1. Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Enhancing ISR for
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
October 2009

2. Introductions Matt Malek Director, Strategic Operations
Mike Bruchanski Business Development Manager 2

3. Mission Why are we here? How can AGI software support your needs?
Optimize the air system
Improve mission effectiveness
Enhance situational awareness
How can AGI software support your needs? 3

4. AGI basics COTS software for analysis and visualization
AGI User's Conference
AGI basics
October 2005
COTS software for analysis and visualization
Models object in space over time
Analyze and understand relationships
Constrain relationships

5. Aircraft and ISR focus Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Real-Time Data Feeds
Terrain & Cityscape Modeling
Antenna Modeling
Imagery & Map Data
Radar Analysis
Sensor Modeling
Constraints for Visibility
Spacecraft Design & Operation
Communications
Link Analysis
Weather & Atmospheric
Effects
System Performance Analysis
Ground Facility Modeling 5

6. Differentiators and benefits
Right answers, Right now
Open architecture
Scalable
Lower cost
Reduces risk
Increase efficiency 6

7. Flexible and scalable Engineering and analysis ISR planning Operations
Desktop
Engine
Components

8. AGI software capabilities implemented
U.S. DoD
U.S. Marines
U.S. Air Force
AMMP
Coalition Warrior
U.S. Navy
HS - 5
U.S. Army

9. AGI software capabilities

10. Engineering and analysis ISR Planning Operations Model route and
Conduct trade
studies define
requirements
Model route and
missions through
interactive 3D
display
Fuse data into
3DCOP
for decisions 10 10 10

11. Foundation of capabilities
Accurate visualization
Position and time
3D visualization
Geometry engine
Model systems
Interaction between multiple objects

12. Engineering and analysis ISR planning

13. UAS capabilities Intervisibility (line of sight) Route modeling
Payload analysis (sensors)
Communication analysis
Urban environments

14. Case study – U.S. Navy Background: Solution: Benefits:
US Navy Integrated Battlespace Arena Lab needed ISR mission planning tool
Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program
“Above and beyond typical mission planning software”
Solution:
Purchase AGI desktop software to validate UAS systems
Modeled various UAS platforms and payloads in a single integrated environment
Benefits:
Expanded analysis capabilities
Reduced analysis time
Significant cost savings

15. Intervisibility – line of sight

16. Intervisibility - line of sight
What can my UAS “see?”
Position and time
Consider constraints
Geometry
Time
Terrain/Body Masking
Lighting
Multiple objects in chain
Report, display and graph data

17. Intervisibility - line of sight
Application highlights
Access between UAS and ground target
Report and graph data
Create body mask for aircraft
Comparing potential locations for LOS antenna placement

18. Intervisibility - line of sight
Benefits
Visualize complex analysis
Validated and verified line of sight algorithm
Model real world constraints
Evaluate system design reducing or eliminating the need for test flights

19. Route modeling

20. Route modeling Aircraft performance Six degree of freedom modeler
Based on aircraft performance
Define basic values
Airspeeds
Accelerations
Climb/decent rates
Fuel flow
Landing/take off distances
Vertical or standard take off
Change performance based on aircraft set up

21. Route modeling Aircraft performance Create aircraft flight plan
Procedures
Waypoint to waypoint
Holding patterns
Takeoff/Landing
Terrain following
Waypoints
Runways
Navaids
Other objects
3D route editing
Import external models

22. Route modeling Application Highlights Edit route in 3D
Create new waypoints
Add holding pattern
View restricted airspace and threat areas
Calculate and display restricted area intrusions
Import existing route

23. Route modeling Benefits Validated and verified flight model
Adaptable to any aircraft
Flexible route editing
Open architecture import routes

24. Payload performance

25. Payload performance Sensor modeling
Model field of view or field of regard
Placed on any point of UAS
Body masking
Angle constraints
Pointing information
Compare sensor performance
Calculate sensor swath
Customize attributes with plug-ins

26. Payload performance Coverage Modeling Analyze multi-asset interactions
Across region
Along a route
Instantaneous or cumulative
Apply constraints for higher-fidelity modeling
Generate quality figures of merit
Standard AGI calculations
Plug-in capabilities
Calculate satisfaction stats for each figure of merit

27. Payload performance Application highlights Define search region
Import aircraft routes
Model sensor zoom levels
Range and time coverage calculations
NIIRS Plug-in coverage calculations
View satisfaction report

28. Payload performance Benefits
Evaluate multiple sensors in a controlled environment
Develop concept of operations for sensor use
Combine with other capabilities for full ISR planning support

29. Case Study - U.S. Marines Background: Solution:
United States Marine Corps (USMC) needed evaluate different UASs’ sensors
Needed a quick assessment
Solution:
Purchased AGI software
Assess UAS systems and candidate sensors
Determine communication link capabilities
Compared electro- optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors
Benefits:
Expanded analysis capabilities
Reduced analysis time
Significant cost savings

30. Communication analysis

31. Communication analysis
Communication system modeling
Define transmitter and receiver
Set power, frequency and modulation type
Specify antenna
Dynamic link performance
Add to object
Inherit object properties
Physical environment
Terrain masking and reflection
Atmospheric properties
Weather
Sun effects

32. Communication analysis
Communication systems modeling
Interference effects
Friendly and enemy
Calculate jamming capabilities
Create reports and graphs
Link budget
View losses
Similar capabilities for radar

33. Communication analysis
Model urban environments
Multipath diffraction model
Considers actual geometry of surrounding buildings
Higher fidelity and greatly reduced computational times
Multiple applications including:
Tactical mobile communications
Net-centric ISR architectures
Analysis of urban tactics

