Pilots for small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) are at a disadvantage for building situation awareness of the remote airspace in which they are flying, simply because they are distant from their vehicles. A tool to provide increased air traffic situation awareness for an sUAS pilot is being developed. The UAS pilot kit, “UASP-kit,” is small and self-contained, with its chief capability being to collect and display Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast reports of local aircraft. UASP-kits were taken into the field, introduced to users during a training course, and then left with them for the summer fire season. sUAS pilots used the prototypes when it was appropriate throughout the summer. The UASP-kits were operational for a total of 79 flight-days. Users reported that the UASP-kits supported their situation awareness but also identified several usability issues. The findings contribute to validation of the UASP-kit, and support continuing the work to improve the tool and develop additional functionality.


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    Title :

    Initial testing of the Uncrewed Aerial System Pilot Kit (UASP-kit) in Operational Settings


    Contributors:
    L. Martin (author) / L. Roberts (author) / J. Mercer (author) / Y. Arbab (author) / C. Walter (author) / W. McCarty (author) / C. S. III (author) / D. Fuller (author)

    Publication date :

    2023


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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