01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Applications)
ENHANCING UAS DESIGN PROCESS FOR SPECIFIC CATEGORY OPERATIONS USING SORA
R. Kalra¹, P. Flores-Peña, Drone Hopper S.L., Spain; A. Sanchez-Carmona¹, C. Cuerno-Rejado¹; ¹Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
This paper aims to introduce a novel UAS design process from the manufacturer’s perspective by using specific aspects of the SORA to enhance the design process of the UAS by introducing the necessary design and analysis modifications in both the hardware and software of the UAS, as identified by SORA into the preliminary design phases itself. The SORA as originally intended to be a risk assessment procedure to be performed by the operator of the UAS can prove to be an important and useful tool when carefully integrated into the design process by the UAS designer or the manufacturer. This novel approach proposes to use the recommendations and requirements identified at various stages of SORA as a guiding tool in the initial phases of the UAS design process, thus eliminating the need for major design changes at later stages.rnrn