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Abstract
One of the major challenges of conducting operation of unmanned aircraft, especially operations beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS), is to make a realistic and sufficiently detailed risk assessment. An important part of such an assessment is to identify the risk of fatalities, preferably in a quantitative way since this allows for comparison with manned aviation to determine whether an equivalent level of safety is achievable. This work presents a method for quantifying the probability of fatalities resulting from an uncontrolled descent of an unmanned aircraft conducting a BVLOS flight. The method is based on a standard stochastic model, and employs a parameterized high fidelity ground impact distribution model that accounts for both aircraft specifications, parameter uncertainties, and wind. The method also samples the flight path to create an almost continuous quantification of the risk as a function of mission flight time. The methodology is exemplified with a 180 km flight in Danish airspace with a Penguin C aircraft.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Pages (from-to) | 367-384 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISSN | 0921-0296 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2019 |
Keywords
- Aviation safety
- Ground impact
- Probability of fatality
- Stochastic modeling
- Unmanned aircraft
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Drone Research Lab
Anders la Cour-Harbo (Manager), Simon Jensen (Operator), Frank Høgh Rasmussen (Other), Jesper Dejgaard Meyer (Other), Aitor Ramirez Gomez (Other), O. M. Bektash (Other), Tobias Leth (Other), Luminita Cristiana Totu (Other), Jacob Naundrup Pedersen (Other), Stefano Primatesta (Other), Petr Gabrlik (Other) & Morten Bisgaard (Operator)
Department of Electronic SystemsFacility: Testing facility
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Advisor to JARUS
Anders la Cour-Harbo (Participant), Terrence Martin (Participant), Tom Putland (Participant), Tony Nannini (Participant), Henri Hohtari (Participant) & Joerg Dittrich (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impact
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Sandsynlighedsberegning af risiko for dødsfald skal forenkle tilladelser til droneflyvning
25/05/2017
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