1. Joe Trefilek Jeff Kubascik Paul Scheffler Matt Rockey
Team RAPTORS Remote Avionics Packet Transceiver with Observational Real-Time Sensing
Joe Trefilek Jeff Kubascik Paul Scheffler Matt Rockey
Safety and Reliability Analysis Presented by Paul Scheffler

2. Primary Ethical Concerns
Misuse of Product
Reliability and Safety
Using the product to invade another’s privacy
Using the product to drop or shoot projectiles
Flying into restricted airspace
Flying the plane out of sight
Loss of Communications results in loss of control
This potentially causes property damage or injury
Battery capacity limits the flight time, however there no mechanism to monitor battery life
Explosion of the Battery
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3. Solutions
To use the product one must have an Amateur Radio Operator’s License
To get this license one must have a certain level of technical knowledge
With this knowledge comes the responsibility as the control operator of your system
We can verify the name and license through the FCC call sign database
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4. Primary Environmental Concern
Improper Disposal of Lithium Polymer Battery Pack
Battery Contains Lithium, which is hazardous to humans
Potential contamination of the water supply
Explosion or combustion of the battery
Provide the user with Instructions to Safely dispose of the Battery
Inform them of places that will take the battery for free when its life is over, for example RadioShack
Provide the user with instructions on how to safely dispose of the battery themselves
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