the world of unmanned systems is evolving. drones take off !

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DRONES TAKE OFF !

12 Feb. 2014 Ronny Kenens / RiskMatrix Resultants Europe

The world of Unmanned Systems is Evolving


Topics

• Drones … what’s in the name ?• Different type of Drones ?• What are the challenges in the Drone world ?• Where are Drones used today ?• European Commission - Roadmap for the Drone integration• RiskMatrix’ Drone project concepts in ‘Security’• Closing statements


”Drones mischaracterize what these things are. They are not dumb.

They are not unmanned. They are remotely piloted aircrafts.”

General Norton Schwartz Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force

Augustus 10, 2012


What’s in the name ?• Drone• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV• Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle UAV• Unmanned Aerial System UAS• Remotely Piloted Vehicle RPV• Remotely Piloted Aircraft RPA• Remotely Piloted Aircraft System RPAS• Remotely Operated Air Vehicles ROAV• Micro Aerial Vehicle MAV• Drone


‘Computers do things more precisely and faster than humans … ‘

"Computers do things more precisely and faster than

humans, but we need humans to deal with uncertainty. It's this combination that interests me.“

"People are running around, relying on intuition, and

accidents happen. I want to make that go more

smoothly.“Prof. Mary Cummings

- 1e female US Navy F18 fighter jet pilot, landing on aircraft carriers (1988-1999)- Professor Aeronautics & Astronautics at MIT Univ. USA


Type of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles related to mass


Scope Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAS Category Max Takeoff Weight (kg) Range Category

Micro 0.10 Close Range

Mini W <10 Close Range

Small 10-150 Close Range

Medium Short 150-500 Short Range

Medium 500-2000 Medium Range

Large W >2000 Long Range


Public Perception = Overall confusion

• Drone are bad Not true• Drones are only used in the army Not true• Drones are always unmanned

Not true• Drones are dangerous Not true• Drones are uncontrolled projectiles Not true• Drones are not safe Not true• Drones are useless for citizens Not true• Drones are useless for business Not true

Bottom-line:

• The technology maturity opens a lot of opportunities.

• The Drone market is in take-off mode and growing steadily.


Challenges in the Drone world

• Public Acceptance / Risk Acceptance• Standards/Certifications/Training• Power/Energy - Battery life time• Sense/detect and avoid• Communications/Frequency Spectrum• Legal framework / Privacy• Cyber security / Hijacking via GPS spoofing • Liability and Insurance• Exports Controls - different rules in different countries


Aerial Photography Pipe/Power line Surveillance

Real-estate Mapping Border Surveillance

Transport Crowd Control

Suspect Tracking Mail/Fright Transport

Traffic Monitoring Agricultural Applications

Disaster Response/Relief Movie Productions

Damage Assessment Sporting Event Coverage

Infrastructure Monitoring Mining detectionFertilizer Management Fishery Control

Overview where Drones are used today ?


Drone Applications and Concepts

per sector


Drones - IndustrialOil and gas off-shore inspections using a drone : • Scandinavia, Middle East, Asia, US, ….• Topographical survey • Arial photography


Drones - MaritimeMarine observation missions • AeroVironment Inc.’s Puma AE, 19 July 2013

– oil-spill monitoring and wildlife observation over the Beaufort Sea• Insitu’s ScanEagle X200 , in 2013

– survey ice floes and migrating whales in Arctic oil exploration areas.


Drones – LogisticsService delivers textbooks to students in minutes - Australia• Bookrental company ZOOKAL partnered with FLIRTEY, a commercial drone

service, to ship Australian students their textbooks just minutes after they place an order

• Planned as of March 2014• Radius 10km• Plans for tests in Asian & US in 2015.


Drones – Medical When human response time is too slow, Drones could save Heart-Attack Victims' Lives• Defikopter, a drone that parachutes defibrillators to heart-attack victims and emergency responders.• The Defikopter is controlled by a

GPS-enabled smartphone app, which lets users request an emergency defibrillator.

• Fly at speeds up to 70 km per hour • Radius 10 kilometers


Drones could do insect mapping and exterminationFarmers in S- Africa use drones to fly over their large crop fields and

• detect areas where insects are damaging the crops using multi-spectral and thermal imaging

• second drone to follow-up and spray with pesticides

Drones – Agriculture


Drones could do Weed Mapping in Maize FieldsDrones flying over the crop field

• mapping aerial image, via color–infrared composition, on an altitude of 30 m

• showing the maize rows and some weed patches

Drones – Agriculture


Drones - LogisticsMatternet Concept : a network of Delivery Drones• Matternet wants to build networks for “micro-transportation” that will

allow unmanned aerial vehicles to ferry all sorts of goods across long distances, especially in places where the roads either suck or are perpetually crammed full of commuters.

• Network of landingstations on the roof of the buildings


Drones – Charity in developing countries

MATTERNET

• In Africa, 85% of roads are unusable in rain season• Need for JIT medical delivery (blood, medicines,…)• Medical Supply Vehicle:

• vertical take-off and landing• Radius 10 km / payload 2kg

• Landing stations: delivery + automatic battery swaps• Cost per mision (2kg/10km) = 24 cents• Testing is done / possitive results


Drones for emergency missions at sea• A drone equipped with three Life preservers

that could be dropped down to rescue drowning victims

• Using heat-sensingcameras to detect the exact location of victims, even in the darkness.

