Dr. Dinesh Manoharan, a passionate Aerospace Engineer working to solve the problems of today’s beyond and boundaries in Aerospace Engineering to make international air transportation better.12 years of Experience in Aerospace and Defense.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have been growing over the past few years and will continue to grow at a faster pace in future. UAS faces many challenges in certification, airspace management, operations, supply chain, and maintenance. Blockchain, defined as a distributed ledger technology for the enterprise that features immutability, traceability, automation, data privacy, and security, can help address some of these challenges. However, blockchain also has certain challenges and is still evolving. Hence it is essential to study how blockchain can help UAS. G-31 committee of SAE International responsible for digital data transactions for aerospace has published AIR 7356 entitled Opportunities, Challenges and Requirements for use of Blockchain in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operating below 400ft above ground level for Commercial Use. This paper is a teaser for this AIR 7356 document. It presents the current opportunities, challenges of UAS operating at or below 400 ft Above Ground Level (AGL) altitude for commercial use and how blockchain can help meet these challenges. It also provides requirements for developing a blockchain solution for UAS along with the need for the standardization of blockchain enabled processes.
Blockchain, defined as a distributed ledger technology for the enterprise that features immutability, traceability, automation, data privacy, and security, can help address the challenges in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
