NATO AEP-4685 PDF

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This STANREC describes:

a. The importance of HSI to the flight of UAS in non-segregated airspace;

b. Activities that can help identify where the key human contributions to UAS performance and safety are likely to occur;

c. How to integrate HSI input into the development of UAS; and

d. Techniques that can be used to apply HIS.

The processes specified in the STANREC are both goal and risk-based. Overarching HSI goals that must be satisfied in every UAS project are identified. Provided the goals are achieved, the means by which they are achieved can be tailored to the circumstances of individual UAS projects. As a consequence, the extent and depth of HSI activities should be tailored to the degree of project risk presented by human-related considerations. In this way, the process supports the development of cost-eff ective UAS that is safer, and has increased mission eff ectiveness and reliability, therefore meeting requirements for integration into non-segregated airspace.