Surveillance Criticality for SAA

North Carolina State University is leading a team of researchers from the University of North Dakota, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, Mississippi State, The Ohio State and Oregon State Universities to determine if UAS can safely use current surveillance equipment, such as transponders, GPS beacons and collision avoidance systems. First, they are studying how manned aircraft and air traffic controllers interact using this equipment to avoid collisions. Next, they will see if controllers and UAS operators can use current equipment to provide the same safety for UAS. Finally, they will investigate emerging technology to see if UAS can avoid collisions autonomously. This research will help the FAA set standards for airborne sense and avoid systems to potentially allow UAS to avoid collisions autonomously.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Contract Numbers:

  15-C-UAS-NCSU-01

  15-C-UAS-ERAU-03

  15-C-UAS-UND-02

  15-C-UAS-MSU-04

  15-C-UAS-OSU-02

  15-C-UAS-ORSU-01

  15-C-UAS-MSU

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Managing Organizations:

  Mississippi State University

  Mississippi State, MS  United States  39762
• Project Managers:

  Saunders-Hodge, Sabrina

• Performing Organizations:

  North Carolina State University

  Raleigh, NC  United States 

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  600 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard
  Daytona Beach, Fl  United States  32114

  University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

  Grand Forks, ND  United States 

  Oregon State University, Corvallis

  220 Owen Hall
  Corvallis, OR  United States  97331

  Ohio State University

  Columbus, OH  United States 

  Mississippi State University

  Mississippi State, MS  United States  39762
• Principal Investigators:

  Snyder, Kyle

  Moallemi, Mohammad

  Gregory, James

  Wing, Michael

  Semke, William

  Brooks, Dallas

• Start Date: 20150801
• Expected Completion Date: 20170830
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Centers of Excellence
• Subprogram: Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Aircraft operations; Aircraft pilotage; Aircraft separation; Airspace utilization; Aviation safety; Crash avoidance systems; Drones; Risk assessment
• Identifier Terms: National Airspace System
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01589869
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE)
• Contract Numbers: 15-C-UAS-NCSU-01, 15-C-UAS-ERAU-03, 15-C-UAS-UND-02, 15-C-UAS-MSU-04, 15-C-UAS-OSU-02, 15-C-UAS-ORSU-01, 15-C-UAS-MSU
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 5 2016 9:57AM