08 - Air Transport System Efficiency
APPLYING REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE CONCEPT FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
J. Jung¹, S.N. D\'Souza¹, M.A. Johnson¹, A.K. Ishihara², H.C. Modi², B. Nikaido³, H. Hasseeb³; ¹NASA Ames Research Center, United States ;²SGT Inc., United States ;³Science & Technology Corp., United States
When the number of small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) operation increases, congestion in airspace can occur. For example, multiple delivery UASs could be concurrently operating in airspace over a town. This paper investigates application of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) concept to small UAS operations to provide a structure in congested airspace, therefore facilitating traffic management.