The Transportation and Logistics Network (TALON) hosted a sold out business summit, “Progress 2018: Preparing for the Change to Come”, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the University of North Florida’s Adam W. Herbert University Center. The event was held to educate transportation professionals about the digital trends affecting supply chains. AUVSI President & CEO Brian Wynne delivered this keynote address.
TALON event Progress 2018 Keynote Speech by Brian Wynne AUVSI President & CEO
1. Overview of the
Unmanned Systems Industry
Brian Wynne
President & CEO
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
2. About AUVSI
• AUVSI’s mission is to advance the unmanned systems and robotics community through
advocacy, education and market growth
• Since 1972, AUVSI is the world’s largest association for unmanned systems and robotics
• Air, ground and maritime
• Commercial, civil and defense
• Represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in
industry, government and academia
• AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets
• More than 30 chapters across the U.S., and others in Israel, Singapore, Spain, and the
United Kingdom
• Unmanned Systems Defense, Protection and Security, National Harbor, Md., Feb. 6 to 8
• XPONENTIAL 2018, industry’s largest trade show, Denver, April 30 to May 3
• Automated Vehicle Symposium, San Francisco, July 9 to 12
3. UAS UGV UMS Subsystems Services
End User
• Military
• Civil
• Commercial
• Academic/Research
Category/Classification
• HALE
• MALE
• Tactical
• Small Tactical
• Small
• Miniature/Micro
• Vertical Takeoff/Landing
• Combat
• Lighter than Air
• Optionally Piloted
Mission (Most Common)
• Surveillance
• Precision Strike
• Precision Agriculture
• Inspection
• Communications
• Monitoring/Research
• Cargo Delivery
• Recreation
End User
• Military
• Civil
• Commercial
• Academic/Research
Mission (Most Common)
• EOD/Bomb Disposal
• Logistics/Transport
• Surveillance/Recon
• Combat
• Medevac
• HAZMAT Detection
• Combat
• Inspection
• Communications Relay
• Message Broadcast
• Firefighting
• Search and Rescue
• Perimeter Patrol
• Archeology
• Research
End User
• Military
• Civil
• Commercial
• Academic/Research
Category
• Unmanned Underwater
Vehicles
• Unmanned Surface Vehicles
• Remotely Operated Vehicles
Mission (Most Common)
• Mine Clearance
• Surveillance
• Environmental Monitoring
• Infrastructure Inspection
• Marine Life Monitoring
• Oil & Gas
• Hull Inspection
• Search and Rescue
• Security/Patrol
• Other Inspection
• Marine Life Monitoring
• Research
• Payloads
• Components
• Communications
• Command/Control
• Navigation
• Avionics
• Software
• Propulsion/Power
• Displays
• Control Stations
• Launch/Recovery
• Engineering
• Integration
• Logistics
• Training
• Maintenance
• Operational
• Consulting
• R&D
What is an Unmanned System?
7. AUVSI’s Economic Report:
• The UAS global market is currently $11.3 billion
• Over the next 10 years, the UAS global market will total $140 billion
• The economic impact of US airspace integration will total over $13.6 billion in the
first three years and will grow sustainably for the foreseeable future, cumulating to
over $82.1 billion between in first decade
• More than 100,000 jobs are forecasted to be created in first 10 years
UAS Economic Potential
8. • Drones help restore
power after Hurricane
Irma
• Unmanned Patrol
Squadron at
Jacksonville NAS
• North Florida “Smart
Region” Plan
JAX Unmanned Systems
9. • Mandated by 2012 FAA Reauthorization Act
• Took effect on Aug. 29, 2016
• First clear regulatory framework on civil and
commercial UAS operations
• Established a flexible, risk-based approach to
regulating UAS
• Requires knowledge test, background check
• Approved operations:
- Only during daylight hours
- One aircraft, one pilot
- Within visual line of sight, <400 feet
• Certain operations allowed by waivers
• Remote Pilot Certificates
- Total Certificates Issued: 85,910
- Total Knowledge Exam Passed: 59,391Exam
- Training Course (ALC-451) – 26,519
122,000
6,696
878,000
UAS Registrations
Online Commercial Paper Online Hobby
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10. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
Nighttime Operation in
Certain Airspace
Multiple UAS Operating
Limitations
Beyond Line of
Sight (BLOS)
Flights Over
People
From a Moving
Vehicle or
Aircraft
Visual Observer
Requirement
960
96
17 14 4 3 3 2
Waiver Types Granted to Operators
Airspace Waivers/
Authorizations Approved
• Class B: 956
• Class C: 1,454
• Class D: 3,931
• Class E: 684
• Total: 7,025
Top Applications
• Real Estate
• Construction
• Infrastructure
• Advertising
• Filmmaking
• Agriculture
• Events
• Emergency
Management
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11. "To promote continued technological innovation and to
ensure the global leadership of the United States in this
emerging industry, the regulatory framework for UAS
operations must be sufficiently flexible to keep pace with
the advancement of UAS technology.”
