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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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Jerry Gordon Lead Systems Engineer, AAI Corporation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
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
Analytic Boundaries • Who “owns” the UAS? • OPCON/TACCON • Maintenance Activity • STANAG levels of control
“Uninhabited” vs Unmanned Contractor logistics • Maintenance Organizational Maintenance Mission Packages Operators Intermediate/Depot maintenance
What does “unmanned” actually mean? • Levels of autonomy • Ethical issues
Impact on Acquisition • Started as ACTD • Rapidly evolving technology • Support Systems
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
Impact on Operations • Impact on Workload • Interface Look and Feel • Digital Teammate
Impact on Training • Manned vs Unmanned Differences • Latency • Field of Regard • Cueing • Training Fidelity vs Cost • Situation Awareness definition
Restricted Field of Regard The “Soda Straw” View TUAV - POP 300 (Public Data) A-10 FMT (MetaVR)
Inverted Y-Axis Problem Are you a gamer? Or a pilot?
Safety Absence of Shared Fate • See and avoid? • “Equivalent Level of safety”?
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