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Operational Risk Assessment for Airworthiness Certification of Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems using the SORA Method

  • Namgung, Pyeong (Department of Military Studies, Graduate School, Daejeon University) ;
  • Eom, Jeongho (Department of Military Studies, Graduate School, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kwon, Taehwa (Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology) ;
  • Jeon, Seungmok (Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology)
  • Received : 2021.04.22
  • Accepted : 2021.05.24
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are rapidly emerging not only as a key military power, such as surveillance and reconnaissance for military purposes but also as a new air transportation means in the form of Urban Air Mobility (UAM). Currently, airworthiness certification is carried out focused on the verification of technical standards for flight safety suitability of aircraft design in accordance with the Military Aircraft Flight Safety Certification Act and does not employ the model for operational risk assessment for mission areas and airspace. In this study, in order to evaluate the risk of the mission area from the perspective of the UAS operator, a risk assessment simulation has been conducted by applying the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) model to the operating environment of the Korean military UAS. Also, the validity of the SORA model has been verified through the analysis of simulation results, and a new application plan for airworthiness certification of the military unmanned aerial system has been presented.

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