Jerry Gordon Lead Systems Engineer, AAI Corporation
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 Other Socio-technical issues
Analytic Boundaries Who owns the UAS? OPCON/TACCON Maintenance Activity STANAG levels of control
Uninhabited vs Unmanned Maintenance Mission Packages Contractor logistics Organizational Maintenance Intermediate/Depot maintenance Operators
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 Outer pilot Material Changes Carburetor Icing Single Point of Failure Alarms Autolaunch Doctrinal Changes Low fuel Low oil Launch Error Emergency Procedures Training Personnel Changes
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 TUAV - POP 300 (Public Data) A-10 FMT (MetaVR) The Soda Straw View
Inverted Y-Axis Problem Are you a gamer? Or a pilot?
Manned Aircraft Cues and Responses
Unmanned Aircraft Cues and Responses
Safety Absence of Shared Fate See and avoid? Equivalent Level of safety?
Mishap Rates (2004 public data )
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