# Certification

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/certification/1891>\
**Category:** Aerial Robotics\
**Created:** [June 5, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/certification/1891 "2017-06-05T15:57:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mmcnair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@mmcnair](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/mmcnair)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/certification/1891/1 "2017-06-05T15:57:52Z")

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While I would not expect ROS to be FAA certifiable on its own, I am wondering if any users have ROS implementations that have gone through the FAA certification process. If so, I would like to get some insight into lessons learned, things to watch out for, etc. Basically I am trying to get a sense of the potential certifiability of a ROS implementation on large unmanned aerial vehicles.

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**Author:** ![gbiggs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/gbiggs/32/30361_2.png) [@gbiggs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/gbiggs)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/certification/1891/2 "2017-06-08T22:02:38Z")

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Based on my own experience with certification (not of a ROS system), i think it would be very cost-prohibitive to certify a ROS 1-based system.

You might have an easier time with a ROS 2-based system. The software development process has been better tracked.