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Demos
> Thematic day on airspace integration
> Royal Netherlands Air Force Open Days
Research prototype
Our UAV airspace integration project aims at identifying the functionality
needed in a ground control station that will enable the integration
in a future data link based ATM environment. It uses the UAV mission
management research environment developed in a previous research project
as a basis.
To explore the possibilities and issues associated with a closer integration
between a UAV mission management station and C2 (Command and Control),
the research environment was extended with functionality to support
the required connectivity and dialogue. To minimize UAV operator workload
in understanding and executing external routing instructions, the addition
of the dialogue capability required an integration with tactical and
strategic routing functions in the mission management system. The research
prototype was completed in June 2005.
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Thematic day on airspace
integration - AOCS Nieuw Milligen |
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On October 18 2005, the thematic day on airspace
integration took place at the Air Operations Control Station (AOCS) Nieuw
Milligen.
To demonstrate potential concepts for future airspace integration of UAVs, one of the research mission management systems
has been connected to the Multi AEGIS Site Emulator (MASE) at the AOCS.
This setup allows the operators of the MASE to treat the simulated UAV just as the other traffic while it provides the UAV
operator with a picture of the other traffic. Demonstrations have been performed using a scenario that comprised automatic taxi and en-route deconfliction
using three different concepts that varied in terms of UAV authority.
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Furthermore, a target acquisition run,
dynamic re-tasking, temporary loss of datalink and automatic landing were part of the scenario.
This map shows the route flown during the mission, with the locations at which events were generated.
At [2] a separation conflict was created.
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Route flown during
the simulated mission
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These two pictures show
- the controller behind the MASE,
- the planner display at the time of the conflict,
- the exocentric synthetic view of the situation provided to the UAV operator,
- the egocentric view with the sensor inset,
augmented with synthetic information.
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At [3] a damage assessment run was performed. This picture shows the fighter controller behind the MASE,
the exocentric synthetic view of the situation provided to the UAV operator and the egocentric view with the sensor inset,
augmented with synthetic information.
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After the BDA run, a dynamic re-tasking to Rotterdam harbor took place. This picture
shows the planner screen with the sweep pattern followed by the UAV.
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2005 Royal Netherlands Air Force Open Days
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These pictures were taken 17 and 18 June, during the 2005 Open Days of
the Royal Netherlands Air Force. They show one of our three research prototypes
during a demonstration of a simulated operation in Dutch airspace.
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On this poster information regarding the UAV Mission Management
Research is presented.
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