Iris Automation has been granted its third waiver for Beyond\nVisual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the City of\nReno Fire Department, a participant in the FAA’s BEYOND program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conjunction with previous waivers issued to Iris\nAutomation, this offers a wider range of options for future UAS river rescue\nmissions with both onboard and ground based DAA solutions. Iris Automation is\nusing the concept on behalf of the City of Reno’s Fire Department for search\nand rescue operations in the test environment near the Carson River area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Casia G uses Iris Automation’s patented detect and alert\ntechnology to create a stationary perimeter of sanitized, monitored airspace,\nenabling Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to perform work safely. It provides\nsituational awareness of piloted aircraft to the Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC)\nto enable maneuvering of UAVs to safe zones. This allows the operator to fly\ngreater distances without the need for visual observers or the RPIC to maintain\nvisual contact with the drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This third BVLOS waiver approves operations without visual\nobservers over a limited operational area based on a ‘network’ of two separate\nCasia G nodes. Each additional node can be used to cover more area for UAS\noperations. Ultimately, this could potentially enable a ‘grid’ of Casia G\nsystems to provide airspace awareness of non-cooperative aircraft (aircraft\nwhich is not broadcasting ADSB-Out messages) over very large areas. This\nawareness gives UAS pilots more time to assess other aircraft flight\ntrajectories and execute minimally disruptive avoidance maneuvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDuring a river rescue operation, water exposure is\ndangerous for victims and first responders. We believe that the use of drones\nduring river rescue operations could reduce response times and save lives,\u201d\nsaid City of Reno Fire Chief, Dave Cochran. \u201cThe waiver that Iris Automation\nhas been granted puts our program one step closer to being able to utilize\ndrones during rescue operations within the City of Reno.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Casia G does not require installation onto the aircraft,\npreserving payload for sensors or packages and a greater choice of aircraft.\nIts ground-based placement will give organizations greater flexibility to\nestablish permanent, sanitized air space or to change locations quickly by\nsimply relocating Casia G nodes. By providing a sanitized ‘bubble’ of airspace,\nthis deployment pattern may allow an operator to fly multiple drones or\nmultiple operators to use the same infrastructure to gain airspace awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Collaborating with the City of Reno and the FAA under\nthe BEYOND program is key to advancing the integration of UAS into the National\nAirspace safely,\u201d said Jon Damush, CEO at Iris Automation. \u201cThis latest waiver\nis another step toward maintaining safety while enabling economical access to\nairspace with minimal technical integration required. An advantage of the Casia\nG approach is that as the network of ground units expands, additional users can\nbenefit from the deployed systems simply by subscribing to the data stream\nproduced. This has the potential to enable law enforcement, EMS, and industry\nto expand drone use for public benefit and infrastructure inspections.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reno is a participant in the FAA BEYOND program, designed to\nassist industry and the FAA in establishing safety and performance standards\nfor BVLOS operations by working with a diverse array of industry and public\nstakeholders. It provides extensive real-world, operational learning in the\nfield to help inform regulatory recommendations. The City of Reno and Iris\nAutomation have collaborated since 2019, first in the FAA’s Integration Pilot\nProgram (IPP) and now in the BEYOND program, to test the use of autonomous\ndrones during river rescue missions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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