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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Jerry Gordon Lead Systems Engineer, AAI Corporation. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Why the Focus on UAV?. UAS System Engineering Challenges. Analytic Boundaries What does “unmanned” actually mean? Impact on Acquisition Impact on Operations Impact on Training Safety Record

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

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  1. Jerry Gordon Lead Systems Engineer, AAI Corporation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

  2. Why the Focus on UAV?

  3. UAS System Engineering Challenges • Analytic Boundaries • What does “unmanned” actually mean? • Impact on Acquisition • Impact on Operations • Impact on Training • Safety Record • Other Socio-technical issues

  4. Analytic Boundaries • Who “owns” the UAS? • OPCON/TACCON • Maintenance Activity • STANAG levels of control

  5. “Uninhabited” vs Unmanned Contractor logistics • Maintenance Organizational Maintenance Mission Packages Operators Intermediate/Depot maintenance

  6. What does “unmanned” actually mean? • Levels of autonomy • Ethical issues

  7. Impact on Acquisition • Started as ACTD • Rapidly evolving technology • Support Systems

  8. System Enhancement Take-off landing Personnel Changes Outer pilot • Material Changes • Carburetor Icing • Single Point of Failure Alarms • Autolaunch • Doctrinal Changes • Low fuel • Low oil • Launch Error Emergency Procedures Training

  9. Impact on Operations • Impact on Workload • Interface Look and Feel • Digital Teammate

  10. Impact on Training • Manned vs Unmanned Differences • Latency • Field of Regard • Cueing • Training Fidelity vs Cost • Situation Awareness definition

  11. Restricted Field of Regard The “Soda Straw” View TUAV - POP 300 (Public Data) A-10 FMT (MetaVR)

  12. Inverted Y-Axis Problem Are you a gamer? Or a pilot?

  13. Manned Aircraft Cues and Responses

  14. Unmanned Aircraft Cues and Responses

  15. Safety Absence of Shared Fate • See and avoid? • “Equivalent Level of safety”?

  16. Mishap Rates (2004 public data)

  17. Other Socio-technical issues • Airspace Integration • Pilot Myth and the web of trust • Social crew interaction and caste system • System Acceptance and place within the warfighting machine - G-2 to G-3

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