scholarly journals SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport

Drones ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Carol Martinez ◽  
Pedro J. Sanchez-Cuevas ◽  
Simos Gerasimou ◽  
Abhishek Bera ◽  
Miguel A. Olivares-Mendez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Limited Support ◽  
Safety Features ◽  
Operation Risk

Deploying Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in safety- and business-critical operations requires demonstrating compliance with applicable regulations and a comprehensive understanding of the residual risk associated with the UAS operation. To support these activities and enable the safe deployment of UAS into civil airspace, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has established a UAS regulatory framework that mandates the execution of safety risk assessment for UAS operations in order to gain authorization to carry out certain types of operations. Driven by this framework, the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) released the Specific Operation Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology that guides the systematic risk assessment for UAS operations. However, existing work on SORA and its applications focuses mainly on single UAS operations, offering limited support for assuring operations conducted with multiple UAS and with autonomous features. Therefore, the work presented in this paper analyzes the application of SORA for a Multi-UAS airframe inspection (AFI) operation, that involves deploying multiple UAS with autonomous features inside an airport. We present the decision-making process of each SORA step and its application to a multiple UAS scenario. The results shows that the procedures and safety features included in the Multi-AFI operation such as workspace segmentation, the independent multi-UAS AFI crew proposed, and the mitigation actions provide confidence that the operation can be conducted safely and can receive a positive evaluation from the competent authorities. We also present our key findings from the application of SORA and discuss how it can be extended to better support multi-UAS operations.

scholarly journals Unmanned Aircraft Systems Risk Assessment Based on SORA for First Responders and Disaster Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5364
Author(s):  
Paweł Janik ◽  
Maciej Zawistowski ◽  
Radosław Fellner ◽  
Grzegorz Zawistowski
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
The One ◽  
Risk Assessment Methodology ◽  
Assistance Project

Worldwide, there is a significant increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by emergency services. They offer a lot of possibilities during rescue operations. Such a wide application for various purposes and environments causes many threats related to their use. To minimize the risks associated with conducting air operations with UAVs, the application of the SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment) methodology will be important. Due to its level of detail, it is a methodology adapted to civilian use. In this article, the authors’ team will try to develop guidelines and directions for adapting SORA to the requirements of the operational work of emergency services. Thus, the following article aims to present the most important risks related to conducting operations with the use of UAVs by first responders (FRs), and to show the sample risk analysis performed for this type of operation on the example of the ASSISTANCE project. The paper describes, on the one hand, possibilities offered by UAVs in crisis or disaster management and step-by-step Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA), and on the other hand, presents possible threats, consequences and methods of their mitigation during FR missions.

Preliminary Risk Assessment for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence C. Barr ◽  
Richard Newman ◽  
Ersin Ancel ◽  
Christine M. Belcastro ◽  
John V. Foster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Aircraft Systems

O.R.C.U.S. risk assessment tool for operations of light UAS above Germany

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Hirling ◽  
Florian Holzapfel
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Flight Operations ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
First Time

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA’s) Prototype Regulation on Unmanned Aircraft Operation and introduce the tool Operational Risk Considerations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (O.R.C.U.S.). In contrast to existing airworthiness regulations for civil manned aircraft, EASA’s approach is focussed on flight operations and not aircraft, a significant change for the domain of civil airworthiness. Design/methodology/approach O.R.C.U.S. is a software risk analysis tool developed by the corresponding author. It encompasses all relevant factors for flight operations of light Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) above populated areas in Germany. The tool generates predictions of possible fatalities in the event of a light Unmanned Aircraft crash through the use of validated statistics and considering the time and location of a mission. An example mission, including a discussion of the results, is provided to demonstrate and discuss the capabilities of O.R.C.U.S. Findings EASA’s Prototype Regulation on Unmanned Aircraft Operation makes a sound risk assessment of UAS flight operations indispensable. O.R.C.U.S. is able to increase risk awareness for operators and airworthiness authorities even if only less to none information about the UAS is available, supporting the possible approval of such an operation. Originality/value In this paper, O.R.C.U.S. is presented for the first time. O.R.C.U.S. can provide risk estimations for UAS operations in Germany, even if only minimum information about the UAS is available. In contrast to other tools, O.R.C.U.S. offers a unique risk prediction by combining aspects of the flying Unmanned Aircraft as well as the overflown area.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Investigation of UAS Regulations in Europe and the Impact on Effective Use and Economic Potential

Drones ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Ahmed Alamouri ◽  
Astrid Lampert ◽  
Markus Gerke
Keyword(s):  
Legal Framework ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Human Injury

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have rapidly become more common in various applications. At the same time, the need for a safe UAS operation is of great importance to minimize and avoid risks that could arise with the deployment of this technology. With these requirements, UAS regulators in the European Union (EU) are making large efforts to enable a reliable legal framework of conditions for UAS operation to keep up with new capabilities of this technology and to minimize the risk of property damage and, most importantly, human injury. A recent outcome of the mentioned efforts is that new EU drone regulations are into force since 1 January 2021. In this paper we aim to provide a sound overview of recent EU drone regulations and the main changes to the rules since the first wave of regulations adopted in 2017. We highlight how such new rules help or hinder the use of UAS technology and its economic potential in scientific and commercial sectors by providing an exploratory investigation of UAS legal frames in Europe. An example of the impact of legislation on the operation of one particular UAS in Germany is provided, which has been in use since 2013 for atmospheric research.

FLIGHT SAFETY OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS IN NON-SEGREGATED AIRSPACE

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 801-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Sergeevich Alyoshin ◽  
Valeriy Leonidovich Sukhanov ◽  
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Shibaev
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Aircraft Systems
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