UAS Roundtable Update - December 14, 2015
Dr. Andrew Shepherd
Director, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Workforce Development &
Corporate Services
Today’s Agenda
• Sinclair’s UAS Vision
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Partnership Approach
Access to Airspace
Curriculum and Custom Training
Modeling and Simulation
Data Analytics
Thought Leadership
Summary
Sinclair’s UAS Vision
• Create a National Center for UAS Training and
Certification at Sinclair Community College
- Establish a national leadership position in Workforce
Development and Training to support the growing UAS market
- Align with the state/region’s UAS strategy being driven by the
Dayton Development Coalition, the State of Ohio, and WPAFB
- A partnership approach with leaders in the UAS market,
including
- Industry
- Government
- Academia
$5M UAS Capital Project
Completion
Sinclair UAS Center Capabilities
• Designed to leverage synergies between manned
aviation and unmanned systems programs
• New capabilities include:
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Wind Tunnel
Metrology
Maintenance
Engine Testing
Avionics and Sensors
Indoor Training and Flight Testing
Manned and Unmanned Simulation
Advanced and Additive Manufacturing
Media Coverage Highlights
• AUVSI eBrief: Brian Wynne, AUVSI President
- “Wilber Wright, of the famous brothers from
Dayton who invented manned aviation, said to
be successful, begin life in Ohio…Today, Ohio
and Dayton are again at the center of a new
generation of aviation, unmanned aircraft
systems, thanks to the National UAS Training
and Certification Center at Sinclair College.
Sinclair is providing Ohioans with access to
innovative instruction and research to help them
launch fulfilling careers in the burgeoning field
of UAS, which according to an AUVSI report is
forecast to create thousands of jobs across
Ohio and the nation during the next several
years.”
• AUVSI’s publications have a worldwide readership of
40,000 people in 55 countries
Media Coverage Highlights
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NPR - Marketplace
PBS – Our Ohio
WHIO Reports
UAS Magazine
Dayton B2B
Robotics Tomorrow
Dayton Magazine
UAS Indoor Flying Pavilion
University of North Dakota
Airborne Law Enforcement
Association
National Center for
Complex Operations
Ohio National Guard
Indiana State University
Access to Airspace Milestones
• Expanded Sinclair’s UAS fleet to over 150
• Increased the number of public COAs to 11
and added two new approved locations
• Added two UAS types to Sinclair’s Section
333 Exemption
Sinclair’s UAS Fleet
• Over 150 aircraft ranging from small electric
systems to large reciprocating and turbo-prop
aircraft
Expanded Airspace Access
• Current COAs
– 3 COAs at Wilmington Air Park in Class D airspace (Indago,
Nova Block III, and Vireo)
– 3 COAs at Springfield Airpark in Class G airspace (Indago,
Nova Block III, and Vireo)
– 4 COAs at The Ohio State University Don Scott Airport (Indago,
Spear, Nova Block III, and Vireo)
– 1 COA National Center for Medical Readiness (Indago)
• Section 333 Exemption
– First two-year college to receive a Section 333 Exemption (Nova
Block III)
– Two additional UAS types approved under Section 333
Exemption (Vireo and Indago)
Airspace Access
OSU Don Scott Airport COAs
NCMR COA
UAS Indoor Flight Range
• Expanding UAS Indoor Flight Range Uses
– University and Industry Partners – Research
• Leica Geospatial
– Policy Makers and Community Leaders
• Montgomery County Commissioners
– Current Academic Students
• UAS Operations Course
– Public Access
• Introductory and Intermediate UAS Indoor Flight Labs
• RC Hobbyist and Section 333 Exemption holder training
– Clubs and Organizations
• Dayton Drone Club
• Air Camp
• Miami Valley Communication Council
MVCC UAS Media Demo
Access to Airspace
Efforts In Progress
• COA Currently Under FAA Review
– 1 COA Miami University Airport (Nova Block III)
• Section 333 Exemption Amendments
– Pursuing additional amendments including
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Altavian R8400
Aerotronics X100
UST Pelican II
Horizon Hobby Chroma
Submitted KOXD COA
Miami-Oxford Airport COA
KOXD Mode C Transponder Veil
Planned UAS Fleet Acquisitions
• Aerotronic X100 VTOL
– Adding a helicopter VTOL
– Manufactured in
Indianapolis, IN
• UST Pelican II
– Building on existing MOU
– Adding a long-endurance
fixed-wing UAS
– Manufactured in
Centerville, OH
OEM Training Partnerships
Authorized training partner for
the Altavian and Sentera families
of UAS and sensor products
Curriculum Academic Programs
Two-Year
Degree
62 Credits
One-Year
