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 -www.yamaha-motor.co.jp; Global Hawk - OSD UAV Reliability Study; Predator - OSD UAV Reliability Study; ,Fire Scout - www.defenceindustrysdaily.com; X-45 UCAV www.darpa.mil

Fire Scout X-45

State of the art UAS

Ground control of UAS

Ground Control Station for Larger UAVsweb.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 - www.aldercomms.co.uk; Fire Fighting – www.wearefla.com, photos.signonsandiego.com, Rescue – www.images.travelpod.com

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 UnmannedLittle 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

AltitudeAttitude etc.

Visual

Vibration, Sounds

Collective, ThrustCyclic, Anti-TorqueSeat 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, 802.11 Manned Helicopter Pilot RC Helicopter Pilot

3/19 3/26 4/2 4/9 4/16 4/23 4/30 5/7 5/14 5/21 5/28 6/4 6/11 6/18 6/25 7/2 7/9 7/16 7/23 7/30 8/6Presentation 3/23

Find Heli pilot & Heli RC PilotPWM signal interface

SR100 External Load CableSR100 Sensor Interface

Motion Platform ModificationSystem Integration

Flight Tests w/ Motion PlatformInitial Experiment

Analysis of Initial Experiment DataSafety Window / Flight Test with MRAC

Model Reference Adaptive ControlWrite Letter of Intent 7/2

Write Proposal 8/7

PWM Signal interface = Set up ground station that can accept data (ie. from the cyclic of the motion platform) and send out PWM signal matching the RC transmitter functionsSR100 External Load Cable = Build system that SR100 can deploy cable line to pick up external load (raise and lower)SR100 Sensor interface = Set up ground station that can accept sensor data from the SR100 and send it to the motion platform

Time Line

Questions & Discussion

Thank You