The Application of Unmanned Aerial Systems In Surface Transportation – Volume II-E: Assessment of Unmanned Aircraft System Situational Awareness Technology to Support Applications in Surface Transportation

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• Creators:
  Plotnikov, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drones
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • State departments of transportation
  • State of the practice
  • Technological innovations
  • counter-UAS technology
  • transportation safety
  • situational awareness
  • CUAS
  • air traffic safety
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  19-010
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report, June 2018 – December 2019
• Contracting Officer:
  DeCarlo, Jeffrey
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  Rapid proliferation of drones creates serious challenges to transportation facilities and the traveling public. Designed to expand and update the results of the Phase I Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (CUAS) study, the Phase II study presented herein was conducted to review the current technologies available to detect, track, and identify small UAS entering restricted airspace, specifically near critical ground transportation infrastructure including within densely populated metropolitan areas. The study included an expanded literature synthesis, the design of a prototype for field testing of select CUAS technologies, and field demonstrations of selected CUAS technologies. On the basis of this study, recommendations have been made regarding counter-drone technologies and testing procedures in order to find the best available solutions to protect transportation infrastructure from potential drone threats.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  19-010
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49142/dot_49142_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 654.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8f52beb82ee153092aae48ec5b7baaabd1287accda67b52ebab924f3d51faa3d