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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$6
Operational utility assessments
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Technical scope, re+uirements
1estricted airspace 5COAs are not feasi3le6
#i9ed- and rotary-8inged aircraft, : < l3 %.O=, and modular,availa3le sensors 5already integrated6 t&at address our testo3>ectives
Day-time ?ig&t testing at altitudes : @ ft 5A"06
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Other research andde$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) $lgin, O2, ad>acent to #t! Sill !S! Army Post and 8it&in #t! Sill restricted
airspace
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0Liert% (it%1 site .uranscenarios/
O.C-S is a test facility of t&e O'la&oma
State niversitys niversity %ultispectral0a3oratory
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=e developed G SASPerformance Goals Based on notional user
scenarios created 3ysenior 0$, 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
Technolog%
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
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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
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