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ROBOTIC AIRCRAFT FOR

PUBLIC SAFETY (RAPS)

OVERVIEW

ROBOTIC AIRCRAFT FOR

PUBLIC SAFETY (RAPS)

OVERVIEW

Kirk Kloeppel

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RAPS Purpose, Approach, Scope Test Range

Process Manufacturer Participation

Performance Goals Test Plan

Test Reports

Schedule, Lessons Learned, Future

Outlook We Links

!ack "p #nformation

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To e$aluate performance and utilit% of S"AS&sensorcominations using'

Primar% focus' (apailit% gaps of pulic, )rstresponder organi*ations

All levels of government, including DHS operationalcomponents, especially Customs and Border Protection Oce

of Border Patrol; !S! Coast "uard; SSS; #$%A; ot&er -

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2ey capa3ilitymeasures

One test 4 ours 4applied uniformly to all

systems to 3e tested 1ealistic operational

test scenarios andenvironments

.est reports producedfor eac& system tested


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Test categories

Scripted operational scenarios

Searc& and rescue 5SA16

#ire(HA7%A.(disaster

0a8 enforcement 50$6

Operational utility assessments

se in /ational AirspaceSystem 5/AS6

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Technical scope, re+uirements

1estricted airspace 5COAs are not feasi3le6

#i9ed- and rotary-8inged aircraft, : < l3 %.O=, and modular,availa3le sensors 5already integrated6 t&at address our testo3>ectives

Day-time ?ig&t testing at altitudes : @ ft 5A"06


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Other research andde$elopment acti$ities

RAMPSis a ne8 S.-SC"1esearc& and DevelopmentCenter 51DC6 partners&ip for

SAS Maritime testing .ec&nology foraging and eld

testing

Severe storm modeling andsimulation

Air3orne collision avoidance Counter-spoong(>amming

Ongoing support to DHSs=or'ing "roup on Privacy andCivil 1ig&ts and Civil 0i3erties

!S! 3order securitydemonstration E

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Rapid response +mproved situational a8areness and agent safety

Hig&-value assets in remote, inaccessi3le, dangerous AO1s

Relati$el% lo unit costs could pro$ide %any more air assets for target identication and trac'ing

$ventually, complete aerial coverage of t&e !S! 3order


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Oklahoma Training (enter - "nmanned S%stems.OT(&"S/0ocation) $lgin, O2, ad>acent to #t! Sill !S! Army Post and 8it&in #t! Sill restricted

airspace

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State niversitys niversity %ultispectral0a3oratory


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=e developed G SASPerformance Goals Based on notional user

scenarios created 3ysenior 0$, re, SA1, and3order securityoperators

Scenarios 8ere vetted8it& operationalcommunities

Our "oals encompass)

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Areas noted) ser applications; operational utility; transition to/AS

1APS P% priority to see'mature

SAS solutions t&at couldsupport near-termtransition of good(not necessarily the best)capa3ilities

Septem3er G 1#+ invited manufacturer participation 5CycleGI6) J 8&ite papers 8ere received =&ite paper screening and selection process)

Compliance c&ec' vs! 1APS Performance "oals - -


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SUAS Peror4ae 5oal* SUAS Peror4ae 5oal*

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Re+uirements'

Threshold O2ecti$e

0ost 0in' Procedures 1ally Point1ally Point, after time return tolaunc&

Airframe Accumulated #lig&t.ime

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Test Plan uses standardmethodologies for operationalevaluation


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Operationalcapailities

Does SAS supportroutine operations 3yimproving situationala8arenessQ

Operational utilit%

+s SAS easy andecient to assem3le,launc&, operate,recover, and pac' upQ

+s video output seeneRectively at multipleremote terminalsQ

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transition +s #AA aut&oriation

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Reports Created 3y S. 1APS team forusers

endors) 5i6 Perform fact c&ec'sof nal draft; 5ii6 identifyproprietary information; and 5iii6clear $9ecutive Summary for

public release

Approved for release 3y DHS S.

Posted and arc&ived online

Wesites

"overnment employees and

government-sponsoredsta'e&olders access t&e 1eportsviahttp'556)rstresponder6go$, t&e gate8ay to S.s #irst1esponder (ommunities of

Practicesite,https'55communities6)rstresp

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http://www.firstresponder.gov/https://communities.firstresponder.gov/https://communities.firstresponder.gov/https://communities.firstresponder.gov/http://www.firstresponder.gov/


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Test Reports Content) Complete test results, including scoring summary

ta3les; general SAS information; company-proprietary costand ot&er information

Audience) 1estricted to government employees and

government-sponsored sta'e&olders interested in 1APS5potential users6

Access to Test Reports' Availa3le upon reFuest to 1APS Program %anager Availa3le online at Rootic Aircraft for Pulic Safet%

.RAPS/ Secure Community of Practice8e3site

73ecuti$e Summaries of .est 1eports

Content) Hig&lig&ts of test results

Audience) Approved for pu3lic release (goal: to reach a widereadership)

Access to 73ecuti$e Summaries' Availa3le upon reFuest to 1APS Program %anager

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.o facilitate SAS comparisons, eac& Reportcontains Rating

Summaries of results in our

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Above: Sample Rating summary information

Scoring Keys forQualitative and

QuantitativeRatings

Performance easure(P)

!nit" Rating (bar#graph)" $ % &mar'ers

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9o one platform performs ell in allscenarios Fi3ed&ing aircraft'

ery good in searc& and rescue 5SA16, re monitoring

Some 9ed 8ing SAS need operating areas K ft radius

0aunc& and recovery ones

Deep stall landings aRected 3y 8inds

Rotar%&inged aircraft'

Perform 8ell in crime, accident, and arson scene investigation,and in S=A.

