The Commercial UAV's/Remotely Piloted Aircraft Summit is a one-day event on April 22, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia that will look at commercial applications, global research, and technological advances related to unmanned aircraft systems. The summit will provide updates on safety regulations from CASA, and presentations from experts in the field on topics like drone deliveries, using networks of UAVs for transportation, long range unmanned aircraft systems, and vision-based navigation. The event is part of the larger CONNECT Expo, which covers connected and emerging technologies across multiple industries.

1. 22 April 2015 | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Commercial UAV’s/
Remotely Piloted Aircraft
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Nicholas Roy
Pioneering UAV deliveries, sensing,
and controlling unmanned air vehicles
ACUO
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Associate Professor, MIT, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
(CSAIL), Former Lead of Project Wing, Google[x]
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2. The Commercial UAV’s / Remotely Piloted Aircraft Summit is a visionary, information
packed, one day event which looks at commercial applications, global research
and disruptive technological advances. By attending you will understand safety
enhancements, regulatory acceptance, autonomous systems, command and control,
collision avoidance, and working within GPS restricted environments.
The summit is one of 11 conferences being held as part of the CONNECT™ Expo - a large
scale, business expo covering connected and emerging technologies across all major
industries, organised in partnership with the Victorian Government.
Discover the future of remotely
piloted aircraft systems
– an industry literally poised to take off
INDUSTRY SECTORS:
Utilities, transmission and distribution companies
Mining companies
Oil and gas companies
Emergency services
Law enforcement
Telecommunications companies
Agribusiness
Regulators
Defence
Logistics and delivery firms
UAV manufacturers and distributors
Engineering firms
ICT systems service providers and vendors
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
JOB FUNCTIONS:
UAV controllers / operators
Pilots
Operations managers
Infrastructure managers
Director-Generals
Policy advisors
Spatial engineers
Geoscientists
Operational communications heads
Project heads
Surveyors
CTOs and technology managers
CIOs and IT directors
Researchers
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4. The Agenda
8:50 | Welcome and opening remarks from the chair
Joe Urli, President,
The Association of Australian Certified UAV Operators (ACUO)
9:00 | REGULATOR KEYNOTE:
Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) safety regulations and your RPA
operations
• The roadmap for aviation safety regulation of commercial
RPA operations in Australia
• Some implications for other regulatory spheres
• Coping with advances in technology in Australian airspace
• The requirement for R&D to contribute to better regulation
• Building an effective safety case for your RPA operation
John Thynne, Manager, Safety Systems Office,
CASA - Civil Aviation Safety Authority
9:25 | CASE STUDY:
The future outlook for drone deliveries
• Understanding why Google is involved in UAV programs
• Overview of Project Wing - a delivery-drone initiative
in Queensland
• Reviewing other projects being conducted within MIT’s
CSAIL Robust Robotics Group, which focuses in part
on sensing, planning, and controlling unmanned vehicles
in environments without GPS
Nicholas Roy, Associate Professor, MIT Dept. of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory (CSAIL), Former Lead of Project Wing, Google[x]
9:50 | Beyond drones: The next paradigm for transportation using
networks of UAVs
• A new network for the transportation of matter, it’s economics
and leapfrog potential
• Allowing access to medical goods in undeveloped countries
• Improving everyday access to goods in our cities and megacities
• Transporting medicine and diagnostics in Bhutan and PNG
Andreas Raptopoulos, CEO,
Matternet (USA) Via live link
10:15 | Long range unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and controls when
there is no room for error
• Successfully executing beyond line of sight missions in
austere locations
• Logistics, safety, and human factors
• Experiences working with oil companies, regarding safety
and regulatory considerations
• What happens when things go wrong, and how to recover
• Transitioning to requirements driven solutions
Marty Rogers, Director,
Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration
10:40 | Morning break and CONNECT expo viewing
11:15 | Improving safety and the quality of data collected for remote
asset inspections
• Drones’ role in process optimisation - reducing safety risks
and labour intensiveness
• Drone strategy – developing internal competence, or engaging
specialist external support
• What additional data and insights can UAV / Drones deliver?
• Building a future drones strategy: what autonomous
condition monitoring means for the business
Frank Courtney, Technology Improvement Specialist,
Melbourne Water
11:40 | Current field applications, and research for future applications
• Optical and thermal imaging using quadrotors – a project review
• Understanding research work being conducted for:
- atmospheric testing
- sense and avoid technology within buildings, and
boosting signal strength
• Future possibilities for mapping applications and automation
Dr Reece Clothier, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University
David Rylance, Leading Firefighter and Chief Pilot, Melbourne
Fire Brigade, Victoria
12:30 | Lunch and CONNECT expo viewing
UAV / Unmanned aircraft systems: lessons learned from maritime
operations
Hosted by: Marty Rogers, Director, Alaska Center for Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Integration
Robust vision-based localisation and mapping for micro drones
Hosted by: Dr Markus Achtelik, Senior researcher – Aerial Robotics,
Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Zurich
Improving the capabilities of small UAVs
Hosted by: Professor Tim McLain, Director, National Science
Foundation Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)
1:40 | Peer-to-Peer Roundtables
3:10 | Afternoon break and CONNECT expo viewing
3:45 | Realising the power of Drones technology
• Gaining insight in to mining, oil & gas applications
• Reviewing international development projects
• Mid range and long range deployment and use of
sub-military grade RPAs for commercial application
• Understanding potential for satellite network applications
Dr Catherine Ball, Regional Unmanned Aerial Systems Lead,
URS Australia
4:10 Challenges and opportunities for small unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS)
• Achieving safe and reliable autonomous flight in varying
environmental conditions
• Detecting and avoiding other aircraft
• Monitoring critical infrastructure and the environment
• Autonomous flight in GPS-denied environments, including built
up urban environments
Prof. Tim McLain, Brigham Young University (USA); Director,
National Science Foundation Center for Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (C-UAS)
4:35 | Vision-based localisation, mapping and obstacle avoidance for
Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) in GPS restricted environments
• Opportunities and challenges using cameras onboard
MAVs, within the control-loop for autonomous flights in close
proximity to structures
• Robustification of vision based localisation by fusion, with
inertial sensors
• Enabling mission-experts without pilot training to perform
search and rescue or inspection tasks, and beyond line of sight
• IndustrialapplicationsanduseinGPSrestrictedenvironments
• Insight in to drone technology advances in Europe: boosting
MAV, research and its application in industry by competition
style challenges
Dr Markus Achtelik, Senior researcher – Aerial Robotics,
Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Zurich
5:00 | Case study: Autonomous unmanned helicopters for efficiency
and safety in lower altitude remote sensing
• Meaning of dependable autonomy in the context of unmanned
aircraft
• Achieving efficiency gains using autonomous unmanned
helicopters
• Remote sensing workflow including unmanned aircraft
• Project reviews: low-altitude remote sensing beyond visual
control range and over difficult to access terrain
- crop monitoring for plant breeding research
- weed monitoring for rainforest protection
Torsten Merz, Senior Research Scientist, Autonomous
Systems Program, CSIRO
5:25 | Closing remarks, end of conference
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5. Whether you’re already part of this industry OR still
planning to adopt UAV solutions... you can’t afford not
to meet and learn from these international gurus...
“GPS denied navigation, detection and
avoidance pioneer. Works with US
Defence, NASA, commercial industry and
manufacturers”
Prof. Tim McLain, Brigham Young University (USA);
Director, National Science Foundation Center for
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)
“A UAS innovator for
environmental and engineering
projects and data management
and modelling specialist”
Dr Catherine Ball, Regional
Unmanned Aerial Systems Lead,
URS Australia
“Controls long range flights up to 200
km’s. A maritime operations specialist
with extensive project experience”
Marty Rogers, Director, Alaska Center for
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration
(ACUASI)
“Oversees CASA’s surveillance
framework, safety analysis,
and interaction with the ATSB”
John Thynne, Manager, Safety
Systems Office, CASA -
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
“Engineering next generation
transportation system using
networks of UAVs”
Andreas Raptopoulos, CEO,
Matternet (USA)
“Global UAV pioneer for
drone deliveries, and
advances in sensing, planning,
and controls”
Nicholas Roy, Associate Professor,
MIT, Dept. of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Computer Science
and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory (CSAIL), Former Lead,
Project Wing, Google[x]
“Australian industry leader and board
director of the RPAS Coordination
Council of UVS International”
Joe Urli, President, The Association
of Australian Certified UAV
Operators (ACUO)
“Vast international A.I and
robotics experience, focusing
on autonomy for research and
real-world applications”
Torsten Merz, Senior Research
Scientist, Autonomous
Systems Program, CSIRO
“European thought leader in
industrial applications & GPS
restricted environments”
Dr Markus Achtelik,
Senior researcher – Aerial Robotics,
Autonomous Systems Lab,
ETH Zurich
“Leader in complex system
safety, autonomy, design,
certification, and operation of
UAS”
Dr Reece Clothier, School of
Aerospace, Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering,
RMIT University

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