Whether you call them UAVs, UASs, RPAs [remotely piloted aircraft], or just plain drones, they are not only a key force multiplier for the U.S. military but are also becoming a larger part of civilian airspace. While flight control technology for manned aircraft is well established and has many processes and solutions in place for meeting avionics safety certification standards – such as DO-178C and DO-254 – challenges remain regarding certification of embedded avionics systems on unmanned platforms. Requirements for safety certification of UAS platforms are still evolving. This session will cover these UAS challenges and discuss solutions for navigating safety certification challenges in unmanned aircraft.
Mr. Vance Hilderman is a 35-year avionics safety-critical engineering expert. Holding a BSEE and MBA from Gonzaga University, and a Masters in Computer Engineering from USC (Hughes Fellow), Mr. Hilderman has focused on safety-critical aviation and...
Senior Market Development Director, Aerospace & Defense, RTI
Chip Downing is the Senior Market Development Director of Aerospace and Defense at Real-Time Innovations (RTI). In this position he manages RTI’s global aerospace and defense business and helps drive the RTI Connext product, now used in over...
Tom Furey is the Chief Executive Officer of Sagetech Avionics, having led the company since its launch in late 2019 following a carve-out of the avionics division of Sagetech Corporation. Tom had previously served for five years as the Chief...
EVP & Group Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems
John is Executive Vice President & Group Editorial Director of Military Embedded Systems, SOSA Special Edition, and VITA Technologies. He has covered the aerospace and defense electronics industry for more than 25 years. During that time John has...