Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management and National Preparedness

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1 Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management and National Preparedness at the Hawaii Land Surveyors Association Matt Kobayashi Ted Ralston National Disaster Preparedness Training Center Honolulu

2 Why UAS legal now in Public Benefit use and lowrisk commercial operations FAA provides 3 pathways Broader FAA rulemaking underway, mature by 2018

3 UAS is an ecosystem Includes aircraft, control station, communications, payload, remote crew of pilot and observer, training, analytic software Alternative terms Unmanned Air Vehicle Remotely Piloted Aircraft Drone Range from 1 ft. / $100 to 80 ft. / $100m

4 Hover to high speed In-close inspection to remote mapping Launch & recover anywhere Up to 30 minute flight times, high winds Cell-phone simple

5 5x more efficient 45 min or more flight time Wide area mapping & imagery Needs clearway to launch/recover Cannot hover suas under 55 lb

6 Unmanned aircraft value: Ultra low cost Rapid deployment Goes where manned aircraft do not Man-portable Operate indoors and out Getting easier to use Many sensor-software options

7 Small UAV Ecosystem Considerations Flight Plan Analyzed Results 4hr Sensor Selection Local Results 5 min Flight Team Ground Control System Pilot Observer Incident Commander Task Collect Process Analyze Inform - Reset!

Extracting Useful Information Dissecting Images, reconstructing

information for Disaster Decision Makers Unstructured Imagery

Reconstruction 3-D Viewer It s all about the full range of Imagery

8 Extracting Useful Information Dissecting Images, reconstructing useful views, change detection, automatic cueing a new world of information for Disaster Decision Makers Unstructured Imagery Collection Image Decomposition & Feature Extraction Fly Around Reconstruction 3-D Viewer It s all about the full range of Imagery and Information Science being applied to Disaster Operations through the UAS Ecosystem

9 Use Case 1: Lava Threat Assessment and Predictions Pahoa, HI (photogrammetry) UH-Hilo UAS Team Post- Hurricane Iselle Sept 14

10 Use Case 2: Post-Typhoon Structural Damage Assessment (Individual frames) UH Cal State Long Beach UAV Team Cebu, Philippines

11 Use Case 3: Post-Typhoon Wide Area Assessment (Photogrammetry mosaic) Tacloban, Philippines Panay, Philippines

12 Use Case 4: Local Area Assessment (Inspection) Detail human activity Individual frame Photomosaic (5 min)

13 Use Case 5: Post-Fire Structural Assessment (Feature extraction & composite viewer) 5 min quadcopter flight 20 min computation

14 Use Case 6: Post-Disaster Structural Inspection: SAR, Access, HAZMAT, Rubble Individual Frames

15 Use Case 7: Global Sea Water Temp Rise / Coral Bleaching, Pacific Ocean False color imagery

16 Use Case 8: Post-disaster Cell Tower Electromagnetic Field Strength (Spectral Analysis) Good Bad Carnegie Mellon Engineering Team

17 Use Case 9: Cell Communications Restoration (Temporary Infrastructure Repair) Enabling text messaging in local area

18 NDPTC Case 10: Invasive Virus Crop Damage Assessment (False Color NDVI and Inspection)

19 Use Case 11: Maritime/Nuclear Fire, HAZMAT, CBRNE Inspection (Staring, Expendable)

20 Wildland and forest fire Structural fire Chemical fire Vegetation fuel status Wide area assessment to up-close inspection Safety corridors Propane tank threats

21 Low Cost Sensors Proliferating Inspection and Awareness Imagery GPS-enabled For Precision Mapping Spectral Analysis & Lidar Electromagnetic & Thermal IR Siren & Atmospheric Science

22 Public Aircraft Ops doctrine For public entities: Fire, Police, Health, Environment, Universities / 15 mission areas Certificate of Authorization COA - pubic benefit only, non-commercial FMRA Section 333 Exemption get going mandate 2012 Equivalent safety (150+ applications submitted) movies, flare & power grid inspection, agriculture, law enforcement COA - Commercial Operation FAA Order D Special Airworthiness qualification COA R&D, training only Future FAA Rulemaking > Easier and faster approval

23 UAS Deployment Checklist Certificate of Authorization and equipment - conformance Pilot In Command and Observer - trained Local agreements MOU with civil authorities & landowners Data architecture and security Privacy protection Airspace agreement in place (tower, HCF, etc)

24 Real-time imagery and mapping Damage assessment Access, structure, landform, waterways, power grid Crops, grazing fence lines, fisheries Search and rescue Infrared, color, electromagnetic First responder safety Situational awareness, radioactive threat, HAZMAT Incident management, risk assessment Security/safety patrol during disaster response

25 What the Future Holds Simplification, durability, lower cost, more sensors Powerful analytic software Faster, easier FAA process 24x7 Ops, triage, and training Accelerated development in UAS capability

26 Questions? For more information, please contact: Matt Kobayashi at Ted Ralston at

27 Mahalo Dr. Cindy Hunter Dr. Bob Iannucci Dr. Steve Jensen Dr. Chris Lee Dr. Ryan Perroy Dr. Evan Ulrich Philly Croteau Matt Cua Jennifer Davidson Charles Devaney Andre Doumitt Lewis Graham Kukona Lopes Jorge Perdomo Margee Ralston Steve Rayleigh Nick Turner

LAUNCHING YOUR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

LAUNCHING YOUR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM THE DARTDRONES TEAM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS AERIAL INSPECTIONS AERIAL INSPECTIONS Safer and faster alternative to visual inspection by an individual Damage