Application of STPA on Small Drone Operations: A Benchmarking Approach

Chatzimichailidou, Dr Mikela; Karanikas, Nektarios; Plioutsias, Anastasios

dc.contributor.author	Chatzimichailidou, Dr Mikela
dc.contributor.author	Karanikas, Nektarios
dc.contributor.author	Plioutsias, Anastasios
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-10T01:31:38Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-10T01:31:38Z
dc.identifier.issn	18777058	el
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/53830
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.21528
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	Benchmarking, Dissimilarity measures, Drones, RiskSOAP, Safety requirements	el
dc.title	Application of STPA on Small Drone Operations: A Benchmarking Approach	en
heal.type	conferenceItem
heal.classification	Safety Engineering	el
heal.contributorName	Chatzimichailidou, Maria Mikela
heal.contributorName	Karanikas, Nektarios
heal.contributorName	Plioutsias, Anastasios
heal.language	el
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2017
heal.bibliographicCitation	Chatzimichailidou, M. M., Karanikas, N., & Plioutsias, A. (2017). Application of STPA on Small Drone Operations: A Benchmarking Approach. Procedia Engineering, 179, 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.03.091	en
heal.abstract	The remarkable and continuous growth of the unmanned aircraft market has brought new safety related challenges, as those are recorded in various accident and incident reports. Although drones with an operating weight higher than 20-25Kgs are technologically advanced and often subject to standards (e.g., technical reliability, airspace management, licensing, certification), the regulatory framework for (ultra) light drones focuses almost exclusively on the limitations that the operatorneeds to consider. Thus, the protection from accidents seems to rely mostly on the competency of the operator to fly a drone safely, and his/her observance of the rules published by the respective authorities. In addition, the hazards lying in the interaction between an operator and a small drone have not been systematically studied. In this paper, we present (1) the first results from a System-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) based approach to the identificationof hazards and safety requirements in small drone operations, and (2) an adaptation of the Risk Situation Awareness Provision Capability (RiskSOAP) methodology in order to quantify the differences amongst 4 drone models regarding the extent to which they fulfill the safety requirements identified through STPA. The results showedthat the drones studied satisfy the safety requirements at low and moderate levels and they present high dissimilarities between them regarding the extent to which they meet the same safety requirements. Future work will include: (a) comparison of a larger sample of small drones against the safety requirements, as well as pairwise, and (b) assessment of the degree to which various regulatory frameworks worldwide address the safety requirements generated with STPA and assigned to the authority level.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier Ltd	el
heal.fullTextAvailability	false
heal.conferenceName	4th European STAMP Workshop 2016	el
heal.conferenceItemType	full paper
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.proeng.2017.03.091	el