Brief Introduction to ASSURE ARDC Mississippi Airports Association
Brief Introduction to ASSURE & ARDC Mississippi Airports Association Colonel, USAF (Retired) Steve ‘Lux’ Luxion, ASSURE Associate Director sluxion@ASSURE. msstate. edu www. ASSUREuas. org
UAS Will Change our Lives www. ASSUREuas. org
UAS Challenges www. ASSUREuas. org
Difference of Cultures • Regulators • Ultimately responsible for safety of system • Methodical • Data driven • Can be seen as “Bureaucratic” • Industry • Ultimately responsible to return on investment • Agility – first to market • Technology driven • Can be seen as “Cowboys” • Public www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE SAFE & RELIABLE ACCESS TO THE NAS - Regulations - Standards - Guidance FAA 3 rd Par ty P e op Rese arc - Syste le h Op ms era tio Da ns ta/ Inf o/R eco mm end ati on - ASSURE Industry s p f. O s o ts ofile y p e pr log c n e o Co Us chn tise s - Te per rce - Ex sou - Re - s www. ASSUREuas. org
What is ASSURE? q Long title: The Alliance for System Safety of UAS Through Research Excellence - The Federal Aviation Administration’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Systems q Short title: The FAA’s Drone Research Center q COEs are “entities with substantive ties to universities which advance the state of transportation knowledge within a particular aviation area q FAA William J. Hughes Tech Center manages COEs q COE’s get two funding vehicles q Grants (mandatory 1 -to-1 cost share) q IDIQ Contracts (cost share negotiable) q 23 Schools, 100+ companies – big team for a big job! www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE University Team www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE Certified Industry Partners www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE Research Projects 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. s. UAS Certification DAA for BVLOS A-A Collisions A-G Collisions Mx, Mod, Repair… DAA Systems (TCAS, ADS-B, Radar) Criticality 7. Human Factors (HF) 8. Noise Study 9. Secure/Reliable C 2 10. HF-Control Station Design Standards 11. Part 107 Waiver Case Study 12. Detection of s. UAS Near Airports 13. UAS for STEM 14. …. www. ASSUREuas. org
ARDC – Our 501(c)3 ASSURE Research & Development Corporation (ARDC) • • • 501(c)3 Non-Profit – Solve problems / seek opportunities outside work for the FAA Another mechanism to conduct FAA/Gov’t work Leverages • • • ASSURE Alliance and its relationships Knowledge and experience gained from FAA research With only one contract and NDA, if required, with ARDC • ARDC does the rest to leverage our ASSURE teammates to best meet the needs of the sponsor www. ASSUREuas. org
Thank You ASSUREuas ASSURE UAS www. ASSUREuas. org Sluxion@ASSURE. misstate. edu www. ASSUREuas. org
Quick Thoughts: Challenges • Regulatory risk (ASSURE Primary Focus) • • Assess to National Airspace System Rules, regulations and guidelines • • • People (training & certification) Systems (certification) Operations (type certifications) • Technology Risk – rapid change • • Think early aviation combined w/speed of technological innovation Opportunity! • Operational Structure & Costs • Internal program v. hiring services company www. ASSUREuas. org
Quick Thoughts: Seizing Opportunities • Only limited by the power of creative solutions • • • Cheaper (Helo Flight Hour Cost $2 K/Hr vs. UAS) Faster Safer • Hardware • • Trucks Sensors • Software: It’s all about DATA • • Planning On-board systems Processing the data (on & off board) Aggregating the data: Meta. Data www. ASSUREuas. org
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What is ASSURE? q Long title: The Alliance for System Safety of UAS Through Research Excellence - The Federal Aviation Administration’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Systems q Short title: The FAA’s Drone Research Center q COEs are “entities with substantive ties to universities which advance the state of transportation knowledge within a particular aviation area q FAA William J. Hughes Tech Center manages COEs q COE’s get two funding vehicles q Grants (mandatory 1 -to-1 cost share) q IDIQ Contracts (cost share negotiable) q 23 Schools, 100+ companies – big team for a big job! www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE Executive Board www. ASSUREuas. org
