Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems

R. Kurt Barnhart, Douglas M. Marshall, Eric Shappee

Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Editors. List of Contributors. History. UAS Applications. The "System" in UAS. UAS Sensing – Theory and Practice. UAS Regulations, Standards, and Guidance. Human Factors in Unmanned Aerial Systems. Safety Assessments. Export Control and ITAR. Unmanned Aircraft System Design. UAS Airframe Design. UAS Propulsion System Design. UAS Subsystem Nexus: The Electrical System. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Communications. Command and Control. Unmanned Aircraft Subsystem Integration. Detect and Avoid. UAS in Public Safety. Cybersecurity Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C- UAS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Unmanned Traffic Management ("UTM"). The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Epilogue. Index.