Unmanned Aircraft System Operations

Structuring the safety case for unmanned aircraft system operations in non-segregated airspace

“…MAC risk controls have also been previously classified as being active or passive (Clothier and Walker, 2014;Elliott et al, 2011;Hottman et al, 2009). Building on Shannon and Weaver's foundational theory of communication (Shannon and Weaver, 1972), these concepts can be defined as:…”

“…The most common is the distinction between non-cooperative or cooperative, and active or passive systems. The first distinction commonly made in the literature (e.g., Elliott et al, 2011;Hottman et al, 2009) is between cooperative and non-cooperative systems.…”