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Autonomous flight rules - a concept for self-separation in u.s. domestic airspace
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cotton, William B. Wing, David J. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Autonomous Flight Rules (AFR) are proposed as a new set of operating regulations in which aircraft navigate on tracks of their choice while self-separating from traffic and weather. AFR would exist alongside Instrument and Visual Flight Rules (IFR and VFR) as one of three available flight options for any appropriately trained and qualified operator with the necessary certified equipment. Historically, ground-based separation services evolved by necessity as aircraft began operating in the clouds and were unable to see each other. Today, technologies for global navigation, airborne surveillance, and onboard computing enable the functions of traffic conflict management to be fully integrated with navigation procedures onboard the aircraft. By self-separating, aircraft can operate with more flexibility and fewer restrictions than are required when using ground-based separation. The AFR concept is described in detail and provides practical means by which self-separating aircraft could share the same airspace as IFR and VFR aircraft without disrupting the ongoing processes of Air Traffic Control. |
| File Size | 212910 |
| Page Count | 51 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110023668 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3421zg56 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Transportation And Safety Airspace Flight Management Systems Flight Safety Autonomous Navigation Navigation Aids Aircraft Guidance Spacing Flight Rules Autonomy Flight Control Air Traffic Control Collision Avoidance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
