26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-9.7.2

HAZARD, SAFETY RISK AND UNCERTAINTY MODELING OF THE INTEGRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE

A. Oztekin, J. T. Luxhoj
Rutgers Univ., USA

Keywords: safety and security, aircraft design, systems and systems integration

As the National Airspace System in the United States becomes more complex and constrained, the associated hazard and safety risk modeling must mature in sophistication. This paper presents methods for hazard, risk and uncertainty modeling for a new generation of air vehicles and supporting systems, such as unmanned aircraft systems.

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