Washington: NASA scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, are developing an air traffic control system for drones that would scan for adverse weather conditions and also prevent the small unmanned vehicles from running into buildings.
NASA's drone traffic management programme would in effect be a separate air traffic control system for things that fly low to the ground - around 400 to 500 feet for most drones.
Much like the air traffic control system for conventional aircraft, the programme would monitor the skies for weather and traffic.
The system would also prevent the drones from running into buildings, news helicopters or other lower-flying objects - a more challenging task than for an airplane flying at 30,000 feet.
02/09/14 PTI/Business Standard
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NASA's drone traffic management programme would in effect be a separate air traffic control system for things that fly low to the ground - around 400 to 500 feet for most drones.
Much like the air traffic control system for conventional aircraft, the programme would monitor the skies for weather and traffic.
The system would also prevent the drones from running into buildings, news helicopters or other lower-flying objects - a more challenging task than for an airplane flying at 30,000 feet.
02/09/14 PTI/Business Standard
