Abstract

This paper considers the problem of integrating unmanned aircraft into low altitude airspace above urban environments, including major terminal areas and helicopter landing sites. A simple set of data-driven modelling techniques are used to explore, visualise and assess existing air traffic in a manner more informative to the unmanned aircraft community. First, low altitude air traffic data sets (position reports) are analysed with respect to existing exclusion/no-fly zones. Second, an alternative geometric approach to defining and comparing various exclusion zones is derived based on set theory. The analysis is applied to a region of south-east Queensland, Australia including Brisbane International Airport and three helicopter landing areas. The results challenge some of the current unmanned aircraft regulations, and should help to motivate a more rigorous scientific approach to safely integrate unmanned aircraft.


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http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icuas.2016.7502622
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7502622,
https://qa-eprints.qut.edu.au/100171,
https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2468395268
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Published on 01/01/2016

Volume 2016, 2016
DOI: 10.1109/icuas.2016.7502622
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA license

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