Unmanned aircraft collision avoidance - Technology assessment and evaluation methods

Proceedings of the 7th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 290-299

  Lacher, Andrew R ^a   Maroney, David R ^a   Zeitlin, Andrew D ^a  

^a MITRE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; HAZARDS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CIVIL AIRSPACE; EVALUATION METHODS; KEY ISSUES; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES; SYSTEM LEVELS; UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84890342737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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