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Determining a Safety Baseline for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Technical Paper
2011-01-2686
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) emerge as a viable, operational technology for potential civil and commercial applications in the National Airspace System (NAS). Although this new type of technology presents great potential, it also introduces a need for a thorough inquiry into its safety impact on the NAS. This study presents a systems-level approach to analyze the safety impact of introducing a new technology, such as UAS, into the NAS. Utilizing Safety Management Systems (SMS) principles and the existing regulatory structure, this paper outlines a methodology to determine a mandatory safety baseline for a specific area of interest regarding a new aviation technology, such as UAS Sense and Avoid. The proposed methodology is then employed to determine a baseline set of hazards and causal factors for the UAS Sense and Avoid problem domain and associated regulatory risk controls.
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Oztekin, A. and Lee, X., "Determining a Safety Baseline for Unmanned Aircraft Systems," SAE Technical Paper 2011-01-2686, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-2686.Also In
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