MPA - Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems Presentation at Arctic Council EPPR Working Group Workshop on use of UAS in Emergency Preparedness And Response 4 December 2014 Seattle, Washington

Trial of UAV during JOSE

JOSE 2014 Incident Location 3 Shell Bukom SBM

Seaward Resources 4 Shell Resources OSRL Resources NOFI Current Buster 2 Aerial Spray Oil booms Vopak Resources Tankstore Resources SPC Resources SOSRC Resources SSE Resources MPA Resources VLCC “Aframax Rio”

Trial of UAV In Singapore Waters 5

Intended UAV coverage for Port of Singapore 6

Development of UAS in the Port of Singapore 7

8 1.Current monitoring efforts for emergency response Patrol Crafts Helicopter Observations Satellite Imagery ews/singapore/drones-gain- popularity-in/ html 2.To tap on existing UAV technologies for low cost and rapid situational monitoring

Operational Challenges 9 Limited deck space for landing UAVs autonomously Contact with other vessels Limited battery capacity Challenges in local environment Busy port waters & airspace Effective Power Weight of Batteries

Solutions to Operational Challenges 10 4 years UAV R&D experience in Singapore Design and fabrication of waterproofed marine UAV Tethered / battery powered depending on operational needs Autonomous

Prototype UAV design 11 Floatation devices Downwards looking camera Autonomous control systems Waterproofed design

Prototype UAV design 12

Next Steps 13 Planned works Seamless data transfer for live streaming to command centre Explore other types of UAVs

Thank you 14

POWERED/TETHERED SYSTEM 15 Tethered System- Power is transmitted via a lightweight power cord from any ground generator (`3kVA class) or a standard 13A 230V AC wall supply. The power cord allows for flights up to 60m in height, providing a quick deployable eyes in the sky. Back up Battery System- In event of Ground Power interruption, on board batteries allow up to 200s of additional flight time (which at a max descent rate of 0.5m/s, allows the MAV to land safety from up to a height of 100m). Additional Safety- To maximise public safety, the power cord includes a strong Kevlar cord which serves as a tether, limiting MAV’s movement within a radius equal to the length of the tether. This cord has a breaking strength of 100lb (45.5kg) which is more than the maximum thrust of 10kg achievable by the MAV’s motors/propellers, thus the MAV is never able to break away from the ground securing point.

16 UAV Configurations 4kg class MAV- Four propeller/motors, for simplicity and minimal costs. Battery/Ground Powered. Payload up to 1kg and stable up to 10 m/s (20kts) gusting wind.4kg class MAV- Four propeller/motors, for simplicity and minimal costs. Battery/Ground Powered. Payload up to 1kg and stable up to 10 m/s (20kts) gusting wind. Risk Mitigation- Flight control computer and 90% of airframe is unchanged, tried and tested and optimised over long time. Extra development is limited to:Risk Mitigation- Flight control computer and 90% of airframe is unchanged, tried and tested and optimised over long time. Extra development is limited to: Water proofingWater proofing Power Supply (Ground)Power Supply (Ground) Power Supply (Air)Power Supply (Air)