Book ChapterDOI
Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the Nordic Challenges
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
In this paper, the authors introduce the Nordic as well as generic challenges for UAV operations and discuss the needs for further research on the challenges affecting safe UAS operations, including weather-related phenomena challenges overlap in both technological and operational categories but can be mitigated differently.Abstract:
The European Union (EU) regulations regarding the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that came into force in 2021 emphasise technological and operational safety. Those regulations have been developed on the common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The implementation of the regulations and compliant UAS operator activities are still the ground of the future. Therefore, it is essential to systematically gather information about all the factors affecting UAS operations in a safe and meaningful manner. This book chapter introduces the Nordic as well as generic challenges for UAS operations. The challenges can be divided into two main categories: technological and operational. Based on the extensive literature review and authors’ practical experience, both types of challenges are grouped by relevance topics. For example, the weather-related phenomena challenges overlap in both technological and operational categories but still can be mitigated differently. Technological challenges are usually mitigated by UAS design and human-computer interactions, while operational challenges may be mitigated with legislation and organisational activities and personal UAS operator qualities. Finally, the needs for further research on the challenges affecting safe UAS operations are discussed.read more
Citations
More filters
Proceedings ArticleDOI
Experimental Investigation of EMC Weaknesses in UAVs During Overhead Power Line Inspection
TL;DR: This work expanded the Hardware-based EMI Injection for Software Testing (HEIST) methodology to be able to monitor multiple signals simultaneously and recorded and detected continuous interference in the data signals as the UAV approached the power line.
Book ChapterDOI
Using a Semi-autonomous Drone Swarm to Support Wildfire Management - A Concept of Operations Development Study
TL;DR: In this article , the authors provide insights into a human factors-oriented concept of operations (ConOps), which can be applied for future semi-autonomous drone swarms to support the management of wildfires.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Co-registration of multitemporal uav image datasets for monitoring applications: A new approach
TL;DR: In this paper, an image based co-registration (IBCR) approach is proposed to automate the co-registering of image blocks without the use of ground control points.
Proceedings ArticleDOI
Design and use of “Drone” to support the radio navigation aids flight inspection
TL;DR: An unmanned aerial system (UAS) for preliminary validation of radio navigation aids before an actual flight inspection is performed and a novel electromagnetic interference-free (EMI-free) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is presented.
Journal ArticleDOI
Lost in Debate: The Safety of Domestic Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Abstract: The United States is poised to integrate commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace and enable government entities to use UAS in a more expedient manner. This policy change, mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, offers new economic, social and scientific opportunities as well as enhanced law enforcement capacity. However, such benefits will be accompanied by concerns over misuse and abuse of the new technologies by criminals and terrorists. Privacy has been the focus of public debate over the more widespread use of UAS. This paper examines a variety of issues related to allowing broad UAS operations in domestic airspace, and puts forth that safety should be the top priority of policy makers in their effort to integrate UAS into the national airspace system. This article is available in Journal of Strategic Security: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol7/iss4/5
Journal ArticleDOI
Automated Snow Extent Mapping Based on Orthophoto Images from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
TL;DR: In this paper, a simple classification approach has been implemented to discriminate between snow-free and snow-covered terrain, using k-means clustering and orthophoto images generated using the Structure-from-Motion (SfM) algorithm from oblique aerial photographs taken by UAVs.
Journal ArticleDOI
Function Allocation Strategies for the Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) System, and Their Impact on Skills and Training Requirements for UTM Operators
TL;DR: A cognitive task analysis related to the task of the UTM manager is discussed with the goal of determining display requirements for that role, and the types of operations that the manager would perform and the training needed to facilitate the acquisition of the manager’s knowledge, skills, and responsibilities are considered.