Editor’s note: The UAS in the NAS project was concluded in September 2020. This material is being kept online for historical purposes, but it will no longer be updated.
UAS Integration in the NAS Abstracts
NOTE: Abstracts are listed by publication date, newest first.
Detect and Avoid (DAA)
Detect-and-Avoid Closed-Loop Evaluation of Noncooperative Well Clear Definitions
Gilbert Wu, Seungman Lee, Christine Serres, Bilal Gill, Matthew Edwards, Samantha Smearcheck, Tony Adami, and Sean Calhoun
Published July 2020
Impact of Airborne Radar Uncertainties on Detect-and-Avoid Systems Performance
Gilbert Wu and Seungman Lee
Published June 2020
Human Factors Contributions to the Development of Standards for Displays of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Support of Detect-and-Avoid
Kim-Phuong L. Vu, ConardRorie, Lisa Fern, Robert J Shively
Published June 2020
Display and Automation Considerations for the Airborne Collision Avoidance System Xu
Garrett G. Sadler, R. Conrad Rorie, Casey L. Smith, Jillian N. Keeler, Kevin J. Monk
Published June 2020
Applying Sensor Uncertainty Mitigation Schemes to Detect-and-Avoid Systems
Michael Abramson, Mohamad Refai, Gilbert Wu, Seungman Lee
Published June 2020
An Examination of Two Non-Cooperative Detect and Avoid Well Clear Definitions
Kevin Monk, Conrad Rorie, Jillian Keeler, and Garett Sadler
Published June 2020
Detect-and-Avoid: Flight Test 6 Scripted Encounters Data Analysis
Wie-Ching wand, Gilbert Wu
Published February 2020
Impact of the Frequency of Lost Links on Air Traffic Controllers’ Performance and Acceptability Ratings
Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Jillian Keeler, Lisa Fern, Natassia Matton, Conrad Rorie, Vernol Battiste, Robert J Shively, Thomas Strybel
Published November 2019
Terminal Area Considerations for UAS Detect and Avoid
Keith D Hoffler, Devin P Jack, and Tod Lewis
Published September 2019
Defining Well Clear Seperation for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operating with Noncooperative Aircraft
Christine Chen, Bilal Edwards, Matthew Smearcheck, Samantha Adami, Tony Calhoun, Gilbert Wu, Andrew Cone, Seungman Lee
Published June 2019
A Detect and Avoid System in the Context of Multiple-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
Monk, Kevin J.; Rorie, R. Conrad; Brandt, Summer L.; Sadler, Garrett G.; Roberts, Zachary S.
Published May 2019
A Comparison of Two Terminal Area DAA Well Clear Definitions AIAA Aviation 2019
Conrad Rorie, Kevin Monk,Summer Brandt, Zachary Roberts, and Lisa Fern
Published May 2019
Detect and Avoid Alerting Performance with Limited Surveillance Volume for Non-Cooperative Aircraft
Rober C.Cone, Gilbert Wu, and Gilbert Wu
Published January 2019
Encounter-Based Simulation Architecture for Detect-And-Avoid Modeling
Mohamad Refai, Michael AbramsonSeungman Lee, Gilbert Wu
Published January 2019
Analysis of Influence of UAS Speed Range and Turn Performance on Detect and Avoid Sensor Requirements
Devin P. Jack, Jeremy Hardy, and Keith D. Hoffler
Published June 2018
Sensitivity Analysis of Detect and Avoid Well Clear Parameter Variations on UAS DAA Sensor Requirements
Jeremy Hardy, Devin P. Jack , and Keith D. Hoffler
Published June 2018
An Interoperability Concept for Detect and Avoid and Collision Avoidance Systems: Results from a Human-in-the-Loop Simulation
Conrad Rorie, Lisa Fern
Published May 2018
En Route Detect and Avoid Well Clear in Terminal Area Landing Pattern
Anna Trujillo, Devin Jack, Dimitrios Tsakpinis
Published April 2018
Generic Resolution Advisor and Conflict Evaluator (GRACE) in Applications to Detect-And-Avoid (DAA) Systems of Unmanned Aircraft
Micheal Abramson, Mohamad Refai, Confesor Santiago
Published June 2017
UAS Well Clear Recovery against Non-Cooperative Intruders using Vertical Maneuvers
