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1 High Precision Mapping From Long Endurance UAS Gabe Ladd 4/10/14

2 Outline Test Missions Flown UAS Used For This Project Direct Mapping System Payload Data produced April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2

3 TEST MISSIONS April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3

4 Warren Grove Test Flight Warren Grove Gunnery Range First test flight Military Test Range November 2013 Overcast Cloud Cover April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4

5 Texas Test Flight Under the RS-16 UAS TM COA in Texas March 2014 Very Gusty Winds Remote Location April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5

6 UAS USED FOR THIS PROJECT April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6

7 Unmanned Aircraft System Definition: A UAS is the unmanned aircraft (UA) and all of the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications and navigation equipment, etc., necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft. Recon System 16 (RS-16) Mobile Operations Center (MOC) Trailer-based Skid-based AAAI Upgraded Arcturus T-16 UAS Used For This Project April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7

8 MOC Mobile Operation Center (MOC) MOCs are complete, self-contained, mobile, climate-controlled work environments designed to safely, efficiently and effectively conduct UAS operations in remote locations April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8

9 Aircraft RS-16 Unmanned Aircraft Modular Payload Bay Upgraded Wiring Harness Av Lights: Nav, Strobe & Position Situational Awareness TailCam Altitude Encoding Transponder April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9

10 Sensor Applanix Direct Mapping System (DMS) Camera 30+ MP visible light (VIS) sensor Calibrated INS/GPS Pitch/Roll degree Heading degree Overall Accuracy m Horizontal m Vertical April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 10

11 Aircraft Integration Integrated into aircraft payload bay Close to Aircraft CG to minimize motion Vibration Isolation April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11

12 DATA PRODUCTS April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 12

13 Warren Grove Test Site 1 square mile at 2cm Imagery Ortho Photos Ortho Mosaics Texas Test Flight Imagery at various altitudes Mudflats Coastline Intracostal Waterway UAS Test Data Products April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13

14 WGR Data April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 14

15 WGR Data April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15

16 WGR Data April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 16

17 WGR Data April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 17

18 WGR Data April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 18

19 TX Data March 2014 Single flight Very gusty wind Imagery at various altitudes Mudflats Coastline Intracostal waterway April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 19

20 TX Base Area April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 20

21 TX Base Area Pre-Launch Ground Image Flight Data Ortho April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 21

22 TX Canal April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 22

23 TX Canal April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 23

24 TX Canal Single Frame April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 24

25 TX Beach Single Frame April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25

26 TX Base DEM April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 26

27 TX Base Oblique April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 27

28 TX Base Oblique April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 28

29 TX Base Oblique April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 29

30 Thanks to the team! April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 30

31 Questions? April 10, American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 31

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