Aviation research, sourced & cited.

The Role of Human Factors in Aviation Ground Operation-related Accidents/Incidents: A Human Error Analysis Approach

Advanced Air Mobility Operation and Infrastructure for Sustainable Connected eVTOL Vehicle

Advanced air mobility (AAM) is an emerging sector in aviation aiming to offer secure, efficient, and eco-friendly transportation utilizing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Development of effective human factors interventions for aviation safety management

Introduction In the aviation industry, safety management has moved away from capturing frontline failures toward the management of systemic conditions through organizational safety management systems (SMS).

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Applications and Integration into Hazard Mitigation Planning

Abstract Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (also referred to as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs), or drones) operations, focused on natural hazards, have experienced rapid expansion in the…

Minimum-Time Trajectory Generation of eVTOL in Low-Speed Phase: Application in Control Law Design

With the emergence of electric propulsive technologies in the past decades, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft gain increasing interest, which paves the path for advanced air mobility.

Learning Methods and Predictive Modeling to Identify Failure by Human Factors in the Aviation Industry

This paper proposes a model capable of predicting fatal occurrences in aviation events such as accidents and incidents, using as inputs the human factors that contributed to each incident, together with information about…

Analysis of the Requirement and Architecture for the Internet of Drones

Internet of Drones (IoDs) is a network meant to connect drones and their users through the Internet. It is now possible for industries to perform a variety of missions in a controlled airspace utilising several drones th…

SHIELD Human Factors Taxonomy and Database for Learning from Aviation and Maritime Safety Occurrences

Human factors (HF) in aviation and maritime safety occurrences are not always systematically analysed and reported in a way that makes the extraction of trends and comparisons possible in support of effective safety mana…

Automotive safety approach for future eVTOL vehicles

The eVTOL industry is a rapidly growing mass market expected to start in 2024. eVTOL compete, caused by their predicted missions, with ground-based transportation modes, including mainly passenger cars.

Ground Risk Assessment for Unmanned Aircraft Focusing on Multiple Risk Sources in Urban Environments

This paper investigates the risk quantification for Unmanned Aircraft (UA) in urban environments, focusing on the safety of ground people.

Analysis of Human Factors in Typical Accident Tests of Certain Type Flight Simulator

With the improvement of modern aviation equipment manufacturing technology, there are relatively few failures due to the unreliability of the aircraft.

Risk-Based Method for Determining Separation Minima in Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Risk assessment is a key issue in enabling the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in nonsegregated areas, especially in very low-level airspace and urban areas.

Human Factors in Aviation and Artificial Systems: The Purdue Aviation Virtual Reality case study

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, video conferencing has dramatically expanded as an alternative to traditional face-to-face classroom instruction.

Managing fatigue in aviation maintenance while promoting a human factors safety reporting system; a strategic approach to aviation safety

The potential rise of fatigue in commercial aviation maintenance due to Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) personnel shortages supports a Human Factors (HF) Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) System be introduced in all ma…

Human factors in aviation: Fatigue management in ramp workers

Abstract Although over the years, technical systems (equipment) have been evolving, most of the occurrences in the aviation industry, namely in the ground-handling area, are related to human error, constituting a neglect…

Human reliability analysis in aviation accidents: A review

In the civil aviation sector, human factors is the primary cause of many safety incidents. Aircraft flying, maintenance, and operations are the major tasks that are heavily dependent on professionals; thus, they are subj…

Ground Risk Assessment for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Based on Dynamic Model

Ground risk, as one of the key parameters for assessing risk before an operation, plays an important role in the safety management of unmanned aircraft systems.

U-Space and UTM Deployment as an Opportunity for More Complex UAV Operations Including UAV Medical Transport

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) commonly called drones are relatively new entrants to the airspace.

Data-driven risk analysis of unmanned aircraft system operations considering spatiotemporal characteristics of population distribution

One of the challenges of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operations is to operate an unmanned aircraft with minimal risk to people on the ground.

URANUS: Radio Frequency Tracking, Classification and Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles

Safety and security issues for Critical Infrastructures are growing as attackers adopt drones as an attack vector flying in sensitive airspaces, such as airports, military bases, city centers, and crowded places.

Aviation safety regulations for unmanned aircraft operations: Perspectives from users

Detection and Prediction of a Pair of Unmanned Aircraft Contact

In the current world of increasing density of unmanned aerial vehicle operations in the airspace, there is an enhanced emphasis on their safety due to the potential for mid-air collision, either with another aircraft or …

Impact of human factors in aircraft accident mitigation and aircraft maintenance training needs in post COVID-19 aviation

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of human factor training in aircraft maintenance accident mitigation and aircraft safety in post COVID-19 aviation scenarios.

SMART SKY EYE System for Preliminary Structural Safety Assessment of Buildings Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is expected to become one of the most commercialized research areas in the world over the next decade.

