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Section 5 contains an informative listing of SC-228 committee members who contributed
to these MOPS.
Appendix A contains information on the proposed wavelengths for the EO/IR equipment.
Appendix B contains methods and results of analysis and simulations that derive the
required minimum Declaration Ranges (DRs) for the EO/IR sensor system to alert the
remote pilot to maneuver to remain Detect and Avoid (DAA) Well Clear (DWC) for
different categories of intruders and different encounter geometries between the ownship
and intruders. Analysis focuses on encounters with non-cooperative aircraft.
Appendix C provides methods and results of analysis on the frequency of cases where an
intruder enters the EO/IR sensor system Field of Regard (FOR) within its Declaration
Range (DR) and provides validation of the EO/IR DR against DAA alerting requirements.
Appendix D provides results of simulations and measurements to estimate signatures of
different kinds of aircraft as guidance for EO/IR sensor system design against expected
intruders. It also provides guidance for justification of EO/IR sensor system performance.
Appendix E provides results of simulations that assess the sensitivity of safety metrics to
sensor system measurement errors and declaration range.
Appendix F describes a tracker that could be used in EO/IR sensor systems.
Appendix G provides a list of acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.
1.2 DAA System Overview
DAA systems are designed to provide UA the ability to remain well clear of and avoid
collisions with other aircraft (referred to herein as "intruders"). Two types of surveillance
equipment are identified for such a system: cooperative sensors such as Mode Select
(Mode S) active surveillance and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B),
which rely on having compatible equipment in the intruder aircraft, and non-cooperative
sensors, which detect intruders without any equipage assumptions. The EO/IR sensor
system is a possible solution as the primary sensor for non-cooperative intruders.
Paragraphs 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 give an outline of the UA elements and the CS elements of a
DAA system.
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) UAS Operational Concept document
includes assumptions, constraints, requirements, and high-level operational considerations
for UAS, and is intended to provide the foundation for the DAA MOPS and DAA EO/IR
sensor system MOPS.
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However, the scope and functionality of the DAA MOPS and DAA
EO/IR sensor system MOPS may require specific restrictions, operating limitations and/or
supplemental operational controls or provisions to achieve an acceptable level of collision
risk mitigation for use in the National Airspace System (NAS). Operating limitations for
EO/IR sensor system equipment compliant with these MOPS are documented in
Paragraph 1.2.4.
1.2.1 DAA System Description – Unmanned Aircraft
Figure 1-1 shows a simplified implementation of a DAA system onboard the aircraft, as
depicted in RTCA Document 365A (DO-365A). The EO/IR sensor system interacts mainly
with the UA DAA processor, which can be in the UA or in the CS. The EO/IR sensor
system sends the EO/IR generated tracks to the DAA processor, which creates unified
tracks that combine information from all sensors.
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National
Airspace System (NAS), Second Edition, July 2018