Transcript Document 7485921

Dryden Flight Research Center
UAV Technology Development
and Mission Demonstration
Laurie Grindle
UAV Chief Engineer
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DFRC Programs Organization
Office of the Center Director
Kevin Petersen
Deputy Director: Steve Schmidt
AD for Operations AD for Programs
Larry Schilling
Bob Meyer
Engineering Staff
Range & Simulation
Program Planning
John Sharkey
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Aero & Science
Business Unit
John Carter
AD for Management
Gwen Young
G&A Activities
Exploration Systems
Business Unit
Jim Stewart
UAV Business Unit
Joel Sitz
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Turning National Visions
into Reality through Spiral
Development
Aeronautics
Q uickTim e™ and a
decom pr essor
ar e needed t o see t his pict ur e.
High Altitude
Long Endurance
Enabling Future
UAV Missions
ROA’s in the NAS
We Are Here
Homeland Security
Science
Exploration
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Aeronautics
Planetary
Missions
Integrated
Universal
Global
Observation
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UAV
Business Office
Manager – Joel Sitz
Deputy Manager – Dr. Griffin Corpening
Chief Engineer – Laurie Grindle
Operations Engineer - David McAllister
Low Risk, Rapid,
UAV Development
Manager – Cathy Bahm
Blended Wing Body LSV
Sandia Labs DART
High Altitude Long Endurance
Manager – John Del Frate
Earth Science
Capabilities Demonstrations (ESCD)
And Autonomous Missions
ROA’s in the National
Air System
Manager – Jeff Bauer
Manager – Frank Cutler
HALE Spiral 1 (14 Day Demo)
PM – Robert Navarro
NASA Vehicle Systems Program
HALE Spiral 2 (Global
Observer)
PM – John Del Frate
NASA Vehicle Systems Program
HALE Risk Reduction
(Pathfinder+)
PM – David Bushman
NASA, AeroVironment
Autonomous Mission (X-45A+)
PM –Paul Reukauf
AFRL, BNA, NASA VSP
Autonomous Technologies
(Predator-B)
PM – Brent Cobleigh
NASA Vehicle Systems Program
Science Mission Demos
(Global Hawk)
PM – Chris Naftel
AF, NASA
Access 5 - Flight IPT
Tony Ginn
Cooperative Collision
Avoidance Demo: WP 11
(Proteus)
Mark Skoog
Air Operations Demo: WP 12
Mark Skoog
Science Mission Demos (Altair)
PM – Brent Cobleigh
NOAA, NASA, Forest Service,
Industry (NGIS, GA)
NOAA Channel Islands Mission,
Western States Fire Mission, NOAA
Hawaii Mission
Repeat Pass Interferometry
PM – Walt Kline
JPL and NASA Earth Science
Advanced Mission Platform
PM – Mark Dickerson
NASA
Civil UAV Assessment
PI – Tim Cox
NASA
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Access 5: The Big Picture
• Currently, UAVs can operate in the NAS by applying for a
"Certification of Authorization" (COA) through the FAA
– Advantages
• The FAA may grant the applicant a COA which authorizes the UAV to
fly within the NAS for a specific mission and under specific
parameters
• The COA process allows intermittent operations by UAVs in the NAS
– Disadvantages
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Approval is on a case-by-case basis
It is far too restrictive in terms of operations and missions
It does not support routine access of UAV in the NAS
The process cannot meet the emerging and numerous demands for
HALE UAV operations in the NAS
• Therefore, Access 5 is focused on developing recommendations
on regulatory procedures that are in-line with the current "file
and fly" process for routine access afforded to manned aircraft
HALE ROA
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in
the NAS
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Access 5 Focus: Steps 1 & 2 (funded)
Goal: Demonstrate that selected
functional requirements and the
technologies used to achieve
them are safe and achievable.