Current Research www. ASSUREuas. org
FAA Funded ASSURE Research (1/5) • Validate small UAS (s. UAS) ASTM standards – Kansas State (A 1) • Validate industry-consensus ASTM F-38 standards • Develop detect and avoid (DAA) to enable s. UAS beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations under specific operational limitations (A 2) – UND/NMSU • Can we find a way to expand portions of the NAS to enable s. UAS ops under specific limitations? www. ASSUREuas. org
FAA Funded ASSURE Research (2/5) • Air to air collision (A 3) – Wichita State/OSU • What happens in a UAS impact? Engine ingest? • Air to ground collision (A 4) – Alabama Huntsville/MSU • How big can a UAS be before it’s a hazard to people? www. ASSUREuas. org
FAA Funded ASSURE Research 3/5) • s. UAS maintenance standards/cert. (A 5) – KSU/Embry • • • What are maintenance requirements? What is tracked & how/where? How do you train s. UAS maintenance personnel? ASI & Repair Station Certifications? Accident reporting requirements/details? • Surveillance criticality for DAA (A 6) – NC State • Can we use current surveillance equipment (transponders, ADS-B, TCAS) for UAS DAA? www. ASSUREuas. org
FAA Funded ASSURE Research (4/5) • Human factors (A 7) - Drexel • Which functions should – or shouldn’t – be automated in UAS control? What are the minimum design standards for UAS control stations? - Drexel/OSU • UAS operator training/certification – UND • • How do you train/certify UAS operators on this system? Visual observer training/certification - NMSU • How do you train/certify UAS visual observers on this system? • UAS Noise Study (A 8) – MS State/WSU • • Are UAS Noisy? What should noise standards should the FAA set? www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE FY 17 Research (5/5) • Minority STEM outreach – Tuskegee/NM State • UAS to teach STEM to disadvantaged youths • Secure C 2 & Spectrum Management (A 9) (OSU) • What should standards be for secure & reliable C 2? • Human Factors: UAS CS Cert & Procedures (A 10) (ERAU) • What are minimum standards for UAS control stations? • Low Alt. Safety: Part 107 Waiver Request Study (A 11) • • For Ops over people: how to apply for waiver? What are mitigations and how are they certified? www. ASSUREuas. org
Part 107 Mitigation • New rules for commercial uses of <55 lbs drones • Operational limitations (daylight, not over people…) • Visual LOS Ops Over People • • Requires Waiver ASSURE Project A 4 Research • • Air-to-Ground Severity Study Based on results of research thus far • • Recommending waiverable mitigations Developing / recommending process for evaluating mitigation With approval: put process in place by or as close to as possible end of August Data also used by Micro-UAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE FY 17 Research (Likely) • Air-to-Air Collision Studies Follow-on (WSU) • • Engine ingest (Oh. SU) UAS v. Rotorcraft and Private Aircraft • Air-to-Ground Studies Follow-on (UAH) • • • Quantitative Risk Assessment Model for s. UAS BVLOS Ops over Populated Areas (ERAU) UAS Lithium Battery Impact Studies Parachute studies • s. UAS Detection Near Airports (MSU) • Evaluating different technological solution types • Slew of other current research follow-on studies www. ASSUREuas. org
ASSURE Research Fueling Change q Expertise Ø 22 Universities & 100+ Industry partners Ø Core to three FAA UAS Test sites q Experience Ø ASSURE UAS inventory: 340 – USAF: 316 Ø Only the Do. D flies more UAS yearly than ASSURE Ø Knowledge gained from on-going research q Influence Ø 200+ locations in 13 states, nine countries Ø Minority outreach to African-American, Native American, Hispanic populations Ø On 14 different FAA/Int’l rule-making committees www. ASSUREuas. org
Working with ASSURE Collaborate with ASSURE partners • Join ASSURE • • • Annual Membership: $1, 3, or 5 K Participate & influence research Public reports released by the FAA ASSURE Research & Development Corporation (ARDC) • • 501(c)3 Non-Profit – Solve problems / seek opportunities outside work for the FAA Leverages • • ASSURE Alliance and its relationships Knowledge and experience gained from FAA research www. ASSUREuas. org
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