As airports look to increase efficiencies, lower operation costs, and improve safety, autonomous service vehicles (ASVs) are emerging as a potential solution.  Autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems already operate in the airport environment to support security and safety activities, and the deployment risks have been a focus for FAA.  ASVs offer the opportunity for automating many other activities on the airfield, including inspection, security and foreign object debris detection and removal.

The objective of this research is to prepare safety guidelines and criteria for assessing readiness and operation of ASVs on airfields.