Integration of manned and unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace

Drone, remotely piloted vehicle (RPV), remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), remotely operated aircraft (ROA), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or Unmanned Aircraft Systems refer to aircraft without a human pilot on board. UAVs have three main classes based upon the weight - light, medium and heavy. There...

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Published inIEEE SOUTHEASTCON 2014 pp. 1 - 4
Main Author Ogan, Ron T.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.03.2014
Subjects
Air Traffic Control
aircraft avionics
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
Business
Directive antennas
Drone
Educational institutions
Federal Aviation Administration
Global Positioning System
NextGen Air Traffic Control system
Radar
Radar antennas
Receiving antennas
remotely operated aircraft (ROA)
remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)
remotely piloted vehicle (RPV)
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
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Summary:Drone, remotely piloted vehicle (RPV), remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), remotely operated aircraft (ROA), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or Unmanned Aircraft Systems refer to aircraft without a human pilot on board. UAVs have three main classes based upon the weight - light, medium and heavy. There is a flight altitude restriction of 400 feet for light 10,000 feet for medium and 18,000 feet max for non-military UAV.
ISSN:1091-0050
1558-058X
DOI:10.1109/SECON.2014.6950681