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Assessing the Risks of Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (2018) / Chapter Skim
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5 Building the Future
Pages 44-48

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... Considerable advances are being made in developing perception and reasoning capabilities to address unusual yet previously identified situations, such as loss of communication with a ground control station or airspeed sensor corruption. However, automated systems may respond inappropriately in complex situations that were not anticipated in their design, such as situations where multiple hazards arise simultaneously in unanticipated combinations.
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... The use of network data transfer to support UAS operations presents opportunities for real-time risk assessment using modern tools for data analytics. In parallel, the development of improved simulation capabilities supports quantitative risk assessment (Kochenderfer et al., 2008)
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... Developing risk assessments in belated response to the emergence of new concepts would stunt the pace of innovation and clog the technology transition pipeline with increasingly obsolete ideas. A better approach would be to develop risk assessment methods concurrently with developmental research so that promising technologies can be safely transitioned into use as they emerge.
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... • IEEE • NSF Center for UAS • EuroCAE • MIT / LL • CTA • CANSO / NATO • AFRL • ITU • NIST FIGURE 5.1  Through its engagement in a range of domestic and international research and standards activities, and through its direct support for internal and external research, the FAA can access and influence innovation in risk assessment for increasingly automated systems.
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... 2007. Human error and commercial aviation accidents: An analysis using the human factors analysis and classification system.
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