Development of Training Techniques for Civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

2012年2月，奥巴马总统和国会将2015年设为允许民用无人机在国家领空运行的最后期限。北美的运输系统正在迅速地向国家空域系统（NAS）接受无人机的方向发展。目前，联邦航空管理局（FAA）和美国空军正在确定这些飞行器将如何与有人驾驶飞机共存。在加拿大，加拿大交通部正在与工业界合作解决这些问题。一旦操作平台建立并达成一致，公共机场系统将开始看到无人机使用他们的机场。美国国家广播公司预测，5年内将有1万架商用无人机在美国运行。所有的无人机都需要遥控飞行员，而所有的飞行员都需要训练。然而，没有飞行员培训和认证的行业标准。目前的做法大多是临时性的。对于拟议的项目，蒙克顿飞行学院（MFC）希望与新不伦瑞克大学（UNB）的研究人员建立新的合作伙伴关系，研究和开发民用无人机的飞行员培训技术和程序。研究结果将在MFC工作人员的协助下在MFC进行验证和测试。在过去的四年里，UNB的COBRA研究小组建立了一个多机器人系统。无人机平台包括固定翼飞机、直升机和八旋翼机。COBRA研究小组已获得加拿大交通部颁发的特殊飞行操作证书（SFOC）。目前的项目建议扩大无人机技术的研究，重点是民用无人机训练技术的研究。拟议中的NSERC Engage项目瞄准了一个新兴市场：民用无人机飞行员培训。基于拟议的研究，MFC将能够提供具有成本效益和独特的解决方案，并在飞行员培训中具有竞争优势。

In February 2012, President Obama and the Congress set 2015 as the deadline to allow the operation of civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in national airspace. The transportation system of North America is quickly moving toward the acceptance of UAVs in the National Airspace System (NAS). Currently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Air Force are determining how these vehicles will coexist with manned aircraft. In Canada, Transport Canada is working with industry to address these issues. Once the operating platform is established and agreed on, the public airport system will begin to see UAVs using their airfields. The National Broadcasting Company predicts that 10,000 commercial UAVs will be operating in the US within five years. All the UAVs will need remote pilots while all pilots need training. However, there is no industry standard for pilot training and certification. The current practice is mostly ad hoc. For the proposed project, Moncton Flight College (MFC) would like to engage with researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in a new collaborative partnership to research and develop pilot training technologies and procedures for civilian UAVs. Research results will be verified and tested at MFC with the assistance of MFC staff. Over the past four years, the COBRA research group at UNB has established a multiple robot system. The UAV platforms include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and eight-rotor rotorcraft. The COBRA research group has obtained a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada. The current project is proposed to extend the research of the developed UAV technologies, focusing on the investigation of training techniques for civilian UAVs. The proposed NSERC Engage project targets an emerging market: pilot training for civilian UAVs. Based on the proposed research, MFC will be able to provide cost-effective and unique solutions and a competitive advantage in pilot training.