Safe Autonomous Flight Environment (SAFE50) for the Notional Last 50 ft of Operation of 55 lb Class of UAS

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Safe Autonomous Flight Environment (SAFE50) for the Notional Last 50 ft of Operation of 55 lb Class of UAS

Krishnakumar, Kalmanje / Kopardekar, Parimal / Ippolito, Corey / Melton, John E. / Stepanyan, Vahram / Sankararaman, Shankar / Nikaido, Ben

Abstract

The most difficult phase of small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) deployment is autonomous operations below the notional 50 ft in urban landscapes. Understanding the feasibility of safely flying sUAS autonomously below 50 ft is a game changer for many civilian applications. This paper outlines three areas of research currently underway which address key challenges for flight in the urban landscape. These are: (1) Off-line and On-board wind estimation and accommodation; (2) Real-time trajectory planning via characterization of obstacles using a LIDAR; (3) On-board information fusion for real-time decision-making and safe trajectory generation.

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Title :

Safe Autonomous Flight Environment (SAFE50) for the Notional Last 50 ft of Operation of 55 lb Class of UAS

Contributors:

Krishnakumar, Kalmanje (author) / Kopardekar, Parimal (author) / Ippolito, Corey (author) / Melton, John E. (author) / Stepanyan, Vahram (author) / Sankararaman, Shankar (author) / Nikaido, Ben (author)

Conference:

SciTech 2017 ; 2017 ; Grapevine, TX, United States

Publication date :

2017-01-09

Type of media :

Conference paper

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English

Keywords :

small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) , Autonomy , Trajectory planning , Computer Programming And Software , Safety , Air Transportation And Safety , Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence And Robotics