Comparative Analysis of Unmanned Aircraft Regulations for The Development Of Startups

Abstract

This article provides a comparative analysis of unmanned aircraft flight regulatory documents to assist and support the construction and development of technology and innovation startups around unmanned aircraft in smart cities. The identification of the main research factor is based on countries with academic scientific production using the database of the Web of Science (WOS) platform. In summary of the results and contributions, a regulatory view and the non-standardization of documents between the countries that present the future trends for the sector was evidenced.

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“…Visual line of sight (VLOS) is a flight operation in which the operator can clearly see the drone in flight and its surrounding airspace in order to monitor and safely operate it without equipment and human assistance [51]. Equipment such as telescopes or binoculars are not permitted in VLOS operations, so the remote pilot's eyes must monitor the drone and its surrounding airspace.…”

“…Unlike in VLOS, flight operation for BVLOS goes beyond the visual line of sight. This implies that drone flight is not in the operator's line of sight, and the aid of equipment (such as technology) and humans is required to monitor the flight and fly the drone safely [51]. The equipment and human assistance to control the drone securely in BVLOS include sensing tools and technology such as the ground control station (GCS) or remote pilot station (RPS) [55].…”