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Reliable Command, Control and Communication Links for Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Towards compliance of commercial drones

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Jens Finkhäuser and

Morten LarsenAuthors Info & Claims

DroneSE and RAPIDO '21: Proceedings of the 2021 Drone Systems Engineering and Rapid Simulation and Performance Evaluation: Methods and Tools Proceedings

January 2021

Pages 22 - 28

https://doi.org/10.1145/3444950.3444954

Published: 24 February 2021 Publication History

Abstract

The operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) currently sees limitations in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) missions. Outside of military operations, regulations and technology for safe operations are still being developed.

To ensure alignment with regulatory demands in such scenarios, the complete UAS must be designed to meet the required safety standards. This includes the design of the Command, Control and Communication (C3) link.

In this paper, we examine the nascent regulatory framework and technical challenges facing system designers who wish to achieve high levels of safety and compliance utilizing cost-effective communications networks. We further propose a path towards achieving this goal.

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January 18 - 20, 2021

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Nouacer ROllier GHussein M(2023)COMP4DRONES Contributions for Enabling Safe and Autonomous Drones2023 26th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD)10.1109/DSD60849.2023.00036(190-197)Online publication date: 6-Sep-2023
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Elfgen MBurghardt FGrädener EWohlgemuth V(2022)Comprehensive Drone System for Deployment in Disaster Scenarios with Focus on Forest Fire FightingAdvances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics10.1007/978-3-031-18311-9_9(149-164)Online publication date: 10-Nov-2022
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