Machine Learning Verification and Safety for Unmanned Aircraft - A Literature Study

Multivariate Combined Collision Detection for Multi-Unmanned Aircraft Systems

To mitigate the problem of multiple unmanned aircraft systems (MUAS) conflicts at low altitude and ensure the operational safety, this paper proposes a Multivariate Combined Conflict Detection (MCCD) method for MUAS by c…

Natural Language Processing for the identification of Human factors in aviation accidents causes: An application to the SHEL methodology

This paper considers the issue of machine learning techniques by leveraging on the state-of-the-art technologies of Natural Language Processing, adapted to the Software Hardware Environment Liveware standard accident cau…

A Cybersecurity Risk Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems under Specific Category

The approach to extend the SORA methodology toward cybersecurity is introduced by extending the methodology to cover the privacy problem - an aspect related to cybersecurity and the supporting tool is introduced in the f…

Crosschecking through verbal reports under spatial disorientation scenarios: Evidence from eye tracking metrics

Abstract Spatial disorientation (SD) can lead to serious aviation accidents. To deal with this predicament, verbal reports (VR), a procedure that requires pilots to verbalize flight information during SD situations, are …

An analytical model to determine the impact force of drone strikes

In addition to the well-known threats of bird and hail strikes, small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAV) pose a new threat to manned aviation.

A Unified Collision Risk Model for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

This paper proposes a novel risk management framework, and specifically a methodology to model UAS collision risk. The model inherently accounts for the performance of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) sys…

Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into State Department of Transportation Highway Bridge Inspection Procedures: Challenges, Implications, and Lessons Learned

Rapid proliferation of small, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) promises to revolutionize traditional methods used to carry out civil engineering surveys and analyses and conduct physical infrastructure inspections.

Unmanned Aircraft System Airspace Structure and Safety Measures Based on Spatial Digital Twins

To explore the airspace structure and safety performance of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system based on spatial digital twins (DTs), the study introduces DTs technology, and combines convolutional neural network (CNN) …

Moving From Piloted to Autonomous Operations: Investigating Human Factors Challenges in Urban Air Mobility

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is expected to be the next major revolution in the aviation industry and a solution to the growing traffic congestion on the ground.

Statistical Properties and Airspace Capacity for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks Subject to Sense-and-Avoid Safety Protocols

Reporting and Investigation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Accidents and Serious Incidents. Regulatory Perspective

Naturally, the ever-growing number of drone operations conducted worldwide carries with it an increase in the number of safety-related incidents and occurrences.

The impact of human factors on pilots’ safety behavior in offshore aviation companies: A brazilian case

Abstract This study explores the concepts of human factors and their key role in the safety of offshore aviation companies through qualitative research.

A Cognitive Walkthrough of Multiple Drone Delivery Operations

Advances of early twenty-first century aviation and transportation technologies provide opportunities for enhanced aerial projects, and the overall integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspac…

Safe Landing Area Determination (SLAD) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems by using rotary LiDAR

The use of Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV), or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), is constantly growing, thanks to their versatility, flexibility of use, low cost and capability of reuse, even in environments that are very …

Safety Challenges for Integrating U-Space in Urban Environments

As the drone market keeps growing, it is essential to build a regulatory and safety framework to ensure a safe, efficient and secure management of an increasing number of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System.

Integration of a 4D-trajectory Follower to Improve Multi-UAV Conflict Management Within the U-Space Context

A novel method for multi-UAV conflict management at tactical level for large-scale scenarios is presented with a four dimensional trajectory follower based on the carrot chasing algorithm for 4D trajectory based operatio…

Towards a Service-Oriented U-Space Architecture for Autonomous Drone Operations

While the complexity of development and cost of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) decrease, the use and market of UASs continuously increase.

Autonomous Flight Trajectory Control System for Drones in Smart City Traffic Management

With the exponential growth of numerous drone operations ranging from infrastructure monitoring to even package delivery services, the integration of UAS in the smart city transportation systems is an actual task that re…

Collision probability estimation for small unmanned aircraft systems

The simulation results testify that the selection of the collision zones affects the collision probability estimation apparently, especially when the crossing angle of the two sUAS is between 0° and 40°.

Human–Machine Interface Design for Monitoring Safety Risks Associated with Operating Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Urban Areas

The envisioned introduction of autonomous Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) into low-altitude urban airspace necessitates high levels of system safety.

Bibliometric analysis of human factors in aviation accident using MKD

This study aims to provide a better understanding of human factors and human performance mechanism in aviation accident analysis by visualisation and taxonomy analysis using mapping knowledge domain (MKD).

Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing for Prediction of Human Factors in Aviation Incident Reports

In the aviation sector, human factors are the primary cause of safety incidents. Intelligent prediction systems, which are capable of evaluating human state and managing risk, have been developed over the years to identi…

Embedded Computation Architectures for Autonomy in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

This paper addresses the challenge of embedded computing resources required by future autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Based on an analysis of the required onboard functions that will lead to higher levels of …

The state of the art and operational scenarios for urban air mobility with unmanned aircraft

ABSTRACT A state-of-the-art review of all the developments, standards and regulations associated with the use of major unmanned aircraft systems under development is presented.

Assuring Learning-Enabled Components in Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Aviation has a remarkable safety record ensured by strict processes, rules, certifications, and regulations, in which formal methods have played a role in large companies developing commercial aerospace vehicles and relat…