Andrew Cone, David Thipphavong, Seung Man Lee, Confesor Santiago
Published June 2017
An Alternative Time Metric to Modified Tau for Unmanned Aircraft System Detect And Avoid
Minjong G.Wu, Vibhor L. Bageshwar, Eric Euteneuer
Published June 2017
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detect and Avoid System: End-to-End Verification and Validation Simulation Study of Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Integrating Unmanned Aircraft into the National Airspace System:
Rania Ghatas
Published June 2017
Mitigating the Impact of Sensor Uncertainty on Unmanned Aircraft Operations
Devin Jack, Keith Hoffler, James Sturdy
Published February 2017
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Minimum Operational Performance Standards End-to-End Verification and Validation (E2-V2) Simulation
Rania W. Ghatas, Devin P. Jack, Dimitrios Tsakpinis, Michael J. Vincent, James L. Sturdy, Cesar Munoz, Keith D. Hoffler, Aaron Dutle, Robert Myer, Anna M. DeHaven, Tod Lewis, Keith E. Arthur
Published April 2017
IT&E Records
UAS Integration in the NAS Project: Overview of Flight Test 6 Series Technical Memorandum
Michael Marston, Alexander Flock, Victor Loera, Sam Ki, Michael Vincent, Conrad Rorie, Gilbert Wu, Wayne Bridges, and Wei-Ching Wang.
Published July 2020
UAS-NAS NASA 870 Ikhana UAS No Chase COA (NCC) Flights Flight Test Report
Mike Marston, Steffi Valkov
Published August 2018
C2 Records
Urban Air Mobility Command and Control Communication
Isreal Greenfeld
Published June 2020
SIO
UAS Concept of Operations and Vehicle Technologies Demonstration
Kurt Swieringa, Raymond Young, Robert Vivona, Mike Haugue
Published April 2019
UAS Integration in the NAS Phase 1 Abstracts FY2011-2016
Sense and Avoid (SAA)
DAIDALUS Observations from Integration in the NAS Project Flight Test 4
Michael Vincent, Dimitrios Tsakpinis
Published December 2016
Piloted Well Clear Performance Evaluation of Detect and Avoid Systems with Suggestive Guidance
Eric Mueller, Confesor Santiago, Spencer Watza
Published October 2016
SC-228 Defining the Collision Avoidance Region for Detect and Avoid Systems
Davis Thipphavong, Andrew Cone, Chunki Park, Seung Man Lee, Confesor Santiago
Published August 2016
UAS Human in the Loop Controller and Pilot Acceptability Study- Collision Avoidance, Self Separation and Alerting Times
James Comstock, Rania Ghatas, Michael Vincent, Maria Consiglio, Cesar Munoz, James Chamberlain, Paul Volk, Keith Arthur
Published April 2016
UAS Air Traffic Controller Acceptability Study 2: Evaluating Detect and Avoid Technology and Communication Delays in Simulation
James Comstock, Rania Ghatas, Maria Consiglio, James Chamberlain, Keith Hoffler
Published December 2015
DAIDALUS: Detect and Avoid Alerting Logic for Unmanned Systems
Cesar Munoz, Anthony Narkawicz, George Hagen, Jason Upchurch, Aaron Dutle, Maria Consiglio, James Chamberlain Published September 2015
A Formally Verified Conflict Detection Algorithm for Polynomial Trajectories
Anthony Narkawicz, Cesar Muñoz
Published June 2015
Characteristics of a Well Clear Definition and Alerting Criteria for Encounters between UAS and Manned Aircraft in Class E Airspace
Marcus Johnson, Eric Mueller, Confesor Santiago
Published June 2015
Characterizing the Effects of a Vertical Time Threshold for a Class of Well-Clear Definitions
Jason Upchurch, Cesar Munoz, Anthony Narkawicz, Maria Consiglio, James Chamberlain
Published June 2015
Pilot Evaluation of a UAS Detect and Avoid Systems Effectiveness in Remaining Well Clear
Confesor Santiago, Eric Mueller
Published June 2015
A Family of Well-Clear Boundary Models for the Integration of UAS in the NAS
Cesar A. Munoz, Anthony Narkawicz, James Chamberlain, Maria Consiglio
Published August 2014
Investigating Detect-and-Avoid Surveillance Performance for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Chunki Park and Seung Man Lee, Eric Mueller
