scholarly journals Usability Test of a Prototype Uas Awareness Interface for Public Users

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
Lynne Martin ◽  
Kimberly Jobe ◽  
Faisal Omar ◽  
Cesar Ramirez ◽  
Jeffrey Homola
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Unmanned Aerial System ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Task Set ◽  
The Public ◽  
Usability Test ◽  
Aerial Systems ◽  
Existing Data

A tool to give the public a window into Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) operations was created from an existing data collection tool. The interface included a map and a table showing details about UAS operations that could be queried in a number of ways. Eleven participants attended the study, successfully completing a 19-item task set in about 30 minutes. They correctly found information for 87% of the non-subjective tasks at a rate of around a minute per task and rated the usability of the tool at the end of the session above the industry benchmark. Participants gave favorable reviews of the “public portal tool”, even reporting that they would be satisfied with less information than it presented. There were one or two elements of the display that users found distracting and some navigation functions that need improvement but, on balance, the public representatives liked the features they saw in, and had few criticisms of, the public portal tool. One important issue for the small Unmanned Aerial System community to resolve will be how much or how little information should be available about UTM operations to members of the public.

LIGHTER-THAN-AIR (LTA) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) CARRIER CONCEPT FOR SURVAILLANCE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1255
Author(s):  
Ahmad Salahuddin Mohd Harithuddin ◽  
Mohd Fazri Sedan ◽  
Syaril Azrad Md Ali ◽  
Shattri Mansor ◽  
Hamid Reza Jifroudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Unmanned Aerial System ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Operational Safety ◽  
In Situ Methods ◽  
Aerial Systems

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has many advantages in the fields of SURVAILLANCE and disaster management compared to space-borne observation, manned missions and in situ methods. The reasons include cost effectiveness, operational safety, and mission efficiency. This has in turn underlined the importance of UAS technology and highlighted a growing need in a more robust and efficient unmanned aerial vehicles to serve specific needs in SURVAILLANCE and disaster management. This paper first gives an overview on the framework for SURVAILLANCE particularly in applications of border control and disaster management and lists several phases of SURVAILLANCE and service descriptions. Based on this overview and SURVAILLANCE phases descriptions, we show the areas and services in which UAS can have significant advantage over traditional methods.

scholarly journals Development of a Flexible and Expandable UTM Simulator Based on Open Sources and Platforms

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Sugjoon Yoon ◽  
Dongcho Shin ◽  
Younghoon Choi ◽  
Kyungtae Park
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Present Design ◽  
Independent Process ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Aerial Systems

In order to study air traffic control of UAS’s (Unmanned Aerial Systems) in very low altitudes, the UTM (UAS Traffic Management) simulator has to be as flexible and expandable as other research simulators because relevant technologies and regulations are not matured enough at this stage. Available approaches using open sources and platforms are investigated to be used in the UTM simulator. The fundamental rationale for selection is availability of necessary resources to build a UTM simulator. Integration efforts to build a UTM simulator are elaborated, using Ardupilot, MavProxi, Cesium, and VWorld, which are selected from the thorough field study. Design requirements of a UTM simulator are determined by analyzing UTM services defined by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and Eurocontrol. The UTM simulator, named eUTM, is composed of three components: UOS (UTM Operating System), UTM, and multiple GCSs (Ground Control Stations). GCSs are responsible for generation of flight paths of various UASs. UTM component copies functions of a real UTM such as monitoring and controlling air spaces. UOS provides simulation of environment such as weather, and controls the whole UTM simulator system. UOS also generates operation scenarios of UTM, and resides on the same UTM computer as an independent process. Two GCS simulators are connected to the UTM simulator in the present configuration, but the UTM simulator can be expanded to include up to 10 GCS simulators in the present design. In order to demonstrate the flexibility and expandability of eUTM simulator, several operation scenarios are realized and typical deconfliction scenarios among them are tested with a deconfliction algorithm. During the study, some limits are identified with applied open sources and platforms, which have to be resolved in order to obtain a flexible and expandable UTM simulator supporting relevant studies. Most of them are related to interfacing individual sources and platforms which use different program languages and communication drivers.

Aircraft Classification Using RADAR from small Unmanned Aerial Systems for Scalable Traffic Management Emergency Response Operations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chester Dolph ◽  
George Szatkowski ◽  
Henry Holbrook ◽  
Chris Morris ◽  
Larry Ticatch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Aerial Systems

scholarly journals Controlling the Operation Process of the Unmanned Aerial System

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-36
Author(s):  
Leszek Ułanowicz ◽  
Michał Jóźko ◽  
Paweł Szczepaniak
Keyword(s):  
Technical Condition ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Unmanned Aerial System ◽  
Operation System ◽  
Mutual Relation ◽  
Operation Process ◽  
Credible Information ◽  
Technical Operation ◽  
And Control ◽  
Aerial Systems

