T. Iijima, T. Uemura, N. Matayoshi, J. Entzinger, Jun Matsumoto, S. Ueda, E. Yoshikawa
{"title":"Development and evaluation of a new airspeed information system utilizing airborne Doppler LIDAR","authors":"T. Iijima, T. Uemura, N. Matayoshi, J. Entzinger, Jun Matsumoto, S. Ueda, E. Yoshikawa","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102144","url":null,"abstract":"We have developed a prototype of a new air speed information system leveraging the technological advance of a practical airborne Doppler Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR). The proposed system uses the LIDAR to sense wind speeds up to several tens of seconds ahead of an aircraft in real time, and uses the data to provide predictive airspeed information called L-PSPD (LIDAR-based predicted airspeed indicator) and a target approach speed called a L-TSPD (LIDAR-based target airspeed indicator) to the pilot via a newly designed cockpit display and/or directly to the autothrottle system. A series of piloted evaluations was carried out by flight simulator and flight test to verify the effectiveness of the system. The results indicate that the proposed system improved airspeed control performance and reduced workload during approaches under windshear and turbulent conditions. We obtained the advantages and disadvantages of each proposed display from subjective evaluation data and objective workload data from visual secondary task performance, electroencephalogram (EEG), electrocardiogram (ECG) and eye recorder.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122434102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety and degraded mode in civilian applications of unmanned aerial systems","authors":"Emine Laarouchi, D. Cancila, H. Chaouchi","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102040","url":null,"abstract":"Business Insider in the drone report clearly states that the market for commercial/civil drones will grow at a compound annual grow rate of 19% between 2015 and 2020. The ample availability of affordable drones is leading to large amounts of drones being sold for civilian uses, especially when drones are equipped with high quality cameras and many other sensors which make them adaptable to a variable set of civilian (and not always noble) applications. The large increase in the number of drones entering the airspace is leading to real concerns about safety and security issues; and small incidents are more and more frequent. The causes are twofold. From one hand the unmanned inherent nature of drones involves a less maintained and consequently less reliable properties than manned aircrafts. From the other hand, civilian drones are piloted by amateurs with no particular experiences/backgrounds. In this paper, we analyze the existing state of the art and real use cases to identify the key factors involved in safety issues for UASs in civilian applications, we also propose our early work on 3D simulation involving UASs and other interacting devices for specific applications such as Industry 4.0 and smart factories.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"42 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121128317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology acceptance model for safety critical autonomous transportation systems","authors":"N. Hutchins, L. Hook","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102010","url":null,"abstract":"It is becoming increasingly clear that a paradigm shift in the way people travel will be seen in the near future. This is due to the ever increasing scope of technology in our lives and a built up public demand for safer, faster, and more efficient transportation options. It is also becoming clear that greater levels of autonomy will enable this paradigm shift to a large degree. However, due to the fact that this will require control over personal safety to be entrusted to the autonomous system, many physiological factors will play an important role in their acceptance. Unfortunately, available technology acceptance models do not include considerations for safety critical systems such as these. This paper proposes a new model which incorporates these considerations focusing on the psychology of control, acceptance, and trust and the factors that influence use of a safety critical technology. This model has been built using data from a series of surveys, simulations, reliability data, and previous technology acceptance models and has been validated using previous research into the usability of autonomous vehicles. The full model and considerations for the improvement of the model as well as further validation techniques is provided. The work in the University of Tulsa Vehicle Autonomy and Intelligence Lab (VAIL) has begun development and verification of the Safety-Critical Technology Acceptance Model and is progressing with the development of the Electronic Car Learning and Intelligence Program Simulator (ECLIPS). Through the investigation of these issues using ECLIPS and user feedback, VAIL is on track to model the acceptance and develop guidelines for the development and implementation of autonomous systems. VAIL is working to research these questions at a fundamental level and describe the topics in a way that can make sure these technologies are in line with the progression of technology and the future of human involvement with these systems.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"225 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121216003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Real-time path planning for energy recovery management","authors":"Marvic Attard, Brian Zammit, D. Zammit-Mangion","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102077","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a concept of real-time planning of flight extension paths is presented. The technique is intended to assist the flight crew in managing the aircraft energy when excessive energy deviations are detected. The proposed mathematical problem uses B-Spline functions to ensure smooth and fly able extension paths. An optimizer is used to solve the resulting parametric optimization problem that yields values of control points defining the shape of the spline. Preliminary results show that the technique can provide consistent extension paths at a very low computation expense.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127195237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the voice communication capacity for a free-route sectorless airspace","authors":"Hee Wei Gary Foo, Z. Zhong","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102116","url":null,"abstract":"Air traffic demand around the world is forecasted to increase, and will therefore put additional strain on the air traffic management system currently used. In the sectorless airspace concept, air traffic controllers are no longer tied to sectors of airspace, but to specific flights. Each controller will maintain radio contact with several aircraft and guide them from the entry to the exit of the airspace. This is a move away from the current geographical attachment of one sector to one controller. For this concept to work, each controller will have a unique voice communication frequency, and this frequency has to propagate to the extreme ends of the airspace. Furthermore, a free-route sectorless airspace has the capacity to support many more aircraft than the current system. Consequently, the number of controllers and indirectly, the number of voice communication frequencies required, will increase as well. This paper presents several restrictions on VHF frequency usage and discusses the problem with regards to the VHF frequencies allocation arising from the implementation of a sectorless airspace. It also provides a preliminary analysis of the VHF voice communication capacity through a simple mathematical formulation. Using a simple concentric buffer zone in which the repeated use of the same frequency is prohibited, the current voice communication infrastructure is estimated to only support up to 5% or 18% of the maximum capacity of a sectorless airspace. Finally, several possible solutions such as adaptations to the VHF system, digital radio, and satellite systems are briefly reviewed.