Published June 2014
Exploration of the Trade Space Between Unmanned Aircraft Systems Descent Maneuver Performance and Sense-and-Avoid System Performance Requirements
Devin P. Jack, Keith D. Hoffler, and Sally C. Johnson
Published May 2014
A Systems-Based Approach to Functional Decomposition and Allocation for Developing UAS Separation Assurance Concepts
Seung Man Lee, Eric Mueller
Published August 2013
A TCAS-II Resolution Advisory Detection Algorithm
Chamberlain, Cesar Muñoz, Anthony Narkawicz
Published August 2013
Investigating Effects of “Well Clear” Definitions on UAS Sense-And-Avoid Operations
Seung Man Lee, Chunki Park Marcus Johnson, Eric Mueller
Published August 2013
Concepts of Integration for UAS Operations in the NAS
Maria Consiglio, James Chamberlain, Cesar Muñoz, Keith Hoffler
Published September 2012
Command and Control (C2)
Control and Non-Payload Communications Prototype Radio Validation Flight Test Report
Kurt Shalkhauser, Joseph Ishac, Dennis Iannicca, Steven Bretmersky, Albert E. Smith
Published September 2016
CNPC Comm Prototype Radio Verification Test Report 1.30
William Bishop, Brian Frantz, Daniel Young
Published September 2016
Analysis Results and Recommendations for Integration of CNPC and ATC communications Sim Report
Jim Griner, Gregory Kubat
Published September 2016
Control and Non-Payload Communications (CNPC) Prototype Radio – Generation 2 Security Flight Test Report
Dennis Iannicca, James Mckim, David Stewart, Suresh Thadhani, Daniel Young
Published June 2015
Control and Non‐Payload Communications (CNPC) Prototype Radio – Generation 2 Security Architecture Lab Test Report
Dennis Iannicca, James Mckim, David Stewart, Suresh Thadhani, Daniel Young
Published May 2015
Control and Non-Payload Communications (CNPC) Prototype Radio – Generation 2 Flight Test Report
Joseph Ishac, Dennis Iannicca, Kurt Shalkhauser, Brian Kachmar
Published October 2014
Control and Non-Payload Communications Generation 1 Prototype Radio Flight Test Report
Kurt Shalkhauser, Daniel Young, Steven Bretmersky, Joseph A Ishac, Steven Walker, James H Griner, Brian Kachmar
Published October 2014
Human Systems Integration (HSI)
UAS Pilot Evaluation of Suggestive Guidance on Detect and Avoid Displays
Kevin Monk, Zach Roberts
Published September 2016
Human Factors Guidelines for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Remote Pilot Stations (RPS)
Allan Hobbs, Beth Lyall
Published July 2016
The Impact of Integrated Maneuver Guidance Information on UAS Pilots Performing the Detect and Avoid Task
Conrad Rorie, Lisa Fern
Published October 2015
An Evaluation of Detect and Avoid (DAA) Displays for Unmanned Aircraft Systems: The Effect of Information Level and Display Location on Pilot Performance
Lisa Fern, Conrad Rorie, Jessica Pack, Jay Shively, Mark Draper
Published June 2015
NASA’s UAS Integration into the NAS: A Report on the Human Systems Integration Phase 1 Simulation Activities
Lisa Fern, Conrad Rorie, Jay Shively
Published October 2014
UAS Measured Response: The Effect of GCS Control Mode Interfaces on Pilot Ability to Comply with ATC Clearances
Lisa Fern, Conrad Rorie
Published October 2014
Air Traffic Controller Performance and Acceptability of Multiple UAS in a Simulated NAS Environment
Vernol Battiste, Robert Jay Shively, Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Thomas Strybel, Dan Chiappe, Greg Morales
Published July 2014
UAS Contingency Management: The Effect of Different Procedures on ATC in Civil Airspace Operations
Lisa Fern, Conrad Rorie, Jay Shively
Published June 2014
Unmanned Aircraft System Response to Air Traffic Control Clearances: Measured Response
Robert J. Shively, Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Timothy J. Buker
Published October 2013
