Dr. Greg Zacharias, Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force 2015-18, explores next
steps in autonomous systems AS development, fielding, and training. Rapid advances in AS …

The methods and procedures within United States naval aviation to certify an aircraft safe for
flight are well established. However, these methods and procedures are based on clearing a …

Pilots use situational awareness (SA) to make appropriate aeronautical decisions.
Autonomous vehicles will not have a human pilot (or operator) in the loop when off-nominal …

ABSTRACT The United States Navy plans on fielding autonomous surface vessels in the
near future. This paper presents a preliminary approach for certifying an autonomous …

The current safety of flight clearances for unmanned aircraft requires a qualified operator
who can make decisions and ultimately bears the responsibility for the safe operations of the …

The last 15 years have seen a large uptick in the use of unmanned aircraft. However, the
current safety of flight clearances for unmanned aircraft requires a qualified operator who …

Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) are expected to operate without a human
being in or on the loop. As there will not be a human to interpret the environment, the …

Pilots use their senses and training to generate situational awareness (SA). They then use
this SA to make sound aeronautical decisions. Autonomous vehicles, by contrast, cannot …

Learning enabled autonomous systems provide increased capabilities compared to
traditional systems. However, the complexity of and probabilistic nature in the underlying …

The rigorous test and evaluation of autonomous systems is often a challenging process.
Specifically, the transformation of qualitative assessments often used in the development …