The University of North Dakota, along with research partners from Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site, achieved a major industry milestone on Dec. 21 with the first-ever test flights over a specially developed UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) network of technologies that opens the skies for broad commercial use of drones.
基于北达科他州的Harris UAS网络，它结合了哈里斯的UND和UAS技术解决方案和服务的检测和避免能力，是一个集成的地面基础设施系统，使商业UA能够远离视线超越视线而更安全在国家空域的视线。
目前，大多数远程UAS操作都受到极大的限制，因为飞行员必须与无人驾驶飞机保持不变。
The new North Dakota network keeps watch over a 55-mile-long corridor between Grand Forks and Fargo, representing the drone industry’s first-ever implementation of wide-area, multi-user UAS BVLOS airspace, according to researchers at UND’s Research Institute for Autonomous Systems (RIAS).
The successful flights, which took place about a mile west of Hillsboro in the Red River Valley of Eastern North Dakota, tested the Harris UAS Network’s ability to provide UAS pilots with airspace awareness to stay well clear of manned aircraft and other objects. The network is enhanced by locally deployed sensors for both cooperative and non-cooperative (radar) surveillance as well as integration of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen UAS surveillance data feed.
Historic flights
Mark Askelson，Und rias的临时执行主任和雷达技术的使用专家表示，北达科他州的成功测试航班表示，朝向释放多亿美元的行业以实现无人能力的一大步。
“这项技术是在北达科他州大学开发的，所以这对我们来说这是一个巨大的一天，以及我们在哈里斯和北部平原UAS测试网站的合作伙伴的一大大事，”阿斯克森说。
克里斯TheIsen是Nopuasts的研发主任表示，UAS网络是北达科他州商务部的一部分，该项目的一部分是und，北部平原无人机系统和哈里斯之间的先前UAS研究合作。
With the deployment of the Harris UAS Network, Theisen and his crew have an important job. They’re executing the test flights and monitoring the effectiveness of the technologies that make up the network.
“These tests signify the start of operations on the network, which is the first one anywhere that’s been deployed for multi-user commercial applications,” Theisen said. “It’s a significant milestone in the development of the commercial UAS industry — in our country as well as globally — and we’re proud that it took place right here in North Dakota.”
The Harris UAS Network in North Dakota got another shot of momentum recently when North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum showed his support by recommending $30 million to develop statewide infrastructure supporting UAS beyond the visual line of sight operations.
“The idea is that what we’re doing here with Harris and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site will serve as a template to build out to other locations in the state and then across the country,” Askelson said.
北达科他州的投资
哈里斯，FAA的空中交通管理解决方案中的领导者和创新者被北达科他州绘制，因为UND的UAS研究人才以及北平原无人机系统测试网站的广泛技术和运营专业知识和资源。
成功的测试航班进一步证明该公司做出了正确的举动。
“北达科他州哈里斯UAS网络系统部署是商业无人机行业的历史里程碑，是向广泛使用这些先进技术的重要一步。它展示了北达科他州吸引UAS研究，创业和投资的领导，“哈里斯电子系统的商业UAS解决方案副总裁乔治基罗·基罗夫说。“随着网络基础设施跨越国家，它将有助于广泛采用UA，允许各国政府更好地为其社区服务，使北达科他州的主要产业在全球市场上更加富有成效和竞争力。”
展望未来
一旦完全运行，哈里斯UAS网络以及它上方的空域授权将代表该国最先进的试验床，以获得UAS研发。这将提高北达科他州作为无人机创新和商业领先枢纽的吸引力。
在这个春天以后，计划更加正式的揭幕和演示UAS网络。
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