Designation:F3002−14aStandardSpecificationforDesignoftheCommandandControlSystemforSmallUnmannedAircraftSystems(sUAS)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3002;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationisprovidedasaconsensusstandardinsupportofanapplicationtoanation’sgoverningaviationauthority(GAA)forapermittooperateasmallunmannedaircraftsystem(sUAS)forcommercialorpublicusepurposes.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2910SpecificationforDesign,Construction,andTestofaSmallUnmannedAircraftSystem(sUAS)F2911PracticeforProductionAcceptanceofaSmallUn-mannedAircraftSystem(sUAS)F3003SpecificationforQualityAssuranceofaSmallUn-mannedAircraftSystem(sUAS)2.2ENStandard:3EN62262Degreesofprotectionprovidedbyenclosuresforelectricalequipmentagainstexternalmechanicalimpacts(IKcode)2.3IECStandard:3IEC60529Degreesofprotectionprovidedbyenclosures(IPCode)3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1biterrorratedetection,BER,n—rateatwhicherrorsoccurinatransmissionsystem;applicabletoanysystemthattransmitsdataoveranetworkofsomeforminwhichnoise,interference,andphasejittermaycausedegradationofthedigitalsignal.3.1.2commandandcontrol(C2)link(s),n—safety-criticalradio-frequency(RF)link(s)betweenthegroundcontrolsta-tion(GCS)andtheunmannedaircraft(UA).3.1.3C2range,n—distancebetweenGCSandUAatwhichpositivecontroloftheUAcanbemaintained.3.1.4downlink,n—anyRFlinkfromUAtoGCS.3.1.5flightcontrolsystem,FCS,n—composedofsystemcomponentsintendedtotakeGCScommandsviaaC2linkandcontrolflightcontrolsurfacesandpropulsionsystems.3.1....