Influence of UAS Pilot Communication and Execution Delay on Controller’s Acceptability Ratings of UAS-ATC Interactions
Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Gregory Morales, Dan Chiappe, Thomas Z. Strybe, Vernol Battiste, Jay Shively, Timothy Buker
Published September 2013
Human Factors Guidelines for UAS in the National Airspace System
Alan Hobbs, Robert J. Shively
Published August 2013
UAS Integration Into the NAS: An Examination of Baseline Compliance in the Current Airspace System
Lisa Fern, Caitlin Kenny, Robert J. Shively, Walter Johnson
Published October 2012
Integrated Test & Evaluation (IT&E)
Stakeholder Feedback Report
Debra Randall, Jim Murphy
Published September 2016
Flight Test Series 3 Test Environment Report
Ty Hoang, Jim Murphy, Neil Otto
Published April 2016
Flight Test Overview for UAS Integration in the NAS Project
James Murphy, Peggy Hayes, Sam Kim, Wayne Bridges, Michael Marston
Published January 2016
Integrated Human in the Loop: Test Environment Report
James Murphy, Srba Jovic, Neil Otto
Published February 2015
Message Latency Characterization of a Distributed Live, Virtual, Constructive Simulation Environment
Jim Murphy, Srba Jovic, and Neil M. Otto
Published January 2015
RUMS – Realtime Visualization and Evaluation of Live, Virtual, Constructive Simulation Data
George Soler, Srba Jovic, Jim Murphy
Published January 2015
UAS-NAS Live Virtual Constructive Distributed Test Environment Characterization Report
Jim Murphy, Sam Kim
Published September 2013
Certification
Design Requirements for Unmanned Rotorcraft used in Low-Risk Concepts of Operation
Kelly J. Hayhurst, Jeffrey M. Maddalon, Natasha A. Neogi, and Harry A. Verstyne
Published November 2016
Safety and Certification Considerations for UAS in Precision Agriculture
Kelly J. Hayhurst, Jeffrey M. Maddalon, Natasha A. Neogi, and Harry A. Verstynen
Published July 2016
Expanding the Envelope of UAS Certification – What it Takes to Type Certify a UAS for Precision Agricultural Spraying
Jeffrey M. Maddalon, Kelly J. Hayhurst, Natasha A Neogi, Harry A. Verstynen, R.A. Clothier
Published May 2016
Mock Certification Basis for an Unmanned Rotorcraft for Precision Agricultural Spraying
Kelly Hayhurst, Jeffrey Maddalon, Natasha Neogi, Harry Verstynen, Barry Buelow, G. Frank McCormick
Published November 2015
A Review of Current and Prospective Factors for Classification of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Kelly J. Hayhurst, Jeffrey M. Maddalon, A. Terry Morris
Published August 2014
Considerations of Unmanned Aircraft Classification for Civil Airworthiness Standards
Jeffrey M. Maddalon, Kelly J. Hayhurst, A. Terry Morris, Harry A. Verstynen
Published October 2013
Preliminary Recommendations for the Collection, Storage, and Analysis of UAS Safety Data
Francis Enomoto, David Bushnell, Ewen Denney, Ganesh Pai, Johann Schumann
Published September 2013
Perspectives on Unmanned Aircraft Classification for Civil Airworthiness Standards
Jeffrey M. Maddalon, Kelly J. Hayhurst, Daniel M. Koppen, Jason M. Upchurch, Terry Morris, Harry A. Verstynen
Published February 2013
Small UAS (sUAS)
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration into the National Airspace System Visual-Line-of-Sight Human-in-the-Loop Experiment
Anna Trujillo, Rania Ghatas, Raymon McAdaragh, Daniel Burdette, James Comstock, Lucas Hemplet, Hui Fan
Published February 2015
Making the Case for New Research to Support the Integration of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System
Raymon McAdaragh, James Comstock, Rania Ghatas, Daniel Burdette, Anna Trujillo
Published April 2014
UAS in the NAS: Survey Responses by ATC, Manned Aircraft Pilots, and UAS Pilots
James Comstock, Raymon McAdaragh, Rania Ghatas, Daniel Burdette, Anna Trujillo
Published April 2014
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