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2013 Kansas Unmanned Systems Conference

October 14-16, 2013Hilton Garden Inn, Manhattan, KS

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 (FOYER)

3 p.m. Exhibit and Poster Set Up

5 - 8 p.m. Registration Check-In, Exhibit / Poster Reception sponsored by Salina Chamber of Commerce and Salina Airport Authority

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 (BIG BASIN ROOM)

7:30 a.m. Registration Check-In/Breakfast Bar sponsored by the HUFF (Herington UAS Flight Facility)

8 a.m. Welcome and Keynotes Major General Lee Tafanelli, Kansas Adjutant General Mike Toscano, President/CEO, AUVSI

9:15 a.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibition Foyer

9:30 a.m. UAS Applications in the Agriculture Sector - Landon Morris, AgJunction (with Kevin Price and Mark Blanks)

10 a.m. Guidelines for Military Unmanned Air Vehicles - Charles Saff, Boeing, (Ret)

10:30 a.m. UAS in Disaster Response and Recovery, Redefining the Model - Wayne Tolosa, Future Concepts

11 a.m. An Industry Perspective - Grant Goldsmith, Overwatch, A Division of Avalon Risk Management

11:30 a.m. Break in Exhibition Foyer

11:45 p.m. Lunch sponsored by the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition

1 p.m. Concurrent Break-Out Sessions (Location details available on page 4 )

2:15 p.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibition Foyer

2:30 p.m. AIRSPACE: Troy Mattingly (Fort Riley), Randy Willis (FAA), Jessie Romo (KDoT) and Kurt Barnhart (KSU)

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3 p.m. POLICY: Kurt Barnhart (KSU), Chris Parker (KCFAA), Tom Aldag (NIAR) and Jessie Romo (KDoT)

3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibition Foyer

3:45 p.m. APPLICATIONS: Mark Ewing (KU), Kevin Price (KSU), Deon van der Merwe (KSU), Mark Blanks (KSU) and Billy Brown (KS Dept of Agriculture)

4:15 p.m. INDUSTRY: Landon Morris (AgJunction), Randy O’Boyle (ICE), Bret Chilcott (AgEagle), Charles Saff (Boeing, Ret) and Tom Aldag (WSU/NIAR)

5:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corp. with Keynote

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013 (BIG BASIN ROOM)

8 a.m. Breakfast Buffet sponsored by AgJunction

8:30 a.m. Keynote by Amy Hopkins (Northrop Grummann Corp)

9 a.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibition Foyer

9:15 a.m. Round Table Discussions (location details are on page 6 )

10:45 a.m. Break in Exhibition Foyer

11 a.m. Outcomes, Results, Presentations and Next Steps

12 p.m. Adjourn / Poster and Exhibitor Tear Down

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!

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1 - 2:15 p.m.: AIRSPACE/POLICY/ INFRASTRUCTURE (BIG BASIN ROOM) MODERATOR: KURT BARNHART, KSU

Airspace Considerations for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Within the State of KansasKurt Barnhart and Mark Blanks, Salina Aviation / K-State Salina

A Hybrid Partnership for Comprehensive Aviation and Unmanned Systems Lifelong Education in Support of Government, Industry and AcademiaKurt Barnhart and Joel Anderson / Kansas State University

The Human Factors Challenges of Operating a UAVTraci Hart, Psychology / Wichita State University

Air-Traffic Management and Control of Manned and Unmanned Aircraft in the National AirspaceGarth Thompson, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering / Kansas State University

Engineering and Re-Engineering Infrastructure for the Unmanned Systems Industry within the State of KansasCities of Herington, Salina and Greensburg

1 - 2:15 p.m.: APPLICATIONS (MCDOWELL ROOM) MODERATOR: KEVIN PRICE, KSU

Applications of Photogrammetry and 3D Modelling Techniques for Plant/Crop High-Throughput Phenotyping using Small Unmanned Aircraft SystemNan An, Agronomy / Kansas State University

Evaluating Bioenergy Potential of Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) Using a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS)David Burchfield, Kansas Forest Service / Kansas State University

Using small unmanned aircraft systems for high spatial and temporal resolution characterizations of harmful algal bloomsDeon van der Merwe, Diagnostic Medicine/ Pathobiology / Kansas State University

Modeling Tallgrass Prairie Above-Ground Biomass in the Central Great Plains Using Ultra-High Spatial Resolution Multispectral ImageryChuyuan Wang, Geography / Kansas State University

Bio-inspired Underwater Robots Powered by Electroactive Polymer Artificial MusclesZheng Chen, Elec Engineering and Computer Science, Wichita State University

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION

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1 - 2:15 p.m.: DESIGN/ DEVELOPMENT (TUTTLE ROOM) MODERATOR: JOEL ANDERSON, KSU

Data Management for UAVs - an Architectural ApproachDan Anderson, Computing and Information Sciences / Kansas State University

Design of a Modern Human-Machine Interface for a UASAlex Chaparro, Psychology / Wichita State University

System Identification of Meridian UASRyan Lykins, Aerospace Engineering / University of Kansas

Real-Time Collision and Obstacle Avoidance in Unmanned Aerial SystemsAlex Bowman, Aerospace Engineering / University of Kansas

Radiometric Calibration for Ultra-high Spatial Resolution Multispectral ImageryChuyuan Wang, Geography / Kansas State University

1 - 2:15 p.m.: INDUSTRY (ALCOVE ROOM) MODERATOR: TOM ALDAG, WSU

Environmental Testing and Protection Schemes of Unmanned Aerial Systems and Associated ComponentsHarlan Sharpe, Environmental Test Laboratory / National Institute for Aviation Research

Design, Development and Operation of UAVs for Remote SensingMark Ewing, Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas

Recent UAS Aerodynamics Testing Activities at the National Institute for Aviation ResearchKevin Kelly, Wind Tunnel, National Institute for Aviation Research

An Overview of Small Aircraft Design at Wichita State UniversityL. Scott Miller, Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University

Composite UAS Testing at NIAR Matt Opliger, NIAR Composites, Wichita State University

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION

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EXHIBITORS

Wichita State University

Northrop Grumman

Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce

K-State Salina

AgEagle, LLC

Shield Ag

ICE Corporation

Click Bond, Inc.

University of Kansas

Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition

Herington UAS Flight Facility

Advanced Manufacturing Institute

Turner Systems

AgriThority

Solid Concepts

Kansas State University

AgJunction

Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and Salina Airport Authority

Overwatch, A Division of Avalon Risk Management

U.S. Army, Fort Riley

AgPixel

New Spin 360

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS (9:15 - 10:45 a.m.)

AIRSPACE: Troy Mattingly (Fort Riley), Randy Willis (FAA), Jessie Romo (KDoT) and Kurt Barnhart (KSU)

POLICY: Kurt Barnhart (KSU), Chris Parker (KCFAA), Tom Aldag (NIAR) and Jessie Romo (KDoT)

APPLICATIONS: Mark Ewing (KU), Kevin Price (KSU), Deon van der Merwe (KSU), Mark Blanks (KSU) and Billy Brown (KDA)

INDUSTRY: Landon Morris (AgJunction), Randy O’Boyle (ICE), Bret Chilcott (AgEagle), Charles Saff (Boeing, Ret) and Tom Aldag (WSU/NIAR)

WEDNESDAY

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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

For more information, contact:Joel Anderson

Development Director Research and Sponsored Programs

Kansas State University785-532-3455

ckus@k-state.edu

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