The US FederaThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), primarily responsible for advancement, safety and regulation of civil aviation, has now announced its rules for the commercial use of drones. While the set of rules is not very rigid but it does stipulate that the flying object remains within the operator’s line of sight. This stipulation could be a debilitating factor for commercial drone operators, who work on the remote for the unmanned drones that would necessarily go out of operator’s sight quite often, depending upon the assignments in hand.
NASA has been, in this connection, collaborating with a US aerospace company, Exelis Inc. (XLS) to test a new air-control system, called Symphony RangeVue for drone aircrafts that aims at safe flying of aircrafts, even beyond the line of operator sight. XLS is reportedly close to unveiling a low-altitude surveillance system (tracking system) for drones, which could prove a milestone in evolving a ‘highway in the sky’ with a high degree of safety level. In fact there are other companies too in the race for creating technologies that could enable drones to fly safely over long distances.
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NASA has been working with Exelis and certain other companies and agencies to develop Symphony RangeVue - an air traffic management system that could persuade the FAA to allow flights beyond the line of sight, provided the operator is using a highly effective tracking system. If FAA is convinced of the effectiveness and safety of the system under evolution now, and the requisite permission is accorded, the air-control monitoring system for commercial drones will get a shot in the arm.
Author : Syed Zafar Ahmad
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Bio: A freelancer with a flair for experimenting with innovative technology and electronic gadgets that could enrich the life of a modern common man, and a consultant in issues touching every-day life of a computer suave professional.
Bio: A freelancer with a flair for experimenting with innovative technology and electronic gadgets that could enrich the life of a modern common man, and a consultant in issues touching every-day life of a computer suave professional.
