Designing air corridors for sUAS in consideration of aerial traffic hazards

摘要

This paper expands upon a proposed freeway-style method of traffic management for commercial sUAS, with the goal of increasing traffic safety and efficiency. Various potential hazards that sUAS may encounter mid-flight will be examined and categorized by severity; their resulting effects on traffic flow will be analyzed when applicable. Potential design improvements will be suggested, and areas for future study will be pinpointed in the process. The purpose of this paper is to help bring large-scale sUAS travel networks closer to reality.