Cal UAS Portal Eileen Shibley UAS Lead, Inyokern Airport eshibley@me.com 760-382-1049
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Drone, UAV, UAS, RPV, RPA, Air Robot? Early Drones were often surplus aircraft converted to remote-control targets (Culver PQ-14) UAVs were developed as targets and basic sensor platforms (BQM-145A) UAS are unmanned platforms that host varied sensors and systems (Yamaha RMAX) Call it a banana, if you like. John McCain
Cal UAS Portal - Background FAA Bill FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 dtd 14 Feb 12 FAA directed to: 1. Establish 6 R&D test sites in the U.S. 2. Develop a plan to accelerate the safe integration of UAS into the national airspace system When determining the location of the UAS test sites, the FAA Administrator shall: consider geographic and climatic diversity; consult with the DOD and NASA; consider the location of ground infrastructure and research needs
FAA Test Sites FAA grants blanket Certificate of Authorization (COA) Gather data needed to define operating rules for UAS operations in the NAS Develop the rules for UAS operations under their COA Overarching FAA Goal is to safely integrate UAS into the NAS by 2020
UAS Test Site Applications Official FAA Website June 2013
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California will gain more than any other State from UAS * ~80% of U.S. applications are in Precision Agriculture * $90B industry in next decade * UAS expected to create 100,000 jobs * UAS technology mature UAS Commercial Applications Why would California care? UAS will potentially save $Millions Working with Assembly and Senate * Source: Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Economic Impact Study - March 2013
UAS Applications Agriculture geo-surveying, crop spraying, livestock monitoring, wildlife inventory, soil erosion, frost mitigation, determining plant health, crop harvesting Utility Companies downed power lines, water lines, geophysical surveys to predict mineral deposits First Responders - Search & Rescue, Firefighting, wildfire mapping Coastline Tracking - locating oil spills, coastal erosion, migratory studies, Construction - facility inspection, maintenance and safety purposes Aerial surveillance pipeline security, home security, road patrol, etc. Weather studies - Hurricane hunters (collect barometric pressure, temperature, etc real-time) Reconnaissance - support in natural disasters Aerial photography and marketing Transportation FedEx and UPS
In an effort to harness and enhance California s innovative spirit, the state of California launched its forward-thinking Innovation Hub (ihub) initiative. The ihub initiative improves the state's national and global competitiveness by stimulating partnerships, economic development, and job creation around specific research clusters through state-designated ihubs. The ihubs leverage assets such as research parks, technology incubators, universities, and federal laboratories to provide an innovation platform for startup companies, economic development organizations, business groups, and venture capitalists. Existing California Innovation Hubs
The proposed California Defense, Energy and Aerospace i-hub seeks to team California entrepreneurs and high-growth business with Federal laboratory RDTE resources for rapid innovation in response to critical national objectives. Defense Technology Advanced Aerospace Unmanned Systems Autonomous Systems Space Systems Operational Energy Test & Evaluation Interoperability Idea ihub headquartered at Inyokern Airport Inyokern, California
Cal UAS Day at Inyokern Airport Save the Date November 16, 2013 A Family Day at Inyokern Airport 9 am to 3 pm Activities, displays, kids stuff, BBQ
Cal UAS Next Steps Continue to populate Cal UAS Lab and Innovation Hub Focus on suas in our incubator and test environment Continue to build partnerships with academia UC Berkley, UT, CSUB, Cal State Pomona and UC Santa Barbara, NPGS Monterey Continue to build industry partnerships Integration tests (R3 AWSAS, T-16XL s, AirRobot AR-100B, Silent Arrow OPA) Visit us at: www://caluas.com Today, UAS are like desktop computers before the internet applications are limited only by our imaginations