Hover a3ility is very 3enecial Some systems are relatively Fuiet, providing stealt&, and can

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7ssential capailities for e:ecti$e, high&useoperations'

5ntegrated$O and +1 sensors on a stabili6ed" gimbaled platform SA1 aided 3y a3ility to s8itc& 3et8een t8o modes to

validate .argets of +nterest 5.O+6 Dual sensors are valua3le in ur3an scenarios 8&ere

s&ado8s are prevalent

7eo#referenced$O and +1 full motion video /eeded for c&ain of custody and .O+ location accuracy

(ollision a$oidance'

#or some systems, t&e 3est 8ay to avoid oncoming trac may3e to initiate immediate landing 4 3ut clim3 and descend speedsmay not 3e sucient to avoid collision

Other )ndings'

Vuiet systems developed 3y DOD may need audi3le

augmentation during SA1 .&e fuel cell SAS 8e tested is a si ni8cantne8 ca a3ilit ) K T

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G 1ange selection; advocacy

Dene program scope and

set 'ey partners&ips 1#+; .est Plan; contracting

Stand up) Processes to 8or' 8it&

manufacturers, create anddisseminate reports

0iaison to DHS privacy8or'ing group

Conduct GU ?ig&t test8ee's

Analye and disseminate

results from Cycle G testing

/e8 1#+; ne8 .est Plan

$9panded test scope5goals6) #ire(HA7%A.(disaster, SA1

response Specialied SAS sensors 0arger, more comple9

operational scenarios Counter-spoong and anti-

>amming capa3ilities Air8ort&iness

Severe storm responsepilot

1A%PS ne8 start) %aritimetesting, SC" 1DC-led

colla3oration

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RAPS Pro2ect Support O;cer'

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No one platform performs well in allscenarios Some fixed winged S!S ma" need operating areas # 200 ft radi$s

%a$nc& and reco'er" (ones )eep stall landings affected *" winds

+ixed wing aircraft are 'er" good in searc& and resc$e and fire

monitoring

,otar" winged platforms perform well in crime- accident- and arson

scene in'estigation and in police S.!/ applications o'er a*ilit" is 'er" *eneficial Some s"stems are relati'el" $iet- pro'iding stealt&- and can perc& at

specific locations

$iet s"stems de'eloped *" t&e )epartment of )efense ma" need

a$di*le a$gmentation d$ring searc& and resc$e

+$el cells pro'ide end$rance # 8 &o$rs *$t re$ire # 12 min$tes to

warm $p prior to la$nc&

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ntegrated and , sensors on a gim*aled platform is essential

Searc& and resc$e scenarios are aided *" a*ilit" to switc& *etween two

modes to 'alidate targets of interest

)$al sensors are 'al$a*le in $r*an scenarios w&ere s&adows are pre'alent

eoreferencing and , f$ll motion 'ideo is essential

Needed for c&ain of c$stod" and target of interest location acc$rac"

+or some s"stems- t&e *est wa" to a'oid traffic ma" *e to initiate

immediate landing

:lim* and descent speeds ma" not *e s$fficient to a'oid collision

,otar" winged aircraft are nearing t&e 30min$te end$rance le'el .inds are not a limiting factor ;fl" in winds $p to 30 mp&o&n !pple*"- :&air )S S?/ S!,@!

Ar= Bo* riffin- )irector )S S?/ +irst ,esponder ro$p

Ar= >onat&an :antor )S :&ief @ri'ac" fficer (Act.)

As= /amara Cessler- :&ief (Act.) )S ffice for :i'il ,ig&ts and :i'il %i*erties

Ar= >o&n @ridd"- )irector )S :$stoms and Border @rotection ;:B@on ansen )irector- Fla&oma :o$ncil n +irefig&ter /raining ;:+/on reen&aw Fla&oma National $ard

Ar= AiFe HS&ea )epartment of >$sticeD ffice of >$stice @rograms

:mdr Bo* s*orne (ret.) %os !ngeles :o$nt" S&eriffHs )epartment

:&ief )onald S&innamon- Sr=(ret.)

@$*lic Safet" !'iation :ons$ltant

Ar= !nd" %ac&er A/, :orporationD !S ntegration ,esearc& Strategist

RAPS STEERI&5 5ROUPRAPS STEERI&5 5ROUP


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