UAS Crewmember and Operator Requirements
The following are some important factors when selecting, certifying, and training Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators for commercial operatio
Category: Academia
The Academia section of my blog displays all my posts related to my academic work, mainly associated with my Master’s Degree in Unmanned Aircraft System Engineering program.
UAS Mishaps and Accidents
With UAS implementation and its fast expanding market growth also come the risk and hazards associated with its operation in the national airspace.
UAS and Manned Aircraft Autonomy
Automation can be defined as a way for a system to sense, detect, and process information using decision or control actions that could be performed by a human, but are performed by a machine within the system.
Physiological factors affecting Remote Pilots’ Performance
Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications Operating an unmanned aircraft requires the remote pilot in command (PIC) to be in good shape physically and mentally before each flight operation. There are several factors to consider before taking...
Risk Management and Decision-Making for UAS Operations
According to the FAA, approximately 80% of aviation accidents are related to human factors and the vast majority of these incidents happen during two major flight phases: take-off and landing
Urban Air Mobility to solve traffic congestion
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is the use of small, highly automated aircraft to carry passengers or cargo at lower altitudes in urban and suburban areas which have been developed in response to traffic congestion.
Embraer-x First UAM: Eve Mobility eVTOL
The Brazilian airline company Embraer’s first urban air mobility (UAM) platform, known as Eve Mobility (Figure 1), is a four-passenger seater (six-passenger seater in autonomous mode) electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
Learning UAS Design and Application thru ERAUHub Virtual Lab
This week, I had the opportunity to work with the ERAU Hub software, a virtual laboratory software