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124377643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Millimeter wave systems for airports and short-range aviation communications: A survey of the current channel models at mmWave frequencies","authors":"M. Khatun, H. Mehrpouyan, D. Matolak, I. Guvenc","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102042","url":null,"abstract":"Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications will play a key role in enhancing the throughput, reliability, and security of next generation wireless networks. These advancements are achieved through the large bandwidth available in this band and through the use of highly directional links that will be used to overcome the large pathloss at these frequencies. Although the terrestrial application of mmWave systems is advancing at a rapid pace, the use of mmWave communication systems in aviation systems or airports is still in its infancy. This can be attributed to the challenges related to radio technology and lack of development, and characterization of mmWave wireless channels for the aviation field and the airport environment. Consequently, one of our goals is to develop methodologies that support mmWave air to ground links, and various links at airports, by applying new localization schemes that allow for application of highly directional links that can be deployed over longer distances despite the high path loss at mmWave frequencies. However, a very thorough understanding of the mmWave channel models are needed to enable such new applications. To this end, in this paper, we present a survey of the current channel models in the mmWave band. The 3-dimensional statistical channel model is also reviewed and its parameters and typical characteristics for this model are identified and computed through simulation for the Boise metropolitan area.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133556301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"General aviation digital autopilot design based on LQR/LQG control strategy","authors":"J. Vlk, Peter Chudý","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102058","url":null,"abstract":"The paper introduces a description of a Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) / Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) controller design along with related basic theory. The LQR/LQG controller of a digital autopilot is subjected to performance evaluation tests, which consider various performance and stability requirements issued by the regulatory agencies. The design's robustness is tested on a General Aviation aircraft simulation model.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128301325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A precise altitude difference measurement system for terrain mapping: And application in a ducted-fan powered airplane","authors":"P. Paces, R. Theiner, J. Brabec","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102109","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the assembly and performance of a differential pressure measurement system adapted to provide information about altitude difference. The system is being tested in different conditions and it is adapted for position angles measurement in a ducted fan-powered airplane. The main contribution of the article is a comparison of characteristics of pressure sensors suitable for differential measurement and consequently for altitude difference measurements. The proposed applications are precise large-scale terrain mapping and this article describes its usage on relatively small area given by size of the airplane that is flying at speeds higher than 100 km/h. The airplane design considerations are made to accommodate the proposed measurement system, which uses properties of standard atmosphere to determine the roll angle and the pitch angle of the airplane. We describe the details of the airplane that are necessary for the installation of the measurement system. The application on the airplane requires high precision sensors and installation. We describe the proposed principle of measurement as well as the data analysis and its performance under different conditions. These conditions include laboratory setup, UAV flight, an installation on a Cessna airplane, a stratospheric balloon and usage on a prototype of ducted fan powered airplane.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"57 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134362738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computer aided drafting virtual reality interface","authors":"David M. Roach, I. Demirkiran","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102142","url":null,"abstract":"Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) is pervasive in engineering fields today. It has become indispensable for planning, creating, visualizing, troubleshooting, collaborating, and communicating designs before they exist in physical form. From the beginning, CAD was created to be used by means of a mouse, keyboard, and monitor. Along the way, other, more specialized interface devices were created specifically for CAD that allowed for easier and more intuitive navigation within a 3D space, but they were at best stopgap solutions. Virtual Reality (VR) allows users to navigate and interact with digital 3D objects and environments the same way they would in the real world. For this reason, VR is a natural CAD interface solution. Using VR as an interface for CAD software, creating will be more intuitive and visualizing will be second nature.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125635073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opportunities and challenges when implementing trajectory-based taxi operations at European and U.S. CDM airports","authors":"Nikolai Okuniek, L. Sparenberg","doi":"10.1109/DASC.2017.8102045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102045","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates opportunities and challenges when implementing Trajectory-based Taxi Operations at airports dependent on the availability of Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) processes in Europe and the U.S. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) jointly developed a concept of operations for Trajectory-based Taxi Operations. An essential prerequisite of this concept is that adequate information sharing processes referring to collaborative decision making are available. CDM concepts like Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) and Surface Collaborative Decision Making (S-CDM) were introduced by EUROCONTROL and the FAA, respectively, to improve the use of the available airport infrastructure. Both concepts aim to improve the efficiency of airport operations by reducing congestion on the airport surface, improving the traffic flow efficiency, and reducing uncertainties during airport operations. Both concepts are compared in this paper with a focus on taxi operations and the impact on the stakeholders. This paper provides an answer to the question which opportunities and challenges might be faced with the implementation of Trajectory-based Taxi Operations at airports with A-CDM and S-CDM. Especially from the perspective of involved stakeholders, the operational objectives that are partially contradicting to each other are discussed. It is shown that both CDM processes generally leverage the implementation of Trajectory-based Taxi Operations. However, there are still existing gaps that are identified and addressed in this paper. They based on current research in the area of airport surface traffic optimization towards Trajectory-based Taxi Operations.","PeriodicalId":130890,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132315987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}