Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Douglas M. Marshall, J.D., is the president of TrueNorth Consulting LLC and an adjunct professor at the International Aviation Law Institute, De Paul University College of Law. Previously, he was division manager, UAS regulations and standards development at the Physical Science Laboratory, New Mexico State University; and professor of aviation at the University of North Dakota. He has participated full-time in UAS-related activities for more than 10 years, coedited and authored several books and publications, and served on numerous committees dedicated to the development of UAS. Currently, he chairs the ASTM F38.02.01 Task Group on Standards for Operations Over People. Richard K. Barnhart, Ph.D., is a professor, associate dean of research, executive director of the Applied Aviation Research Center, and graduate faculty member at Kansas State Polytechnic. Previously, he was the head of the Aviation Department at Kansas State Polytechnic, and associate professor and acting department chair of the Aerospace Technology Department at Indiana State University. Dr. Barnhart holds an airframe and power plant certificate with inspection authorization, and is a former FAA-designated examiner for aircraft maintenance technicians. His industry experience includes work as an R&D inspector with Rolls-Royce Engine Company and as a systems instructor for American Trans Air. Eric Shappee has been active in the field of aviation since 1986, and teaching since 1995. He is currently a professor of aviation in the Professional Pilot Program at Kansas State Polytechnic. He holds a commercial pilot certificate with instrument, multiengine, and glider ratings. He is a certified flight instructor with gold seal and a member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators. He has attended the NTSB Academy, developed several risk assessment tools for Kansas State Polytechnic and other aviation organizations, and worked with unmanned aerial systems including the Predator and Aerosonde. Michael Thomas Most, Ph.D., is the academic lead of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program at Kansas State Polytechnic. Previously, Dr. Most was an associate professor and chair of the Department of Aviation Technologies at Southern Illinois University. He has authored numerous articles for technical and refereed journals on aviation, aircraft design, and the use of GIS to investigate aviation-related environmental externalities, and delivered several peer-reviewed papers on these same topics. He holds FAA private pilot and A&P technician certificates, as well as ASTM National Center for Aerospace and Transportation Technologies avionics certification.

History
Charles Jarnot, Edited by Ben Trapnell


UAS Applications
Mark Blanks


The "System" in UAS
Joshua Brungardt with Kurt Barnhart


UAS Sensing: Theory and Practice
Gabe Ladd


U.S. Aviation Regulatory System
Douglas M. Marshall


Human Factors in Unmanned Aerial Systems
Warren Jensen


Safety Assessments
Eric J. Shappee


Export Control and ITAR
Eric McClafferty and Rose Mooney


Unmanned Aircraft System Design
Brian Argrow


UAS Airframe and Powerplant Design
Michael Most


UAS Subsystem Nexus: The Electrical System
Michael Most


Communication Systems
Saeed M. Khan


Command and Control
Nathan Maresch


Unmanned Aircraft Subsystem Integration
William H. Semke


Detect and Avoid
Dallas Brooks and Stephen Cook


Policy and Public Perception
Ben Miller


The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
R. Kurt Barnhart


Epilogue: A Final Word
Richard Kurt Barnhart, Douglas M. Marshall, Michael T. Most, and Eric J. Shappee