Currently Funded Effort
Experimental
Certification
Establish Type
Certification Basis
STEP
2
STEP
1
Routine Operations
Above FL 430
Through Restricted
Airspace
Special
Airworthiness
Certification
Standard
Certificate of
Airworthiness
Routine Operations
Above FL 180
Through Restricted
Airspace
STEP
3
STEP
4
Routine Operations
Above FL 180 Through
Routine Operations
C, D, E Airspace
Above FL 180
Emergency to ROA
Through C, D, E
Airport
Airspace
Achieve Routine Access in the NAS for HALE ROA
HALE ROA
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the NAS
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Altair (300 day/yr lease)
Pathfinder + (FY05)
Industry
Partnership
Leased
NASA/Govt. Owned
Technology Development and Mission
Demonstration Platforms
Global Hawk (FY06)
Predator-B (FY06)
X-45A+ (FY06)
G-3
14 Day Demo (FY08)
Piloted
Surrogates
F-18
T-34
ER-2
Proteus
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King Air
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Current Platform Capability Focus
- Atmospheric Science
- High Altitude
- Long Endurance
- Integrated Vehicle System Monitoring
- Intelligent Mission Management
- Adaptive Flight Controls
- Sense & Avoid
- Contingency Management
- Mission Planning
- Multi-ship Operations
- Over The Horizon (OTH) Communications
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NOAA Science Demos
• Apr 2005 Mission Demo off Channel Islands
– Science Payload / Sensors
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Ozone Instrument
Ocean Color & Sea Surface Temperature Measurements
Passive Microwave Vertical Sounding of Atmospheric Rivers
Electro-Optical Infrared Sensor
UAV Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species
• 2006 Follow-on Mission in Hawaii
– Primary Sensor is a Surface Search Radar
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ARC & USFS Fire Mission Demo
• Fall of 05 NASA Ames Mission Over Wildfires in Western US
– 24 Hour Mission Providing Real-time Data and Imagery
– Partnership with USFS and NASA/ARC
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Platforms: Predator B
Acquiring a Predator B aircraft in 2006
Capability Focus
-
Integrated Vehicle System Monitoring
Intelligent Mission Management
Adaptive Flight Controls
Contingency Management
Mission Planning
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Platforms: ACTD Global Hawks
Acquiring ACTD Aircraft
Goal is to transfer ACTD assets to NASA in 2005/2006
Used to further science missions
The Future of the ACTD Vehicles
• ACTDto
vehicle
modified to of
demo
climate
research
•NASA
take ownership
Global
Hawk
(flown vehicles
by NASA)in 2005 for use in
ACTD
• Equipped
dropsonde pods
scientific with
research
on wings
• Fuselage
contains
microwave
sounder
•NASA
Dryden
will help
facilitate
testingwater
of
and ozone instruments
NOAA
Demonstrator in 2005
• First flight planned May 2005
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• Objective:
Nov 2005 Cyclogenisis
Climate and Weather Monitoring
Investigation
with
flightsObserving
off Costa System
• Will
serve as Tier
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in Global
Rica
for climate monitoring
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Platforms: X-45’s
Continuing X-45A flight operations through 2010
Partnering with AFRL to further develop advanced
autonomous technologies
X-45A+ Follow-On Program
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Platforms: 14 Day Demo
Vehicle Systems Program: HALE ROA
• Mission: 4-14 day continuous operation at 65K ft
• System requirements complete in FY05
• RFP for fabrication as soon as late FY05
• Options could include gov’t/industry partnerships
• Second spiral planned: Global Observer
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The Future Of UAV’s
Dull, Dirty, and Dangerous Missions!
Economic growth, safety, quality of life, and technical basis for decision making are
currently constrained by risk to human life and well-being
UAV technologies offers the opportunity to remove these constraints.
Promotes national security and economic
growth
Homeland Security
Intelligence, Surveillance &
Reconnaissance
Pipeline, Power-line, & critical
infrastructure monitoring
Law Enforcement
Low Cost Telecom Market
Cargo Delivery
Improves national quality of life
Provides a sound, scientific or technical
basis for societal decision-making
Civil & Military missions & Global information
24/7/365
NAS integration Policies
Land, Sea, & Air Traffic
monitoring
Weather/Meteorology
Multi-ship collaboration / Wideband Internet in the sky
UAV reliability/safety
(FAA Rulemaking) &
enhanced capabilities for
piloted aircraft
Real-time Disaster Observation/
Photography/Sensing
Hurricane Reconnaissance
Search and Rescue
Fire/HAZMAT Monitoring
Earth Resources Management
Provides Significant Public Benefits
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NASA Points of Contacts
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Kevin L. Petersen
DFRC Center Director
(661) 276 – 3101
[email protected]
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Bob Meyer
Associate Director for Programs
(661) 276 – 3707
[email protected]
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John P. Sharkey
DFRC Planning Office
(661) 276 – 3965
[email protected]
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Joel Sitz
UAV Mission Director
(661) 276 – 3666
[email protected]
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Griff Corpening
UAV Mission Deputy Director
(661) 276 – 2497
[email protected]
Laurie Grindle
UAV Chief Engineer
(661) 276 – 2988
[email protected]
Tim Cox
UAV Civil Assessment
(661) 276 – 2126
[email protected]
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