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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 107 - Boulder - March 2011
Agenda Location	6 SUBCOMMITTEE C – AVIONICS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION 6.1 Research Activities for UAS National Airspace System Integration
Title	Research Activities for UAS National Airspace System Integration
Presenter	Stan Pszczolkowski & Karen Buondonno
Affiliation	FAA
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Abstract	Stan Pszczolkowski and Karen Buondonna FAA Technical Center Abstract Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) experts at the William J. Hughes Technical Center, near Atlantic City, NJ, have stepped into the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) research and testing arena with a program that focuses on integrating UAS operations into the National Airspace System (NAS). A blend of laboratory modeling and simulation, and actual flight-testing are key components to these efforts. The FAA’s main concern about UAS operations in the NAS is safety. It is critical that these aircraft neither endanger other users of the NAS nor compromise the safety of persons and property on the ground. The aviation community’s interest in using UAS for a broad range of purposes is increasing, making wider UAS access to the NAS a priority. The FAA is working closely with stakeholders in the UAS community to develop and validate appropriate operational procedures, regulatory standards and policies for routine NAS access. The FAA is addressing these challenges through vigorous UAS research and testing programs managed by its Research and Technology Development Office. The objectives include the establishment of a baseline modeling and simulation capability, refine near-term operating concepts, explore NextGen technologies and concepts and support standards development, the safety case and RTCA SC-203 requirements validation. This is being accomplished through partnerships with UAS manufacturers, universities, government and industrial partners. The FAA established the NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability (NIEC) as part of the Technical Center’s large and comprehensive modeling and simulation, test and evaluation infrastructure. The NIEC includes three UAS ground control stations – Shadow, Predator and ScanEagle. UAS-related accomplishments and near-term plans using the NIEC include: - Established Shadow and Predator performance characteristics in the NAS - Successfully coupled Shadow with flight management system for 4D trajectory operations - Demonstrated Predator with cockpit display of traffic information, voice over IP and ADS-B capabilities - Conducted initial National Airspace System integrated simulations, more complex simulations are planned - Investigated concept of operations for TCAS-equipped UAS - Assisted Marine Corps Cherry Point in certificate of authorization (COA) development utilizing ground based sense and avoid - Assess the feasibility for multiple UASs in a civil/military environment at Victorville Class D airspace (planned)