Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo Presenter Eileen Shibley

1. Cal UAS Portal
Eileen Shibley
UAS Lead, Inyokern Airport
eshibley@me.com
760-382-1049

2. Commercial Airline Traffic
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3. R-2508 Complex

4. • California will gain more than any other State from UAS *
• ~80% of U.S. applications for UAS are in Precision Agriculture *
• $90B industry in next decade *
• UAS expected to create 100,000 jobs *
• UAS technology mature
• UAS will potentially save $Millions
UAS Commercial Applications …
Why would California care?
* Source: Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Economic Impact Study - March 2013

5. • 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
UAS Applications

6. • So, why???
– FAA process for UAS commercial (non-DoD) use is:
• Cumbersome
• Time-consuming
• Restrictive
• Currently …
– 327 active permits in U.S.
• most for law enforcement or universities
Why aren’t we using UAS in the United States?

7. 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
Cal UAS Inyokern is competing with 24 other Applicants across U.S.
FAA decision by year-end
Site visit anticipated soon
Cal UAS Portal - Background – FAA Bill
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 – dtd 14 Feb 12

8. UAS Test Site Applications
0 200 400 600 800
Miles
States that have submitted
proposals
25 Applicants from 24 States
(This does not reflect team members)
Projection: WGS84 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
Source: FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office
Date of Map Creation: May 13, 2013
Cartographer: Dennis Nicholas
Official FAA Website – June 2013

9. Cal UAS Operating Area

10. Cal UAS– Industry Team Members

11. – Hangars
– ADS-B ground control and tracking stations
– UAS Lab – Incubator hub for UAS R&D
– Rapid prototyping and 3D Printing facilities
– Frequency/spectrum management
– Digital 395 – 72 fibers at 6 POP
– Fuel - Av-Gas and Jet-A-fuel (24/7) (Mo gas coming
soon)
– Firehouse - fully staffed 24/7 Aircraft Rescue and
Firefighting Facility
– Room to Grow - airport-owned - 1,700 acres
Cal UAS – Infrastructure

12. • Under the broad UAS categories of:
– System Safety, data gathering and certification
– Command and Control link issues
– Ground and airborne secure sense and avoid research
– Environmental impacts
– Unmanned systems operations and privacy
• Specific Research topics are:
– RF Interference
– In-flight collision – multi-UAV
– Collision into terrain, buildings, etc.
– Traffic management
– Equipment failure
– Multi-UAS interoperability in airspace
– NextGen interoperability
Cal UAS - Research

13. • 1.1 million acres – desert, mountains, valleys, coastal
plains, offshore islands, maritime
• Pristine Class E airspace
• Shares fenceline with China Lake Naval Weapons Center
• 20,000 sq miles restricted airspace – 12% of CA airspace
• Sub-zero in Sierra Nevada’s to extreme heat in Death
Valley
• Remote, unpopulated mountain and desert area to
populated coastal and inland cities
• Cal UAS airspace is well-established for R&D use of UAS
– China Lake and NASA Dryden
Cal UAS – Ground and Airspace

14. • Project Planning Memorandum (PPM)
• Test Hazard Analysis
• Hazard Level Guide
• Risk Category Matrix
• Project Risk Categories
• Visual Observer Capability
• Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (BVLOS)
• Existing Safety Record with Manned Aircraft
• Existing Safety Record with UAS Aircraft
• Experience developing Safety Risk Management
Culture
• Experience Establishing a Safety Review Board
Cal UAS - Safety

15. • Experience in operating Manned and UAS Aircraft
– Specific experience by Team Pilots
• Certification and Licensing
– UAS Pilot in Command Certification
– UAS Chase Pilot Certification
– UAS Static Visual Observer/GS Vehicle Observer Certifications
– UAS Maintenance Technician
• Frequency Spectrum Approval – extensive experience
– Civilian spectrum licensing and allocation requirements
– Successfully obtained frequency clearances
• Aviation Research and Development Experience
– UAS system safety and data gathering
– UAS operations - flight crew training and airspace coordination
– COA submissions (29 including experimental certifications)
– UAS aircraft certifications, C&C link development and protection
– Environmental impacts of UAS in the test range
Cal UAS - Experience

16. 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

17. • Defense Technology
• Advanced Aerospace
• Unmanned Systems
• Autonomous Systems
• Space Systems
• Operational Energy
• Test & Evaluation
• Interoperability
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.
Idea iHub headquartered at Inyokern Airport
Inyokern, California

19. UAS Lab and Grounds - Inyokern Airport, CA

20. Cal UAS Helo Pad
Inyokern, CA

21. AV8R, LLC, - Training for UAS Operators

22. Low level UAV
- antenna attachment
- hardware (ADS-B)
Flown to collect data to
validate send and receive
information
GTMR now housed in
Cal UAS Bldg

23. Wilson Systems
Providing a platform to support the YMCA in developing our future

24. YMCA Build and Fly Program
Wilson Systems

25. CEO CTO President Advanced Manufacturing
Mechanical EngineeringBusiness AdministrationEECSMathematics
VIRES Aeronautics, Inc.

26. Problems in other aircrafts
Stall/Stability
Lift Limitations
Drag
No Ailerons
Limited Cargo Capacity
Endurance
Loitering
VIRES
Control
Surface
Tier 1
UAV

27. Inactive Control Surface
Active Control Surface

28. 40%
Increase
in Lift
20%
Decrease
in Drag
2-5o
Delay in
Drag

29. Inyokern Airport – Planned Development

30. Inyokern North Complex Expansion Plan

31. • 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)
Cal UAS Next Steps
Today, UAS are like desktop computers before the internet …
… applications are limited only by our imaginations
Visit us at: www://caluas.com

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