Invitation TAKE OFF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TOWARDS CIVIL APPLICATIONS A conference financed by TAKE OFF The Austrian Aeronautics Research and Technology Programme Tuesday, 10 November 2009, Graz/Austria
Intention Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) represent the most dynamic growth segment within the aeronautics industry today and are expected to continue their rise during the next decade. The current market is primarily military and in most countries Unmanned Aircraft Systems are allowed to operate only in military aircraft traffic zones and restricted zones. The conquest of civil airspace and civil markets has just started and the military applications of UAS with regard to their advanced technological standards are the basis for the further development of new areas of application. The emerging civil market for UAS includes a wide array of potential applications ranging from emergency services, public security and commercial services. However, the civil market is at present in a very early stage of development and equally most civil UAS applications are at an early stage. The conference will provide the participants with a depiction of the state-of-the-art technology, a current market overview and an update on market outlook. Questions will be raised that include: what the most promising new market segments are, how to access these markets, entry barriers and potential for cooperation? It will address the regulatory environment and the framework to be expected for the deployment of UAS in civil airspace as planned by national and European authorities. It will further address the human factor aspect of UAS-operations and their implications on system design. It will give an overview of current UAS-activities and UAS-competencies in Europe. Conference participants will have the opportunity to meet decision makers, technical managers, experts, R&D-specialists and members of regulatory authorities active in the area of UAS. Selected speakers will outline the various aspects of UAS from their differing points of view and collectively provide a comprehensive appraisal pertaining to the status and future development of UAS. A panel session will allow for a discussion of the presented topics and the questions on how industry, research institutions and public and regulatory authorities expect to overcome legal and technological barriers. The conference is intended to address UAS manufacturers, the related supplier industry, aviation authorities, airports, the IT-industry as well as aviation research organisations and universities. Participants will be given the opportunity to present their activities in a poster format and a limited number of static or dynamic displays, if they express their interest to the organizer. TAKE OFF is the Austrian Aeronautics Research and Technology Programme initiated by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT).
TAKE OFF Unmanned Aircraft Systems Towards Civil Applications Tuesday, 10 November 2009 Venue FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences Lecture Hall 15 Alte Poststrasse 147, 8020 Graz Austria How to reach us
Agenda Tuesday, 10 November 2009 9:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee 9:30 Opening and Welcome Addresses Elisabeth Huchler, Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (A) Sabina Paschek, CEO, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences (A) SESSION 1 TECHNOLOGY AND MARKET 9:50 Keynote: UAS Global Perspective Peter van Blyenburgh, President, UVS International (F) 10:30 Current Challenges in UAS Research and Technology Jörg Dittrich, Head of UAV Department at Institute of Flight Systems, DLR (D) 10:55 Certification of UAS in the EASA environment Gerhard Lippitsch, National Focal Point UAS, Austro Control (A) 11:20 Coffee Break SESSION 2 INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT ON INTEGRATION, CERTIFICATION AND MARKETS 11:50 Technologies for Autonomous Operations of UAS Alfred Lief, CTO EADS Defense and Security, Military Air Systems (D) 12:15 The Camcopter S-100 Vertical Take-Off and Landing UAS: Proven Maritime and Land Applications Neil Hunter, Managing Director for Sales & Marketing, Schiebel Elektronische Geräte (A) 12:40 Wide Area Realtime Surveillance Requirements and Possibilities Wilfried Wetjen, Head of Department Airborne Reconnaissance, OHG-System (D) 13:05 UAS, Optionally Piloted Vehicle in Conjunction with Training Systems Christian Dries, Diamond Aircraft Industries (A) 13:30 Lunch Break
Agenda Tuesday, 10 November 2009 14:30 Dynamic Display Ascending Technologies, AeroSpy SESSION 3 SPECIAL ASPECTS 15:15 Implications of Technical Design for Communication Thomas Fakoussa, CEO, AwarenessTraining Fakoussa (D) 15:35 Defining UAS Requirements: Experience and Recommendations Catherine Fargeon, Vice President Technical Studies, Conseil Général de l Armement, MOD (F) 15:55 Using GPS and Mobile Networks to Monitor Small UAS Andreas Gazis, Senior Researcher, Institute of Communication and Computer Science (GR) 16:15 Coffee Break SESSION 4 COOPERATION IN UAS RESEARCH 16:45 Panel Discussion Structural and Research Needs for UAS Peter von Blyenburgh, UVS International Christian Dries, Diamond Aircraft Jörg Dittrich, DLR Catherine Fargeon, DGA-CGARM Bernhard Söllner, Austro Control Wilfried Wetjen, OHB-System AG Michael Achtelik, Ascending Technologies 18:00 End of Conference Chairperson: Bruno Wiesler, Head of Department Luftfahrt/Aviation, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences
TAKE OFF Unmanned Aircraft Systems Towards Civil Applications More information on TAKE OFF and its results is available under Registration Please register online until 6 th November 2009 on the website of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency under www.ffg.at/anmeldungen/uas_workshop No admission fee. Contact Person Toni Eiser, Innovation-Strategy+Funding Mobile: +43 664 140 2575, E-Mail: eito@tonieiser.at Contact Person for Hotel, Poster, Static and Dynamic Displays A limited number of hotel rooms at favourable rates are available in the vicinity of the conference site. Birgit Scherz, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences Phone: +43 316 5453 6402, E-Mail: birgit.scherz@fh-joanneum.at This event is held in cooperation with FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Department Luftfahrt/Aviation Toni Eiser Innovation-Strategy+Funding
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