Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Test Program

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As part of the ITS America Annual Meeting in Miami in June, Meggitt Defense systems successfully demonstrated the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle to provide remote traffic and traveler information images. In a continuing effort to test the feasibility of this program for use in Florida to provide traffic monitoring in support of traffic management, incident management and evacuation coordination conditions, FDOT is currently preparing a research statement for this concept.

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 The research statement planned will evaluate a number of the technical and institutional considerations that are critical to the success of this program including:

• ability to transmit video, data, and control signals to and from both the aircraft and the TMCs in a failsafe manner.
• communication requirements and security
• integration with ground sensors and mobility monitoring capabilities
• potential real-time communication with motorists.
• mobility management (location update and handoff)
• FCC regulations
• FAA regulations

Please contact Liang Hsia at (850) 410-5615 or liang.hsia@dot.state.fl.us for additional information.

 

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