Unmanned aerial systems : early integration progress and considerations / Wilfred Sparks, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sparks, Wilfred, editor.

Series:

Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drone aircraft.

Micro air vehicles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are aircraft that do not carry a pilot aboard, but instead operate on pre-programmed routes or are manually controlled by following commands from pilot-operated ground control stations. Unauthorized UAS operations have, in some instances, compromised safety. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 directed FAA to take actions to safely integrate UASs into the national airspace. In response, FAA developed a phased approach to facilitate integration and established test sites among other things. This book addresses the status of FAA's progress toward safe integration of UASs into the national airspace; research and development support from FAA's test sites and other resources; and how other countries have progressed toward UAS integration into their airspace for commercial purposes.

Contents:

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS EARLY INTEGRATION PROGRESS AND CONSIDERATIONS ; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS EARLY INTEGRATION PROGRESS AND CONSIDERATIONS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: FAA CONTINUES PROGRESS TOWARD INTEGRATION INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE*; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Found; Abbreviations; Background; FAA Has Made Progress in the First Phase of UAS Integration; Developing Planning Documents; Issuing a Final Rule for Small UAS Operations; Creating Test Sites; Accommodating Limited UAS Operations

Collaborating with UAS StakeholdersFAA's Designated Test Sites have Conducted UAS Test Flights and Addressed Challenges; FAA's Designated Test Sites are Operating and Conducting UAS Operations; Test Sites Faced Challenges during their First Year; FAA Supports Additional Research and Development Efforts; Other Countries have Established Regulations, and Some Allow More Commercial Operations Than the United States; Numerous Countries Allow UAS Operations; UAS Regulations in Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom are Similar to Each Other and to Proposed Regulations in this Country

Other Countries Face Common Challenges to UAS IntegrationAgency Comments; Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; Appendix II: Selected Requirements and Status for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, as of December 2014; End Notes; Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF MARGARET GILLIGAN, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR AVIATION SAFETY, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. HEARING ON "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: KEY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SAFETY, INNOVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND PRIVACY"

Laying a Foundation and Taking the Next Step for Safe IntegrationBuilding on the Foundation for Safe Integration of UAS; Future Vision and Challenges; End Note; Chapter 3 TESTIMONY OF JOHN VILLASENOR, NONRESIDENT SENIOR FELLOW, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION. HEARING ON "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: KEY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SAFETY, INNOVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND PRIVACY" ; UAS: Growing Attention in Congress, and More Broadly; UAS and Privacy: An Important and Legitimate Concern; The February 2015 Presidential Memorandum on UAS Privacy; "Public Navigable Airspace"

How Protective Is the Current Legal Framework?Government UAS and the Fourth Amendment; Non-Government Unmanned Aircraft and Privacy; The Importance of First Amendment Consistency; Integrating UAS into the NAS: Meeting the Challenges; The Airspace Below 500 Feet: The Need for a New Approach; Autonomous Flight; Autonomous, Beyond-Line-of-Sight UAS Operation; Promoting Innovation and Economic Prosperity; End Notes

Chapter 4 TESTIMONY OF PAUL MISENER, VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY, AMAZON, INC. HEARING ON "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: KEY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SAFETY, INNOVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND PRIVACY"

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-660-5