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Rick Spinrad Vice President for Research Oregon State University Oregon Lead for PPUASTS Pan-Pacific UAS Test Site and OSU-Sponsored Flight Activity
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Screening Information Request 1 “Site” = N “Ranges”
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STRONG POLITICAL SUPPORT Congress directed FAA to integrate UAS into the NAS by 2015 “… we strongly encourage you to include proposals for multi-state and multi-site test site designations.” FEB 7, 2013 “…we have not placed restrictions, other than safety, on the quantity or locations of applicant team members or test ranges…” Michael Huerta FAA Administrator April 10, 2013 Governor Kitzhaber includes $2.5M UAS proposal in FY13-15 budget Shaped components of solicitation – noncontiguous test ranges
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FAA Solicitation issued 02/14/13 Strong emphasis on: UAS experience Piloted aircraft experience Existing infrastructure Existing procedures
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Seven proposal volumes with multiple submission dates Six proposal volumes submitted to date Last volume due May 6, 2013 Privacy Policy to be established in June – Comments due by 23 April Contracting via ‘Other Transaction Agreement’, essentially a MOA between Parties, targeted for end of December. SIR Application Process
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HIGHLY COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY 50 primary teams representing 37 states requested FAA portal access for submission of proposals
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Pan Pacific UAS Test Range Complex
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Alaska to lead multi-state team Oregon & Hawaii are key members Noncontiguous Test Ranges span widest diversity of geography, climate and flight operations (high and low altitude, conventional and high speed, conventional and unconventional takeoff and landing, etc.) STRATEGIC APPROACH Total of 14 Test Ranges
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Experience dating to 2001 7 Test Ranges Extensive collaboration with state DOT, aviation, National Guard, industry & federal organizations Offers singular UAS operations test areas Partners with Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which operates the largest U.S. land and ocean air test range ALASKA
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OREGON 4 Test Ranges Operational experience since last quarter 2012 Commercial capability Contributes 17 team members, bringing substantial UAS industry and premier research organizations to PPUTRC Test ranges vary from coastal to desert
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HAWAII 3 Test Ranges DoD connectivity Contributes 4 team members, including academia, state government, economic development Test ranges vary from coastal to tropical
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PPUTRC includes 58 Team Members: Academic research centers with active R&D programs and directly-related experience UAS industry spanning all aspects of UAS, UAV, command & control, engineering support and critical infrastructure Key sensor suppliers SMEs Government aviation agencies and National Guard components, some with UAS platoons Tribes Trade Associations PLUS 3 participating countries – Norway, Iceland, Canada
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CollegeInterest (examples) Agricultural SciencesPrecision agriculture, wildlife tracking Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Coastal currents, marine debris, whale tracking, hydrology EngineeringPlatform design (performance), signal processing ForestryPrecision forestry SciencePlatform design (materials, microfluidics)
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ProjectSitePlatformSensorPartners Forest Canopy and Structure McDonald Forest Prioria MavericEOn-Link Search and Rescue McDonald Forest Aerospace Vapor VTOLEO/IRn-Link Xmas Tree Research OSU North Willamette Mikrokopter VTOLEOOSU Extension, n- Link Potato ResearchHARECLockheed Martin/Procerus Unicorn EO/IRBoeing, n-Link, USDA Potato ResearchHARECTetracam HawkEyeEO/IRBoeing, n-Link, USDA Large Scale Potato Research BoardmanLockheed Martin/Procerus Unicorn EO/IRBoeing, n-Link, USDA Large Scale Potato Research BoardmanTetracam HawkEyeEO/IRBoeing, n-Link, USDA Flight ResearchOlympiaTetracam HawkEyeBoeing, n-Link Oregon State University activities in 2012-2013
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AUVSI Corporate Member Cascades Chapter AUVSI Student Chapter Dr. Michael Wing - In development Unmanned Systems Industry Consortium UUV, UAV, USV, etc. - In development AIAA Student Branch – Region VI Dr. Roberto Albertani
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