Unmanned Aircraft System Applications in International Railroads

Details

• Creators:
  Sherrock, Eric ; Neubecker, Kelly
• Corporate Creators:
  Ensco, Inc. ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Applications
  • Railroad tracks
  • Inspection
  • Drone aircraft
  • Regulations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • UAV
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  • UAS
  • international railroad
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-18/04
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical Report
• Contracting Officer:
  Cameron Stuart
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety
• Abstract:
  This report summarizes the current uses and issues associated with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in railroad applications, and provides the use cases employed by railroads. The report highlights global UAS market outlooks as well as regulations that influence the use of this technology around the world. The report also provides an overview of issues related to Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations that will affect the use of UAS in railroad applications internationally.
• Format:
  PDF
• Alternate URL:
  https://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/17840
• Funding:
  DTFR53-10-D-00002L Task Order 49
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35572/dot_35572_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5ca207c0f8c246f4b950a5eba14f983dd7fb61db587a02c3ca27eb9cca9f8cb2