Abstract: The present invention provides a traffic management system for managing unmanned aerial systems (UASs) operating at low-altitude. The system includes surveillance for locating and tracking UASs in uncontrolled airspace, for example, in airspace below 10,000 feet MSL. The system also includes flight rules for safe operation of UASs in uncontrolled airspace. The system further includes computers for processing said surveillance and for applying the flight rules to UASs. The traffic management system may be portable, persistent, or a hybrid thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 19, 2014
Publication date:
September 22, 2016
Applicant:
USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)