Title :
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration in the National Airspace System (NAS) project: UAS Control and Non-Payload Communication (CNPC) System Prototype Status
Abstract :
On Nov 1, 2011, NASA initiated a three-year shared resource cooperative agreement with Rockwell Collins to demonstrate and support the further development of a Unmanned Aircraft CNPC System. Develop both ground and airborne prototype CNPC radios to provide a basis for validating and verifying proposed RTCA SC-203 CNPC system performance requirements. Demonstrate a complete CNPC system, including interfacing to a ground based pilot station, transmission of CNPC data to/from more than one ground station, and onboard reception and transmission of CNPC data on more than one UA.
Keywords :
aircraft communication; autonomous aerial vehicles; cooperative communication; resource allocation; telecommunication network reliability; CNPC data transmission; CNPC system prototype status; NAS project; National Airspace System project; RTCA SC-203 CNPC system performance requirement; Rockwell Collins; UAS control; UAS integration; airborne prototype CNPC radio; ground based pilot station; ground prototype CNPC radio; ground station; nonpayload communication system; onboard reception; three-year shared resource cooperative agreement; unmanned aircraft CNPC system;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS), 2013
Conference_Location :
Herndon, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6251-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSurv.2013.6548625