New Practice for Standard Practice for Airborne Risk Analysis of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
1. Scope
The standard will be created to support the F3178 ORA standard. The additional detail will provide practical guidance on how to conduct an airborne risk assessment for UAS, including:
-Air traffic density and patterns in the operating area
-Detect-and-avoid capabilities of UAS and other aircraft
-Communication and coordination protocols for deconfliction
-Contingency procedures in case of loss of communication or navigation
-Methods for quantifying and mitigating the risk of collision
-Assumptions on aircraft behavior with respect to avoiding obstacles, including terrain, structures, and other aircraft
Keywords
airborne; risk; uas
Rationale
Given the increasing number of UAS operations and the need to ensure safe integration with manned aviation, there is a critical need to have an ASTM Standard Practice for airborne collision risk assessments that enables a clear path towards approval of UAS operations based on standardized risk assessment and mitigation strategies
