for UAS intending to operate in the NAS. The Phase 1 system was not designed to account for terminal operations, focusing instead on en route operations. To account for this, three different alerting and guidance configurations were presently tested in order to determine their effect on pilots operating the system in the terminal area. Results indicated that pilots with the alerting and guidance condition that provided the least amount of assistance (fewer alert levels and guidance types) experienced slightly increased pilot response times and rates of losses of separation. Additional data is presented on the effects of approach type and descriptive data on pilot maneuver preferences and ATC interoperability.
Document ID
20180001287
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Rorie, Conrad
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Fern, Lisa
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Monk, Kevin
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Roberts, Zach
(San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Brandt, Summer
(San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
February 20, 2018
Publication Date
December 5, 2017
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN50132
ARC-E-DAA-TN49168
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2018 Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION Forum)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 25, 2018
End Date: June 29, 2018
Sponsors: Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 425425.04.02.01.01
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX17AE07A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
terminal environmen
detect and avoid
unmanned aircraft systems
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