Over 60 years of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) expertise at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center are being leveraged to provide capability and expertise to the international UAS community. The DFRC brings together technical experts, UAS, and an operational environment to provide government and industry a broad capability to conduct research, perform operations, and mature systems, sensors, and regulation. The cornerstone of this effort is the acquisition of both a Global Hawk (Northrop...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT TESTS, SAFETY, AIRSPACE, TEST...
Over 60 years of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) expertise at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center are being leveraged to provide capability and expertise to the international UAS community. The DFRC brings together technical experts, UAS, and an operational environment to provide government and industry a broad capability to conduct research, perform operations, and mature systems, sensors, and regulation. The cornerstone of this effort is the...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT, HIGH ALTITUDE, NASA PROGRAMS, TEST...
The vision of NASA s Dryden Flight Research Center is to "fly what others only imagine." Its mission is to advance technology and science through flight. Objectives supporting the mission include performing flight research and technology integration to revolutionize aviation and pioneer aerospace technology, validating space exploration concepts, conducting airborne remote sensing and science missions, and supporting operations of the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station....
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT, NASA PROGRAMS,...
The goal of the UAS Integration in the NAS Project is to contribute capabilities that reduce technical barriers related to the safety and operational challenges associated with enabling routine UAS access to the NAS This goal will be accomplished through a two-phased approach of system-level integration of key concepts, technologies and/or procedures, and demonstrations of integrated capabilities in an operationally relevant environment. Technical objectives include: PHASE 1: a) Validating the...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, FLIGHT TESTS, AIRCRAFT...
Topics discussed include: Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Integrated Systems Research Program (ISRP) and UAS Integration in the NAS Project; UAS Integration into the NAS Project; Separation Assurance and Collision Avoidance; Pilot Aircraft Interface Objectives/Rationale; Communication; Certification; and Integrated Tests and Evaluations.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, AIRSPACE,...
