Public Meeting

On December 30, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selected six Unnmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Test Sites. This selection was Congressionally mandated by section 332 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95). The FAA is working closely with the Test Sites to guide research programs toward specific goals such as System Safety & Data Gathering, Aircraft Certification, Command & Control Link Issues, Control Station Layout & Certification, Ground & Airborne Sense & Avoid, and Environmental Impacts that will help the FAA safely integrate UAS into the national airspace system. On May 8, 2015, the FAA selected a Mississippi State University team as the FAA's Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (COE UAS). The COE will focus on research, education, and training in areas critical to safe and successful integration of UAS into the nation's airspace. The FAA will support seven public meetings during August and September, 2015. These meetings will be hosted by the six unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Test Sites and UAS Center of Excellence (COE). The purpose of these meetings is to discuss innovation and opportunities at the Test Sites and COE.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $20000
• Contract Numbers:

  15-C-UAS-MSU-06

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

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

  Mississippi State University

  1021 Balch Boulevard
  Stennis Space Center, MS  United States  39529
• Performing Organizations:

  Mississippi State University

  1021 Balch Boulevard
  Stennis Space Center, MS  United States  39529
• Principal Investigators:

  Poss, James

• Start Date: 20150901
• Expected Completion Date: 20150930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Centers of Excellence
• Subprogram: Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airspace (Aeronautics); Certification; Data collection; Drones; Education and training; Environment; Research projects; System safety
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01589873
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE)
• Contract Numbers: 15-C-UAS-MSU-06
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 5 2016 12:04PM