RESEARCH

• Autonomy
• Command, Control, and Communications (C3)
• Cybersecurity
• Data/Metadata Management
• Detect and Avoid
• Economic and Environmental Impacts
• Flight Regulations/Guidance/Standards
• Forecasting
• Legal and Policy
• Modeling and Simulation
• Safety Systems/Management
• Standards Development
• Systems Engineering
• Testing and Surveys
• Weather

Guidance for Autonomous Systems (A51_A11L.UAS.92)

Industry desires to automate many types of UAS operations to the extent possible. This research will explore automation failures applicable to UAS operations. Researchers will classify the various types of automation failures in order to better assess automation risks and areas of automated design that require special attention. Operational constraints and limitations of UAS design will also be assessed as part of the overall risk management approach. Generalized design guidance and best engineering practices will be developed. Specific design guidance and recommendations will be proposed for a few key areas of UAS automated design that require special attention. Research findings will be shared with an industry standards body.

TEAM: Drexel KU OSU OrSU UND USUK

POC:

Julie A. Adams, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science | Associate Director of Research
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute
Oregon State University
Email: julie.a.adams@oregonstate.edu