Team Drone

 Author: Dr. Michael Zimmer _______________________ Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) is at the highest importance to operate Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) military missions. UAS have found much success when operating in Afghanistan and Iraq. The functionalities and capabilities have driven up UAS demand and usage expanding operations across the globe. Although UAS parameters are limited to manned systems, UAS reflects a lower risk and cost when performing missions. However, there are great benefits with UAS usage, these benefits can be counter argued with negative pilot effects. These effects are creating a harmful setting on future military pilots. It is because o the minimal human oversight that has formed health skepticism and hesitation on the amount of operations performed. Within this paper, the researcher will discuss on human factors, ethical and moral issues involved in the use of UAS in remote warfare. In addition, this paper while note on future out...

 Author: Dr. Michael Zimmer ________________________ The DJI Matrice 300 RTK is the most advanced commercially available drone in the market. The DJI Matrice 300 RTK can perform a 55-minute flight time, 9.5-mile transmission, 6-pound payload, holds AI capabilities, 6 directional sensing and position axis, following track features, and at a starting price of $6,500. Similar to many long distant transmission drones, The DJI Matrice 300 RTK hold Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operation risk. As the FAA as noted increased risk with BVLOS operations, the FAA requires all Part 107 holders to request a BVLOS approval. Approval requests to the FAA can take up to 90 days. When submitting a request, one must: Operational details: Where do you plan to operate? How high will you fly? Will you be in controlled airspace? What environmental conditions could affect your operations? Aircraft details: What kind of drone will you be flying? How long is the flight time? What kind of flight termin...

Author: Dr. Michael Zimmer _______________________ Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) improves efficiency by reducing the need for an operator. Furthermore, autonomy and AI in UAS provides routine, periodic, and real-time information sharing. As autonomy and AI technology evolves collection of data and serves will become be utilized as a resourceful tool by organizations and agencies. Autonomation and AI technology in UAS are capable of variation of applications, thus UAS demand is increasing. Within this Blog, the I will discuss on three foundational principles of UAS autonomy and AI; UAS Levels of Automation, Au tomation vs. AI, and the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Technology project. Lastly, I will share multiple positive and negative effects when too much of autonomy and AI is applied. UAS Levels of Automation Integration of UAS into the NAS need to hold regulation on the different automation levels. UAS usage will come in the form of a...

 Author: Dr. Michael Zimmer ________________________ As Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) evolve, organizations and manufactures are faced with changing safety requirements. Operating an UAS is complex as no physical pilot is in the cockpit, operating systems differ from conventional aircrafts, avionics require extensive software updates. When performing risk management, a healthy mindset is essential. Risk management is a decision-making process that is dependent on situation awareness, problem recognition, and sound judgement. Furthermore, when exploring risk management four hazard steps need to be considered: Recognizing, analyzing, eliminating, and strategizing (Aviation Safety Students, 2016)). Within this paper, the researcher will examine operational risk management (ORM) while using a DJI Mavic Mini as an example when developing a basic preliminary hazard list (PHL), preliminary hazard analysis, operational hazard review and analysis (OHRA), and ORM assessment to assess the sa...

 Author: Dr. Michael Zimmer ________________________ Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) hold the use case of aiding defense, emergency, exploratory, and commercial application. Unfortunately, monitoring UAS with National Airspace System (NAS) is difficult. Furthermore, clarification and guidance of routine monitoring of UAS within all airspace classes is needed. As agencies recognize UAS detect, sense, and avoid shortfalls, regulation to manage the command and control infrastructure of UAS is gaining attention through FAA and NASA NextGen project. To overcome UAS challenge, FAA and NASA is partnering with the UAS community on methodological, functional, and public awareness barriers. Within this paper, the researcher will discuss FAA and NASA future NAS within the context of NextGen and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) obstacles.  UAS Detect, Sense, and Avoid in Uncontrolled Airspace NextGen and UTM is hoping to provide a more balanced ATMS which all type of aircrafts can operate the...

Author: Dr. Michael Zimmer _______________________ Tactics of human factors are design to lessen safety obstacles to may affect human performance. Leveraging tools to measure processes will have a positive effect in reducing errors. In addition, regulatory bodies leverage tools lessen possible adverse effects for error. As human factors are not a sole responsibility, municipal and federal regulatory tactics are desired for a logical approach to police safety concerns. Within the last decade, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have grown in popularity as an increase of UASs will be operational. While UAS usage is set to increase, UAS human factors require the implementation of policy. Within this paper, the researcher will discuss UAS human factors in the context of three growing risks to UAS operation and recommended measures to deduce risk.  Transfer of PIC Compared to conventional aircrafts, UAS operate and are flown in longer deration. While, UAS pilots are not present in aircraft ...