Characterizing UAS collision consequences in future UTM

Conference paper (2018)

Authors

B. Rattanagraikanakorn Air Transport & Operations - Aerospace Engineering
Alexei Sharpanskykh Air Transport & Operations - Aerospace Engineering
M.J. Schuurman Structural Integrity & Composites - Aerospace Engineering
D.I. Gransden Structural Integrity & Composites - Aerospace Engineering
H.A.P. Blom Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR, Air Transport & Operations - Aerospace Engineering
Research Group
Air Transport & Operations (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 B. Rattanagraikanakorn, Alexei Sharpanskykh, M.J. Schuurman, D.I. Gransden, H.A.P. Blom, C. de Wagter
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https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-3031
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Published Date

01-01-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Control & Operations

Research Group

Air Transport & Operations

Abstract

UAS will be integrated into the airspace in the near future, but the risk of UAS collision is not well understood which hampers the development of adequate regulations and standards. As risk has two constituents: frequency and consequence, collision risk analysis of UAS operations in future UTM asks for a quantitative assessment of various types of frequency and consequence. However, prior to studying such quantitative assessment, it is a prerequisite to identify the various types of collisions and consequences. Doing the latter is the objective of this paper. This paper follows a step-wise approach in identifying the various types of collision consequence under a given UTM ConOps, focusing on the very-low-level UAS operations. The first steps address the analysis of the UTM ConOps, rules, and infrastructure considered, and the identification of types of objects and UASs that will operate in the very-low-level UTM system. The follow-up steps are to characterize impact materials by applying zone of impact analysis, followed by analyzing the types of collision consequence. The result is a systematic identification and characterization of types of collision consequences as well as applicable impact materials and conditions that will form the basis for safety risk analysis in follow-on research.