Establishing a risk-based separation standard for unmanned aircraft self separation

Proceedings of the 9th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 261-267

  Weibel, Roland E ^a   Edwards, Matthew W M ^a   Fernandes, Caroline S ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Safety; Sense and avoid; Separation standards; Unmanned aircraft; Well clear

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AVIATION; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AIR TRAFFICS; AVIATION REGULATIONS; CIVIL AIRSPACE; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SELF SEPARATIONS; SENSE AND AVOID; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 84941787496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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