On Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System (eBook)

Foreword 7
Preface 9
Acknowledgements 11
Contents 13
Acronyms 16
Introduction 19
1.1 Motivation and Rationale 19
1.2 Background Information 20
1.3 Definitions and Clarifications 21
1.4 On Regulating Safety 24
1.5 Book Objectives and Outline 25
References 26
Aviation History and UAS 27
2.1 Early Designs 27
2.2 Modern Systems 29
2.3 Remarks 32
References 46
Current Manned Aviation Regulation 47
3.1 Introduction 47
3.2 Airworthiness Certification 49
3.3 Special Aircraft Categories 52
3.4 Pilot Certification 53
3.5 FAR Operation Rules 54
3.6 Airspace Classes 57
3.7 Regulation Development Models 58
References 59
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulation 61
4.1 Introduction 61
4.2 International Civil Aviation Organization 61
4.3 United States 62
4.4 Europe 67
4.5 Australia 71
4.6 Canada 71
4.7 Japan 72
4.8 Military Regulations 73
References 77
UAS Safety Assessment and Functional Requirements 81
5.1 Equivalent Level of Safety 81
5.2 Translating an Accident TLS to System Reliability Requirements 93
5.3 Case Studies 95
References 126
Thoughts and Recommendations on a UAS Integration Roadmap 127
6.1 Regulation Development 127
6.2 Operational Risk Reference System 130
6.3 UAS Classification 133
6.4 Certification Paths 140
6.5 Operator Training and Certification 142
6.6 Technology Issues 142
References 147
Epilogue 149
7.1 Why UAS? 149
7.2 UAS for Military Applications and Related Challenges 150
7.3 UAS for Civilian Applications: Challenges and Issues 152
7.4 Challenges, Enabling Technologies 156
7.5 The Road Ahead 157
References 158
Ground Fatality Probability Model Sensitivity Analysis 159
A.1 Background 159
A.2 Analysis 160
A.3 Discussion 161
References 168
UAS Reference 169
Index 215