Certificate
33 Credits
UAS First
Responders
16 Credits
UAS Precision
Agriculture
16 Credits
UAS Geospatial
Information
16 Credits
Workforce Training
• UAS Crew Training
– Trained 9 students funded through a Walmart Brighter Futures
Grant on the Nova Block III, Vireo, and Indago
– Trained 15 students funded through a Walmart Brighter Futures
Grant on the 3DR Iris+
– All students were offered consulting, part, or fulltime positions
with local industry partners upon training completion
• Partnered with AFRL on Mission Essential
Competencies (MEC) needs analysis for UAS
Curriculum Efforts In Progress
• Expanding National Business model
Existing Collaborations and Ongoing Discussions
Santa Fe College (FL)
Kirkwood College (IA)
Wilmington College (OH)
St. Petersburg College (FL)
Johnson County Community College (KS)
Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GA)
Mohawk Valley Community College (NY)
Anne Arundel College (MD)
Parkland College (IL)
• Expanding articulation and transfer agreements
• Developing additional UAS course topics and
online offerings
L3 Simulation and AFRL EPA
UAS Simulation Lab
Sensor Operator View
L3 Crew Station
Pilot Operator View
AEgis Vampire
• Addition of an
instructor and 5
student workstations
including new
Toughbook PCs and
ground control stations
• Includes scenario
development and
student assessment
capabilities
Simlat Impact
• Addition of an instructor and 5
student workstations
leveraging existing L3 station
hardware
• Ability to connect to existing
Sinclair UAS ground control
stations
• Incorporates a Synthetic
Aperture Radar simulation
module
Modeling and Simulation
Efforts In Progress
• Continuing collaboration with AFRL to enhance
program capabilities
• Exploring Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC)
applied research and training opportunities with
partners including Cubic Global Defense,
Simlat, AEgis, and AFRL
Data Analytics Milestones
• Submitted a National Science Foundation grant
to support UAS related data analysis
competency-based training development
• Expanded use of Sinclair’s Network Operations
Center resources to support UAS data analytics
to host UAS collected raw and processed data
• Added processed imagery and functionality to
the Sinclair Google Maps Data Portal for public
access
Sinclair Google Maps Data Portal
Data Analytics
Efforts In Progress
• Collaborating with the NASA Glenn Research
Center to research the application of sUAS to
address the freshwater toxic algae threat
– A NASA designed hyperspectral sensor is being integrated
into Sinclair’s Nova Block III
– Sinclair crew will conduct the flights in collaboration with
NASA scientists and the RocketU program
– Research flights are planned for Summer, 2016 at multiple
locations, including Lake Erie
FAA UAS Center of Excellence
• The only community college invited to be a
member of the ASSURE team
• Public announcement targeted for
January/February 2016
Center for UAS (C-UAS)
• The C-UAS is National Science Foundation
(NFS) sponsored
• Sinclair is the only community college
• The August, 2016 Industry Board meeting is
tentatively planned to be hosted at Sinclair
AUVSI Israel 2015 – Tel Aviv
• Sinclair delivered two
presentations
• The Dayton Region
Israel Trade Alliance
and Sinclair’s
relationship with Simlat
were highlighted
Unmanned Systems Academic Summit
• Inaugural Unmanned Systems Academic
Summit co-hosted by Sinclair and The Ohio
State University at Sinclair’s Dayton Campus
• Over 80 attendees representing institutions
from 8 states
• 16 speakers highlighting the latest advances in
UAS training and education, R&D, technology
transfer, and commercialization
The Journal of UAS
• The Sinclair founded and sponsored
Journal of Unmanned Aerial Systems
is currently accepting submissions for
the second publication planned for
early 2016
• The Journal also continues to be
distributed through the ASA Reader
App to reach a broader aviation
audience
Now Available: Volume 1, Issue 1
National and International
Speaking Engagements
• Airborne Law Enforcement Association Expo:
Houston, TX
• Ohio State Bar Association - Law and Media
Conference: Columbus, OH
• Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and
Medicine Summit - National Academy of
Science: Washington, DC
• AUVSI Israel UVID Conference: Tel Aviv, Israel
In Summary
• Sinclair’s National UAS Training and
Certification Center continues to be a national
leader
• Our strategic partnerships and national
prominence draw distinction to the Dayton
region and Ohio
• Sinclair is well positioned to enable the
integration of UAS into the National Airspace
System