34. Communication analysis
Application Highlights
Import urban terrain
Develop building mask
Model line of sight link
Gain pattern visualization
Received power for aircraft route
Analysis of urban area
Multipath calculations

35. Communication analysis
Benefits
Better prediction of operational performance
Better understanding of mission impact
Model system within a system
Consider complex constraints
Adjust mission based on constraints

36. Case study – Global defense contractor
Background:
Evaluating communication systems for airborne platforms
Specifically concerned with antenna coverage, due to impacts from aircraft keel
Solution:
Used AGI software to model “as installed” antenna patterns
Allowed customer to understand the coverage and blockage of various flight paths reducing the number flight tests
Benefits:
Saved millions of US dollars by reducing the number of flight tests
Delivered system on time, earning additional award fees 36

37. Development Software for ISR Planning and Operations

38. ISR planning and operations
Rapid development
ISR optimization
3D visualization and situational awareness
Sensor visualization
Imagery searching and retrieval

39. Rapid development

40. Software to meet your needs
COTS applications
Out-of-the-box GUI
Cross-functional tool
System, platform, payload design
Systems engineering
Mission analysis
Real-time analysis
Unrestricted workflows
Integrated map and globe
Integrated graphs and reports
COTS development tools
Out-of-the-box API
Develop and deploy solutions
Mission operations
Enterprise integration
Thin or thick clients
Server & desktop applications
Web Services
Mission specific workflows
Create new applications
Embed into existing applications
Discover
Develop
Deploy

41. Develop or extend
Create new applications

42. Develop or extend
Extend existing applications

43. Rapid development Move from idea to application at the speed of battle
Leverage AGI technology
Avoid deployment costs and development risk
Faster delivery

44. Case study – U.S. Government
Background:
Classified US DoD customer
Need to improve sensor and aircraft mission planning
Customer needed faster delivery
Solution:
Used COTS development software and delivered a capability in 90 days
Benefits:
Mission planning from 2 days to 2 hours
Dynamic replanning from hours to minutes
Plan more missions
Improved data collection
Significant cost savings

45. Case study – Software developer
Background:
Flight system testing for UAVs challenging
Telemetry loss or interruption the mission may fail
Solution:
RT Logic selects AGI software to complement its Telemetrix product line
Assessed coverage and blockage of various flight paths reducing the number flight tests
Benefits:
Improved time to market
Reduced development costs
Simplified analysis

46. ISR optimization

47. Develop ISR plan Where should I fly my UAV and when?
Typical planning problem
What do you want to see?
When do you want to see it?
Where is it located?
What are the constraints?
Complicated by real world issues
Large target deck with different constraints
Complicated geometry
Dynamic replanning

48. Develop an ISR plan Target scheduling Airspace navigation
Ordering of objectives
Airspace navigation
Avoiding no-fly zones
Aircraft routing
Vehicle characteristics

49. Develop an ISR plan Application Highlights
Import geometry
Specify targets
Re-task aircraft
Implementation of AGI Components
Dynamic Geometry Library
Terrain Analysis Library
Routing Library

50. 3D visualization and situational awareness

51. Improve your situational awareness
Effectively present decision aids
2D and 3D view
Terrain and imagery
Airspaces and regions
Deconfliction
Incorporate many real time feeds
Cursor on target
Blue Force Tracking
Link 16
Collaborate and annotate
Manage handovers
Mark targets

52. Sensor visualization

53. Effectively employ your sensor
Remove the “soda straw” (limited view)
Video provides narrow view
No location context
Limited coverage awareness
Reporting near real-time data
Aircraft and sensor position
Project video on terrain and imagery
Video position is often incorrect
Correct metadata
Software only solution

54. Effectively employ your sensor
Use historical imagery to correct metadata

55. Effectively employ your sensor
Application Highlights
Real time data showing aircraft and sensor position
Project the image to fill the sensor
Turn on correction
Add mosaicing

56. Effectively employ your sensor
Benefits
Improved situational awareness
Faster analysis
Implementation of AGI Components
Dynamic Geometry Library
Terrain Analysis Library
Insight3D
Video on Terrain

57. Case Study – U.S. DoD Reduced analysis time Benefits: Background:
Situational awareness needed for multiple UAVs
When do assets enter areas of interest
Solution:
AGI software ingests key data, performs analysis and then sends alerts when events or points of interest are identified
Benefits:
Reduced analysis time
More effective missions
Expanded dynamic replanning capabilities

58. Exploit the surveillance

59. Exploit the surveillance
What do I do with all of this imagery?
Post-mission video and metadata
Review flight data
Review video data
Reconstruction of image collection
Where was the asset?
Where was the sensor pointed?
Were there any other assets that may better support the mission?

60. Exploit the surveillance
Traditional Image Request
Based on geography
Date
Scale of image
AGI Calculated Information
Sun position
Azimuth and elevation angle constraints
Image quality estimation
Other available assets
Result
Quicker image retrieval
More accurate image(s) returned based on request
Image Archive

61. Exploit the surveillance
Application highlights
Import aircraft data
Search video graphically
View synchronized video and mission data
Benefits
Improved analysis
Better use of intelligence data

62. Reported Benefits of AGI Software*
Summary
Ready now
Benefits
Lower cost
Lower risk
Speed to market
Apply to
Engineering and analysis
ISR planning
Operations
Flexible business model
Reported Benefits of AGI Software*
Customer Benefit
Result
Speed to market
> 3x faster
Productivity
> 50% increase
Reduced cost
> 50% cost reduction
Return on Investment
Over 100%
*David Fishering, Frost & Sullivan, “An Assessment of the Benefits Associated with Software by Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI),” August 2008

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