• The drone will charge its batteries at a solar-powered charging station on the ship.


Drones – Security• Two years ago, a Japanese security firm ‘Secom’ has developped a drone that

will track burglars.• Drone has been designed to fly to the scene of a break-in and wait until the

perpetrator tries to leave. Drone will hover and record images• Drone can do license plate recognistion


04/11/2023

Roadmap for the integration of civil Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Systems

into the European Aviation System

Final report from the European RPAS Steering Group (June 2013)


04/11/2023

Essential requirements considered for RPAS integration• RPAS should be able to operate in airspace, mixed with a variety of manned

aircrafts under VFR (Visual Flight Rules) or IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) adhering to the requirements of the specific airspace layer in which they are operating.

• RPAS must comply with the Communication, Navigation an Surveillance requirements applicable to the class of airspace in which they operate.

• Three pre-requisites to safeguard the total aviation safety system:• RPAS must be approved by a competent authority according

to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) • RPAS operators must hold a valid RPAS operator certificate• Remote pilots must hold a valid pilot license


04/11/2023

Milestones for a progressive integration


04/11/2023

Final report from the European RPAS Steering Group (June 2013)

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Legal Situation on Drones

• Airspace Regulation • Data protection• Certification• Privacy


RiskMatrix’ Drone Project Concepts in the world of “Security”

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Project conceptsDrone Applications:• Project 1 : Outdoor Security Assistant• Project 2 : Indoor Exploration • Project 3 : Mobile Drone Activity Platform (MDAP)

Drone Infrastructure:• Project 4 : Drone Mesh Network (DMN)



Project 1 : Outdoor Security Assistant Drone solution to support the Mobile Security Guard / Dispatch Centre

• Drone station on top of building• 24/7 availability• Battery charging• Drone stand-by position

• Drone activation :• On demand by Mobile Guard• On demand by Dispatcher• Triggered on motion alert

• Drone activity & reporting:• Go to required GPS location and

inspect object• Stream live video to guard/dispatch• Voice/sound capturing sent to dispatch• Address individuals on location via

Drone communication facilities



Project 2: Indoor Exploration Drone solution to conduct autonomous indoor exploration of a building, including the mapping of the inside of the building in a 3D model. (RMR in discussion with Prof. Kumar from University of Pennsylvania USA)


Drone is equipped with technologies : • IMU-Camera

• Inertial Measurement Unit with 3 gyroscopes and 3 acelerometers (Role,Pitch & Yaw Rate)

• Sensors for environment scanning• Laser Scanner Hokuyo UTM-30LX

• Sensor for voice, movement and gesture recognition• Microsoft Kinect

• LQR Controller• Linear Quadratic Regulator with external force compensation used for trajectory tracking

• Onboard CPU for processing and calculations: • Realtime plan generation allows navigation in the building• Mapping of the surroundings and abostacles• Mapping heights• Reconstructing 3D building model• Obstacle sense and avoidance

Project 2: Indoor Exploration


• Drone station in the building• 24/7 availability• Battery charging• Drone stand-by position

• Drone activation :• On demand by Dispatcher• Triggered by motion alert• Planned automated patrol

• Drone activity & reporting:• Explore new building • Patrol defined route

• Check for open doors/windows• Alert unexpected person or object locator• Level mapping

• Video/ voice / sound capturing sent to dispatch

Project 2: Indoor Exploration


Project 3 : Mobile Drone Activity Platform (MDAP)MDAP is a mobile multifunctional drone activity platform

• Mobile unit containing drone • Roof can open, liftsystem to allow drone to take off/return• MDAP battery power unit is loaded via solar cells / Drone battery charges in base station • Drone data transmission to base station (2.4 GHz)• Video streaming form drone to base station (5.8 GHz)• Live video streaming to internet from base station (via Minicaster technology)



Project 3 : Mobile Drone Activity Platform (MDAP)

Applications • Traffic control• ‘GoogleMap’ data capture• Agriculture:

– Insects detection – Fertilizer spraying

• Infrastructure Monitoring• Surveillance at construction sites• Sport/Music Event coverage• Surveillance• …



The Drone Mesh Network will do for Physical Transportation what the Internet did for flow of information.

Project 4 : Drone Mesh Network (DMN) Drone Docking Stations (DDS)• DDS 24/7 availability for battery charging• Drone stand-by position• Remote controlled by Lincensee / Managed by Licensee



Closing Statements• Countries with more relaxed UAV laws are good candidates for

commercialisation and are a proving ground for developed technologies.

• There is a growing use of UAVs in the agricultural sector, surveillance sector and in transport & logistics sector.

• Public concerns of privacy and legal liability are still there. • Expanding utilization of UAVs for both the governmental and

commercial sectors will further drive demand.• Greatest challenge is posed by a “Sense/Detect and Avoid" solution.• Increasing autonomy in flight control systems will result in higher

safety with lower operating costs, however it requires solid contingency plans.

• UAVs will be more efficient and less costly. In other words, more capability at less cost will encourage more market growth !


We, at RiskMatrix, strongly believe that the Drone TECHNOLOGY will have a similar impact on the human being as the mobile phone had. We will continue our research and do investments in this space !

Total Unmanned Aircraft Systems Forecast 2015 – 2035

Sept. 2013Source: US Dept. of Transportation / Research & Innovative Technology Administration

DOT-VNTSC-DoD-13-01


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