SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport

Deploying Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in safety- and business-critical operations requires demonstrating compliance with applicable regulations and a comprehensive understanding of the residual risk associated with the UAS operation. To support these activities and enable the safe deployment of...

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Autores: Martínez, Carol, Sánchez Cuevas, Pedro Jesús, Gerasimou, Simos, Bera, Abhishek, Olivares Méndez, Miguel A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/130498
https://doi.org/10.3390/drones5040141
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Palabra clave:Drones
Regulation
Risk assessment
SORA methodology
Airframe inspection
Multi-UAS
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spelling SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an AirportMartínez, CarolSánchez Cuevas, Pedro JesúsGerasimou, SimosBera, AbhishekOlivares Méndez, Miguel A.DronesRegulationRisk assessmentSORA methodologyAirframe inspectionMulti-UASDeploying Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in safety- and business-critical operations requires demonstrating compliance with applicable regulations and a comprehensive understanding of the residual risk associated with the UAS operation. To support these activities and enable the safe deployment of UAS into civil airspace, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has established a UAS regulatory framework that mandates the execution of safety risk assessment for UAS operations in order to gain authorization to carry out certain types of operations. Driven by this framework, the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) released the Specific Operation Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology that guides the systematic risk assessment for UAS operations. However, existing work on SORA and its applications focuses mainly on single UAS operations, offering limited support for assuring operations conducted with multiple UAS and with autonomous features. Therefore, the work presented in this paper analyzes the application of SORA for a Multi-UAS airframe inspection (AFI) operation, that involves deploying multiple UAS with autonomous features inside an airport. We present the decision-making process of each SORA step and its application to a multiple UAS scenario. The results shows that the procedures and safety features included in the Multi-AFI operation such as workspace segmentation, the independent multi-UAS AFI crew proposed, and the mitigation actions provide confidence that the operation can be conducted safely and can receive a positive evaluation from the competent authorities. We also present our key findings from the application of SORA and discuss how it can be extended to better support multi-UAS operations.Unión Europea 101017258MDPIIngeniería de Sistemas y AutomáticaEuropean Union (UE). H20202021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/130498https://doi.org/10.3390/drones5040141reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésDrones, 5 (4), 141.No 101017258https://doi.org/10.3390/drones5040141info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1304982026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
title SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
spellingShingle SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
Martínez, Carol
Drones
Regulation
Risk assessment
SORA methodology
Airframe inspection
Multi-UAS
title_short SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
title_full SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
title_fullStr SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
title_full_unstemmed SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
title_sort SORA Methodology for Multi-UAS Airframe Inspections in an Airport
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martínez, Carol
Sánchez Cuevas, Pedro Jesús
Gerasimou, Simos
Bera, Abhishek
Olivares Méndez, Miguel A.
author Martínez, Carol
author_facet Martínez, Carol
Sánchez Cuevas, Pedro Jesús
Gerasimou, Simos
Bera, Abhishek
Olivares Méndez, Miguel A.
author_role author
author2 Sánchez Cuevas, Pedro Jesús
Gerasimou, Simos
Bera, Abhishek
Olivares Méndez, Miguel A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática
European Union (UE). H2020
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Drones
Regulation
Risk assessment
SORA methodology
Airframe inspection
Multi-UAS
topic Drones
Regulation
Risk assessment
SORA methodology
Airframe inspection
Multi-UAS
description Deploying Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in safety- and business-critical operations requires demonstrating compliance with applicable regulations and a comprehensive understanding of the residual risk associated with the UAS operation. To support these activities and enable the safe deployment of UAS into civil airspace, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has established a UAS regulatory framework that mandates the execution of safety risk assessment for UAS operations in order to gain authorization to carry out certain types of operations. Driven by this framework, the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) released the Specific Operation Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology that guides the systematic risk assessment for UAS operations. However, existing work on SORA and its applications focuses mainly on single UAS operations, offering limited support for assuring operations conducted with multiple UAS and with autonomous features. Therefore, the work presented in this paper analyzes the application of SORA for a Multi-UAS airframe inspection (AFI) operation, that involves deploying multiple UAS with autonomous features inside an airport. We present the decision-making process of each SORA step and its application to a multiple UAS scenario. The results shows that the procedures and safety features included in the Multi-AFI operation such as workspace segmentation, the independent multi-UAS AFI crew proposed, and the mitigation actions provide confidence that the operation can be conducted safely and can receive a positive evaluation from the competent authorities. We also present our key findings from the application of SORA and discuss how it can be extended to better support multi-UAS operations.
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