Current status and future perspectives for unmanned aircraft system operations in the US

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 313-329

  Dalamagkidis, K ^a   Valavanis, K P ^a   Piegl, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airworthiness; Certification; Classification; National airspace system (NAS); Ultralight; Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

AIRWORTHINESS; AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE; NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS); ULTRALIGHT VEHICLES; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) CLASSIFICATION;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 43249088217     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-008-9213-x     Document Type: Article

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