dennis shomko - rpas industry perspective: who’s in charge?
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RPAS Industry Perspective: Who’s in Charge?Dr Dennis A. ShomkoDronsystems
Drones: The Market is Here and NOW
• Expected to reach maturity within this decade• Large number of industries, including:
– Precision agriculture– Entertainment– Homeland security– Assets inspection
• Drones top X-Mas presents requests:– DJI sold over 500,000 units, with sales reaching 20,000
a month– 3DRobotics – more than 30,000 units– AeroVironment: 8,000 professional small UAVs– Industry giants such as Sony joined the game
05-06/10/2015 - Florence, Italy - Dr Dennis A. Shomko [DRONSYSTEMS]
Responsibility > Impact > Liability
• A number of FAA-logged cases of incidents topped 200 in 2014. Trend – from 10 cases in March to 41 reports in September.
• Total cost of a fatality to British economy is £1,558,000, through loss of productivity, admin/legal costs, compensations, non-financial costs (Source: UK HSE Office, 10/2014)
• Direct/Indirect/Induced impact of a fatal incident involving an A320 is in the region of £750,000,000
• Cost of a drone in the UK £350-£1000
• Risks of a catastrophic events are over-dramatised by the media, but no tests, such as engine ingestion, have been performed to the day, and therefore can’t be quantified or ruled out
Credit: DailyMail
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Autonomous & Automated System
• Maritime Law is the prime source of Aviation Law. Regulates Roles, Responsibilities, and creates foundation for addressing Liability issues.
• In autonomous systems, the transfer of liability does not take place in case of orderly conduct of operations: PIC is the ultimate decision maker, aided by crew, auxiliary systems, third parties: all of such are ADVISORY.
• In automated systems, control can be transferred from the operator, to AI, to third parties and so on. Therefore, transfer of liability may take place several times during a mission: a legal nightmare.
• Application of all aviation law principles to drones can lead to overregulation, and, as a result, decrease in Total Customer Value
Autonomous System50,000-25,000 BC
Automated System
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DroNav Basic Principles
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Liability Transfer Process
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05-06/10/2015 - Florence, Italy - Dr Dennis A. Shomko [DRONSYSTEMS]