-- President Donald J. Trump
• Three-year pilot programs with state, local, and tribal
governments to test UAS integration into the airspace
up to 400 feet.
• The Transportation Secretary or FAA Administrator will
choose at least ten proposals and work with the selected
governments to establish a final program.
• The Secretary and Administrator will use information
gained from the program to develop a UTM system, and
increase national security by working with the relevant
and law enforcement and security agencies.
• Selected communities and FAA to enter into
Memorandum of Agreement by May 7, 2018
UAS Integration Pilot Program
13. Provides guidance to UAS operators on
protecting privacy rights
Developed through a multi-stakeholder process
initiated by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
National Telecommunications Information
Administration (NTIA)
Best Practices Guidelines:
• Inform others of your use of UAS
• Show care when operating UAS
or collecting and storing covered data
• Limit the use and sharing of covered
data
• Secure covered data
• Monitor and comply with
evolving federal, state and local UAS
laws
Voluntary Best Practices
for UAS Privacy, Transparency
and Accountability
Building the Regulatory Framework
14. FAA Reauthorization
House
Develop a rulemaking process to certify
UAS Traffic Management services
Deploy UTM in low-risk areas, away from
congested airspace
GAO report on roles of federal, state, and
local governments concerning UAS
Study on financing UAS services by the
FAA and how to sustain them
DOT, DOD and DHS to coordinate policy
for counter-UAS technology
Senate
Report on spectrum coordination across
government stakeholders
Study on government jurisdiction of UAS
FAA to publish procedures for emergency
operations by civil operators
Sept
30
15. Education campaign to teach prospective UAS users how to fly responsibly
Partnered with Academy of Model Aeronautics and the FAA
knowbeforeyoufly.org provides recreational, commercial, and public entities
with information and guidance to fly safely and responsibly
Working with manufacturers and distributors to include pamphlets in UAS product
packaging and at the point of sale
UAS Safety Education
16. Questions?
Thanks for your time!
Brian Wynne
President & CEO
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
Editor's Notes
Jacksonville-specific UAS/UV uses:
Jacksonville Electric Authority
As Hurricane Irma head towards Florida, UAS were deployed by the Jacksonville Electric Authority so they could be in place to identify damage and help restore lost power after the storm.
Through coordination with UAS companies, JEA, and previous preparation efforts with the Energy Authority (TEA) in Jacksonville, JEA was able to perform its damage assessments done within 24 hours after Irma had passed, and quickly help to begin to restore power to customers.
Drones help restore power in Jacksonville after Hurricane Irma, UAS Magazine, September 2017
Unmanned Patrol Squadron at Jacksonville NAS
In 2016, Naval Air Station Jacksonville unveiled unmanned aircraft squadron to be operated out of that base.
Once fully operational, the squadron members are estimated to be about 550 personnel
These “MQ-4C Triton” UAS are about 48 feet long with a wingspan of 131 feet, and can fly for 24 hours at a time
They will improve capabilities of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force already in Jacksonville
Construction on the facility started in 2017, and first UAS expected to arrive in 2020
Navy unveils unmanned-aircraft squadron at NAS Jacksonville, News4Jax, October 2016
Navy selects Mayport Naval Station as location for drone squadron, Florida Times-Union, Feb. 2017
North Florida “Smart Region” Plan
Headed by the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, and inspired by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, the Smart Region Master Plan focuses on collecting, analyzing and applying data from many sources to eliminate transportation-related fatalities, improve travel time reliability, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and grow the region.
The Plan includes three recommended task forces: One focused on Data Policy, one on Regional Connected Vehicles, and one on Automated Vehicles.
The Plan is looking at how automation may disrupt current transportation operations, and is considering concepts such as dedicated Automated Vehicle lanes and AV pick-up and drop-off points.
North Florida Smart Region Plan
Test Track for Self-Driving Transit Shuttles
Related to the Smart Region Plan, last December, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority opened a test track for automated shuttles near Metropolitan Park
The JTA projects that these automated shuttles – what will be called the Ultimate Urban Circulator -- will one day (perhaps as soon as five years) replace the Skyway and offer better services and connections for passengers
JTA testing driverless shuttles to potentially replace downtown Skyway, Action News Jax, March, 2018