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ADS-B	Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast
ATM	air traffic management

DOD	Department of Defense

EPA	Environmental Protection Agency

FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAR	Federal Aviation Regulation

GA	general aviation
GPS	Global Positioning System

IA	increasingly autonomous
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
IFR	instrument flight rules

NAS	National Airspace System
NextGen	Next Generation Air Transportation System
NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NITRD	Networking and Information Technology Research and Development

OODA	Observe, Orient, Decide, Act

PARS	people, (software) agents, robots, and sensors

TCAS	Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System

UAS	unmanned aircraft system(s)

V&V	verification and validation
VFR	visual flight rules
VHF	very high frequency
VV&C	verification, validation, and certification

Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation: Toward a New Era of Flight (2014)

Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms

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Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation: Toward a New Era of Flight (2014)

Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms