A New Method for the Tele-operation of Aircraft Dr. Paul Oh James Hing

Presentation Outline Market Potential State of the Art UAS Identifying Gaps - Motivation of Project Current Developments Notional Solution & Notional Experiment Optimal Goal Minimal Requirements for proof of concept Timeline

Market Potential Search and rescue Firefighting Transport Commercial fishing Entertainment Overlooked Military applications Unlimited potential if we can not only replicate manned flight through tele- operation but also improve it!

State of the Art of UAS No life risk, autonomous, agile, lighter, enhanced flying ability, endurance Predator Global Hawk RMAX RMAX - Global Hawk - OSD UAV Reliability Study; Predator - OSD UAV Reliability Study;,Fire Scout - X-45 UCAV Fire Scout X-45

State of the art UAS Ground control of UAS Ground Control Station for Larger UAVs web.nps.navy.mil Shadow Ground Control Station Controller for Radio Controlled Aircraft

Identifying Gaps Dull, Dirty, and Dangerous but limited in tasks! Current manned missions 2005 – 194 Civil Helicopter Accidents – 25 Serious, 26 Fatal (HAI Helicopter accident database) Not taking advantage of current technology to keep our pilots safe! Rescue Transport - Fire Fighting – photos.signonsandiego.com, Rescue – Fire Fighting Transport

Limitations of Current Autonomous Systems Out of the Loop syndrome Sensor requirements increase with level of autonomy Automation unable to predict and program for all possible contingencies Extensive preplanning time Losing advantages of “pilot in the loop”!

Limitations of Current Remote Piloted Systems Lower situational awareness Lack of physical / haptic cues and audio cues Small field of view from onboard camera Internal Pilots can not operate aircraft with the efficiency of a manned aircraft

Current Developments Significant academic research for improving pilot situation awareness No one trying for maximum fidelity of inside the cockpit! – (ie. Motion, vibration, auditory) Raytheon Universal Control System Reality Vision – A2Tech Alpine Wasp – TGR Helicorp

Notional Solution Utilize advantages of both the pilot and UAS technology! ETC GAT II - Helo Boeing Unmanned Little Bird Manned Helicopter

Notional Experiment Test Pilot’s ability to perform task with additional cueing Pilot’s ability to perform task without additional cueing Buddy Box SR100 UAV Payload Target Antennae Motion Platform

Science to Enable Mission Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC) Little Bird Flight Qualities (Yaw, pitch, roll rates) SR100 Flight Qualities (Yaw, pitch, roll rates)

Science to Enable Mission Sensors - IMU, GPS, Compass, Altimeter*, Microphone*

Modifications to the Motion Platforms Altitude Attitude etc. Visual Vibration, Sounds Collective, Thrust Cyclic, Anti-Torque Seat Shaker ETC GAT II Helo

Optimal Goal Highest flight fidelity possible 6 DoF system with shaker seat Full High Definition Field of View SR100 with manned helicopter flight model Complete Sensor Suite Communications – LOS UHF, BLOS UHF, Ku-band SATCOM Manned Helicopter Pilot RC Helicopter Pilot

Minimal Requirements 3 DoF system Two monitors Forward looking External Load / Target SR100 with no flight model Sensors – IMU, GPS, Altimeter, Compass Communications – RF, Manned Helicopter Pilot RC Helicopter Pilot

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