Development of Drone Organization Flight Operations Manual
Niemi, Samuli (2019)
2019
Konetekniikan DI-tutkinto-ohjelma
Tekniikan ja luonnontieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2019-11-21
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201910284131
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201910284131
Tiivistelmä
This thesis describes the development process of a Flight Operations Manual for an organization conducting aerial work with unmanned aerial vehicles. The manual is developed for the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Tampere University.
Aerial work with unmanned aerial vehicles is a complicated subject from the regulatory viewpoint, as legislation exists on multiple hierarchical levels and it also extends beyond common air law. The national occupation and health legislation is in important role, as it defines familiarization requirement for the employer. The central problem in this thesis is on how this requirement is met.
This thesis presents the regulatory framework, including both national and international law, that is relevant for operations with unmanned vehicles. This analysis also includes the expected changes in the regulatory environment. This analysis produces the regulatory requirements for the manual. These requirements are supplemented with practical requirements, that are derived by analyzing the operational environment. Technical solutions for the publishing, distributing, and updating the manual are also discussed based on the practical requirements.
The thesis produced the initial version of the Flight Operations Manual suitable for this organization. The manual complies with the regulatory requirements, but also with the practical requirements specific for the organization. Further development areas were also defined, that require further collection of information and experience from practical operations with unmanned vehicles.
Aerial work with unmanned aerial vehicles is a complicated subject from the regulatory viewpoint, as legislation exists on multiple hierarchical levels and it also extends beyond common air law. The national occupation and health legislation is in important role, as it defines familiarization requirement for the employer. The central problem in this thesis is on how this requirement is met.
This thesis presents the regulatory framework, including both national and international law, that is relevant for operations with unmanned vehicles. This analysis also includes the expected changes in the regulatory environment. This analysis produces the regulatory requirements for the manual. These requirements are supplemented with practical requirements, that are derived by analyzing the operational environment. Technical solutions for the publishing, distributing, and updating the manual are also discussed based on the practical requirements.
The thesis produced the initial version of the Flight Operations Manual suitable for this organization. The manual complies with the regulatory requirements, but also with the practical requirements specific for the organization. Further development areas were also defined, that require further collection of information and experience from practical operations with unmanned vehicles.