Safety Analysis For Evaluating (SAFE) sUAS
(Phase I: Jun 2016 - Dec 2016, Phase II: Jun 2017 - May 2019)
Introduction
No standard safety tool for sUASs exists today
Safety procedures for sUAS will require ability to simulate sUAS trajectories with high level of precision
SAFE sUAS Approach
Develop high fidelity sUAS trajectory model (sUTG by IAI) informed by high fidelity simulations and flight test for variety of sUASs
Use these models as inputs to existing UAS safety models
Small UAS in the NAS OV1 (UTM Project)
“Currently, there is no established infrastructure to enable and safely manage the widespread use of low-altitude airspace and UAS operations, regardless of the type of UAS”
sUAS Trajectory Generator (sUTG) Overview
UAS Flight Demand
Flight plan-like information for each sUAS flight
Sample flight plans were developed for this briefing
Rotorcraft Performance Database (RPD) <= Our Part
Aircraft performance under different mission segment and altitude combinations
sUAS Trajectory Generator (sUTG)
3 DOF trajectory model that computes flight trajectories at 500 millisecond interval
Rotorcraft Performance Database (RPD) Development
6-DOF Model
Develop the equations of motion and obtain the parameters of specific sUAS models through tests
6-DOF Mission Simulations
Hardware in-the-loop (HIL) simulation and/or flight tests
Refinement Loop: To develop the 6-DOF model
Production Loop: To populate RPD
Rotor testbed
HIL simulation
Principle Investigator
Sponsors
NASA SBIR Contract Number: NNX16CL88P
Cooperate with Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI)