Podcast: ATC for Drones

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Key Takeaways:

  • Parimal Kopardekar, of NASA's UTM project, is developing a system for managing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) traffic.
  • The system aims to enable UAS operation in designated low-altitude airspace.
  • The article discusses the technology and its projected timeline (though specifics aren't provided in this excerpt).
  • An audio interview with Kopardekar is available for download.
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Parimal Kopardekar, principal investigator for NASA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project, is working to create a systemthat would help make it possible for UAS to operate in specified low-altitude zones within the national airspace. He talked with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the technology and its timeline.

Duration: 9:45

File Size: 9.1 MB download here

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