Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author
List of Abbreviations
Selected Terminology
Chapter 1: Introduction
	1.1. UTM Defined
	1.2. Why UTM
	1.3. Demand and Forecast
	1.4. History
	1.5. Research and Development
		1.5.1. NASA UAS Traffic Management Project
			1.5.1.1. NASA TCL Trials
			1.5.1.2. Test Sites
		1.5.2. Research Transition Team
		1.5.3. Relevant Follow-On Efforts
		1.5.4. UTM Pilot Program
		1.5.5. Other Important Research
		1.5.6. Private Industry
	1.6. Scope of Operations
	1.7. Basic Requirements
Chapter 2: Concept of Operations
	2.1. ConOps—General
	2.2. Participants
		2.2.1. UAS Operators
		2.2.2. UAS Service Suppliers
		2.2.3. Supplemental Data Service Providers
		2.2.4. Air Navigation Service Providers
		2.2.5. Civil Aviation Authorities
		2.2.6. Other Participants and Stakeholders
	2.3. Scope of Services
		2.3.1. General—Scope of Services
		2.3.2. Registration
		2.3.3. Discovery
		2.3.4. Flight Operation/Planning Management
		2.3.5. Strategic Deconfliction
		2.3.6. Conformance Monitoring
		2.3.7. Constraint Services
		2.3.8. Tactical Deconfliction
		2.3.9. UAS Remote Identification
		2.3.10. Conflict Advisory and Alert
		2.3.11. Contingency Management
		2.3.12. Simplified Phases of Flight and Operational States
		2.3.13. Additional Services
	2.4. Architecture
		2.4.1. General—Architecture
		2.4.2. Centralized vs. Federated Architecture
		2.4.3. Flight Information Management System
		2.4.4. System-Wide Information Management
		2.4.5. Discovery
			2.4.5.1. Discovery Methods
			2.4.5.2. Discovery and Synchronization Service
			2.4.5.3. InterUSS Platform
		2.4.6. Detect and Avoid
		2.4.7. Cybersecurity
			2.4.7.1. General
			2.4.7.2. International Aviation Trust Framework
		2.4.8. UAS Remote ID
		2.4.9. UTM Data Exchange
Chapter 3: Standards-Making for UTM
	3.1. General—Standards-Making for UTM
		3.1.1. ANSI
		3.1.2. EUSCG
	3.2. Standards Development Organizations
		3.2.1. ASD-STAN
		3.2.2. ASTM International
		3.2.3. Cellular Industry
			3.2.3.1. 3GPP
			3.2.3.2. GSMA
			3.2.3.3. ACJA
		3.2.4. CTA
		3.2.5. EUROCAE
		3.2.6. ICAO
		3.2.7. IEEE
		3.2.8. IETF
		3.2.9. ISO
		3.2.10. ITU
		3.2.11. JARUS
		3.2.12. NATO
		3.2.13. RTCA
		3.2.14. SAE
	3.3. Standards-Supporting Organizations
		3.3.1. EASA
		3.3.2. FAA NextGen
		3.3.3. GUTMA
		3.3.4. NASA
		3.3.5. SESAR JU
	3.4. Further Standards Coordination
Chapter 4: UTM Governance
	4.1. General—UTM Governance
	4.2. USS Qualification
		4.2.1. General—USS Qualification
		4.2.2. Who Assesses Conformity
		4.2.3. Bases of Conformity Assessment
		4.2.4. Demonstration of Conformity
			4.2.4.1. Checkout and Onboarding
			4.2.4.2. Third-Party Assessment
			4.2.4.3. Self-Testing
		4.2.5. Continuing Compliance and Safety Assurance
		4.2.6. Risk Assessment
		4.2.7. Specific Operations Risk Assessment
	4.3. UAS Flight Rules
	4.4. Airspace
		4.4.1. General—Airspace
		4.4.2. UTM Volumes
		4.4.3. Corridors
		4.4.4. Fair Access
	4.5. Spectrum
	4.6. State, Regional, and Local
	4.7. UTM Administration
		4.7.1. Intro—UTM Administration
		4.7.2. Industry Consortia
		4.7.3. Business Models and Competition
		4.7.4. Liability
		4.7.5. Insurance
		4.7.6. Data Rights and Privacy Management
Chapter 5: Selected Initiatives and Implementations
	5.1. General—Selected Initiatives and Implementations
	5.2. Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability
		5.2.1. General—LAANC
		5.2.2. LAANC Concept of Operations
			5.2.2.1. UAS Facility Maps
			5.2.2.2. LAANC UAS Service Suppliers
		5.2.3. LAANC Safety Challenges
		5.2.4. LAANC Safety Mitigations
		5.2.5. Lessons
	5.3. U-Space
	5.4. Selected Country-Specific Developments
Chapter 6: The Future of UTM
	6.1. General—The Future of UTM
	6.2. Technology Innovation
		6.2.1. Communications Infrastructure
		6.2.2. Advanced Automation and Autonomy
		6.2.3. Blockchain in UTM
	6.3. International Coordination
	6.4. Regulation
	6.5. Advanced Air Mobility/Urban Air Mobility
	6.6. Stratospheric Operations
	6.7. ATM-UTM Integration
Chapter 7: Conclusions
Notes
Selected References/Bibliography
List of Abbreviated References
Index