Abstract The development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) encountered the problem of controlling the process of technical operation. The literature that is available to the authors lacks credible information concerning the principles of specifying the strategy and control of the process of UAS operation. Hence, it is necessary to recognise and interpret the basic UAS operation features. The purpose of the publication is to present the properties of the UAS as an object of operation and the mutual relation of the technical operation process with the UAS’ technical condition alteration process. We present the results of analyses in terms of functionality and the UAS’ utility potential. The publication pays special attention to the properties of the UAS as an object of operation. The paper includes the analysis of the UAS operation principles and the specification of the advantage and disadvantage of those principles, i.e. using a non-repairable UAS until damaged, using a repairable UAS until damaged, periodical technical servicing, continuous diagnostic operation. The proposals for the control models in the UAS operation system have also been included.

scholarly journals Machine Learning and Cognitive Ergonomics in Air Traffic Management: Recent Developments and Considerations for Certification

Aerospace ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Kistan ◽  
Alessandro Gardi ◽  
Roberto Sabatini
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Cognitive Ergonomics ◽  
Traffic Flow Management ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Aerial Systems

Resurgent interest in artificial intelligence (AI) techniques focused research attention on their application in aviation systems including air traffic management (ATM), air traffic flow management (ATFM), and unmanned aerial systems traffic management (UTM). By considering a novel cognitive human–machine interface (HMI), configured via machine learning, we examined the requirements for such techniques to be deployed operationally in an ATM system, exploring aspects of vendor verification, regulatory certification, and end-user acceptance. We conclude that research into related fields such as explainable AI (XAI) and computer-aided verification needs to keep pace with applied AI research in order to close the research gaps that could hinder operational deployment. Furthermore, we postulate that the increasing levels of automation and autonomy introduced by AI techniques will eventually subject ATM systems to certification requirements, and we propose a means by which ground-based ATM systems can be accommodated into the existing certification framework for aviation systems.

scholarly journals PENGARUH CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS TERHADAP KEBUTUHAN GYMNASIUM DI CIVITAS AKADEMIKA UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA SURABAYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 348
Author(s):  
Ragilia Indah Lutfiana
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Fitness Center ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Techniques

Fitness center / gymnasium is one of the sports favored by the public because in the fitness center has a range of tools and facilities that have been designed so that it can be used as a tool for physical exercise that right. So the longer the gymnasium has also become a necessity for people, Necessity (need) here are divided into two categories, felt or perceived (subject assessment) and evaluated (clinical diagnosis).This study uses a quantitative approach. While the survey research techniques are activities taking samples from a population and using questionnaires as the main data collection tool to understand the needs of students related Airlangga University gymnasium. The results of the study that students need a gymnasium facilities are only accessible by only academy person and in which there is a pool and a cafeteria. This may indicate that students are given follow the advice of doctors to perform the sport swim and is in accordance with the desired exercise by students.

scholarly journals Unmanned aerial systems (uas or drones) and data protection: some reflections on recreational drones and their privacy impact

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-52
Author(s):  
Jose Zamora Manzano
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Unmanned Aerial System ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Aerial Systems

Edycja ANGIELSKI Nowadays, in order to fly a drone weighing less than 250 grams, it is not necessary to take any kind of exam or theoretical knowledge through the EASA, but simply to familiarise oneself with the user manual which, although it normally contains the flight instructions, does not contain references to data protection or its legislation. The problem may arise from the fact that the drone is considered a toy in accordance with Directive 2009/48/EC, and that it has sensors capable of capturing images. In addition, there is no minimum age requirement for remote pilots of these toys operating in subcategory A1 specified in Part A of the Annex to this Regulation with a class C0 UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) as defined in Part 1 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945; although twelve years is the age for pilots of mass up to 250 grams, which are not considered toys, for the use of UAS in subcategory A1, as provided for in section UAS.OPEN.020, Part A of the Annex to the Implementing Regulation. In this study we will analyse the privacy and data issues that affect the European and Spanish regulation on UAS.

scholarly journals Semi-analytical range and endurance computation of battery-powered multi-copter unmanned aerial systems under steady wind conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (14) ◽  
pp. 5282-5294
Author(s):  
Ameya Godbole ◽  
Kamesh Subbarao ◽  
Atilla Dogan ◽  
Brian Huff
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Close Agreement ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Unmanned Aerial System ◽  
Analytical Range ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Aerial Systems ◽  
Analytical Approaches ◽  
System Operating

The range and endurance of an unmanned aerial system operating nominally in an outdoor environment depends upon the available power and environmental factors like the magnitude and direction of the prevailing wind. This paper focuses on the development of semi-analytical approaches to computing the range and endurance of battery-powered multi-copter unmanned aerial system under varying wind conditions. The analytically derived range is verified against a comprehensive unmanned aerial system simulation which includes experimentally validated elements such as the propulsion system and electric power consumption modules. It is shown that the analytical approach yields the range maps in close agreement with the simulation results.

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