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Vertiport Automation Software Architecture and Requirements

Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR)
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The purpose of Vertiport Automation Software Architecture and Requirements was developed to mature the Vertiport Automation System (VAS) described in the High-Density Automated Vertiport ConOps, into a set of artifacts that enable the development of a VAS prototype. The scope of document was to develop: (1) A VAS Software Architecture diagram that logically organizes VAS functionality into specific software components; (2) VAS Software Trade Study identifying existing commercial products and NASA research that can be used in part or with modifications to fulfill VAS functionality. (3) A set of VAS Functional Requirements which decompose the VAS concept into software functionality, including any interfaces and data flows needed; (4) A set of VAS Test Approaches describing a methodology for verification of the VAS Functional Requirements; and (5) An application user experience (UX) design study describing the general features needed in a VAS user interface.

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Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR). 2021-07-30. Vertiport Automation Software Architecture and Requirements. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210019083

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