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Title Unmanned aerial systems : early intergration progress and considerations / Wilfred Sparks, editor
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Transportation issues, policies and R&D
Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.
Contents UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS EARLY INTEGRATION PROGRESS AND CONSIDERATIONS ; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS EARLY INTEGRATION PROGRESS AND CONSIDERATIONS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: FAA CONTINUES PROGRESS TOWARD INTEGRATION INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE*; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Found; Abbreviations; Background; FAA Has Made Progress in the First Phase of UAS Integration; Developing Planning Documents; Issuing a Final Rule for Small UAS Operations; Creating Test Sites; Accommodating Limited UAS Operations
Collaborating with UAS StakeholdersFAA's Designated Test Sites have Conducted UAS Test Flights and Addressed Challenges; FAA's Designated Test Sites are Operating and Conducting UAS Operations; Test Sites Faced Challenges during their First Year; FAA Supports Additional Research and Development Efforts; Other Countries have Established Regulations, and Some Allow More Commercial Operations Than the United States; Numerous Countries Allow UAS Operations; UAS Regulations in Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom are Similar to Each Other and to Proposed Regulations in this Country
Other Countries Face Common Challenges to UAS IntegrationAgency Comments; Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; Appendix II: Selected Requirements and Status for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, as of December 2014; End Notes; Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF MARGARET GILLIGAN, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR AVIATION SAFETY, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. HEARING ON "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: KEY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SAFETY, INNOVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND PRIVACY"
Laying a Foundation and Taking the Next Step for Safe IntegrationBuilding on the Foundation for Safe Integration of UAS; Future Vision and Challenges; End Note; Chapter 3 TESTIMONY OF JOHN VILLASENOR, NONRESIDENT SENIOR FELLOW, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION. HEARING ON "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: KEY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SAFETY, INNOVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND PRIVACY" ; UAS: Growing Attention in Congress, and More Broadly; UAS and Privacy: An Important and Legitimate Concern; The February 2015 Presidential Memorandum on UAS Privacy; "Public Navigable Airspace"
How Protective Is the Current Legal Framework?Government UAS and the Fourth Amendment; Non-Government Unmanned Aircraft and Privacy; The Importance of First Amendment Consistency; Integrating UAS into the NAS: Meeting the Challenges; The Airspace Below 500 Feet: The Need for a New Approach; Autonomous Flight; Autonomous, Beyond-Line-of-Sight UAS Operation; Promoting Innovation and Economic Prosperity; End Notes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Drone aircraft.
Micro air vehicles.
Vehicles, Remotely piloted.
drone airplanes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
Drone aircraft
Micro air vehicles
Vehicles, Remotely piloted
Form Electronic book
Author Sparks, Wilfred, editor
LC no. 2020679133
ISBN 9781634846608
1634846605