This presentation covers the primary results of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS) Project Terminal Operations Foundational Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) simulation. The study tasked 16 pilots (half with manned piloting experience, and the other half with unmanned piloting experience) with maintaining "well clear" from other traffic while performing three different types of approaches into the Santa Rosa airport. A detect and avoid (DAA) system was provided to pilots to assist their ability to manage separation. The DAA system used in this test conformed to the criteria defined by RTCA Special Committee 228 (SC-228) in their Phase 1 Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for UAS intending to operate in the NAS. The Phase 1 system was not designed to account for terminal operations, focusing instead on en route operations. To account for this, three different alerting and guidance configurations were presently tested in order to determine their effect on pilots operating the system in the terminal area. Results indicated that pilots with the alerting and guidance condition that provided the least amount of assistance (fewer alert levels and guidance types) experienced slightly increased pilot response times and rates of losses of separation. Additional data is presented on the effects of approach type and descriptive data on pilot maneuver preferences and ATC interoperability.


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    Title :

    Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS) Project: Terminal Operations HITL 1: Primary Results


    Contributors:
    Rorie, Conrad (author) / Fern, Lisa (author) / Monk, Kevin (author) / Roberts, Zach (author) / Brandt, Summer (author)

    Conference:

    SC-228 Working Group 1 (DAA) Face to Face Meeting, RTCA ; 2017 ; Washington, DC, United States
    2018 Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION Forum) ; 2018 ; Atlanta, GA, United States


    Publication date :

    2017-12-05


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English