An Investigation of Lighting Schemes to Improve sUAS Conspicuity

Williams, Kevin W.; Mofle, Theodore C.; Choi, Inchul; Klevgard, Hunter

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An Investigation of Lighting Schemes to Improve sUAS Conspicuity

2022-07-01
By Williams, Kevin W. ; Mofle, Theodore C. ; Choi, Inchul ; ...

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Williams, Kevin W. ; Mofle, Theodore C. ; Choi, Inchul ; Klevgard, Hunter
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; Cherokee Nation 3-S
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Subject/TRT Terms:

Advanced Automation System (Air Traffic Control) Aircraft Lighting Aircraft Navigational Aids National Airspace System Air Traffic Control Conspicuity Crash Avoidance Systems Crash Rates Detect-and-avoid Drones Remotely Piloted Aircraft See-and-avoid Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unmanned Aircraft Systems Visual Detection
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/AM-22/07
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1404265
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Abstract:

Increasing the visual detection and recognition range of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and small UAS (sUAS) is vital for the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS). The last line of defense for collision avoidance is visual see-and-avoid, particularly, if/when automated Detect and Avoid (DAA) mechanisms are either not in place or have failed. As sUAS flights increase, air traffic controllers (ATC), visual observers (VO), and pilots must be able to see and track unexpected static and dynamic sUAS with enough time to perform an avoidance maneuver. One method of increasing the detection/recognition range is through intensifying the conspicuity of sUAS design through optimizing lighting methods
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