Next Steps

Tim Cox NASA DFRC

July 6 & 7, 2005Herndon, VA

Workshop Milestones Schedule

7/13/05: Data from templates compiled into workshop summary7/15/05: Summary posted on web-site8/5/05: DHS future missions incorporated into assessment

- Mission descriptions summarized in assessment- Capability analysis completed, assessment updated

Civil UAV CapabilitiesAssessment

• Task: Develop a Civil UAV Capability Assessment (2015 Time Frame)– Customers: Sub-Orbital Science Program, Vehicle Systems Program– Complement DOD roadmap– Homeland Security, Commercial, Land and Coastal Regions Management,

Earth Science focus areas

• Objectives:– Influence the management of the UAV technology portfolio based on user

defined future needs and missions– Broad civil arena assessment vetted with participating agencies: NASA,

NOAA, DOE, U. S. Forest Service, etc.

• Initial draft version is available via web-site: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/research/civuav/index.html

• Information sources for initial version: 35 missions– primarily Earth science missions (SSMF, GSFC Earth Science Missions,

NASA/DOE/NOAA workshops and UAV Initiative Advocacy)– 21 basic technologies and capabilities identified to support missions

Initial UAV Capability and Technology Needs

Deploy /Retrieve

VerticalProfiling

Access toThe NAS

ContingencyManagement

Over-the-HorizonCommunication

Outside Cmd.And Control

Long Rangeand Endurance

HighAltitude Formation

FlightMulti-ShipOperation

PrecisionState Data

QuickDeployment

TerrainAvoidance

PrecisionTrajectories

RemoteBases

UAV Missions

CollisionAvoidance

AutonomousMission Mgmt.All

Weather

HighAvailability

ReliableFlight Systems

Intell. VehicleSystem Mngmt

- Possible Development Gap

Frequency of Occurrence:HighMediumLow

Assessment Schedule

Task J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S

Release Version 1 Draft for Feedback

Sensor & P/P Workshop, OHHomeland Security Workshop, DCLand Management Workshop, CA

Version 1 Development

Review development programs & Identify Gaps

Working Group Review

Camacho, Yuhas Review

Rev. Date: 01-Apr-05

Qtr 3 Qtr 4FY05 FY06

Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2

Draft to web-site

Version 1 Release

• Version 1 to begin securing interagency commitment• Updates annually after version 1 release:

- Commercial sector missions- Increasing depth in technical gap analysis

• Integrate inter-agency program dependencies into strategic roadmap

Upcoming Events

• Land Management and Coastal Zone Dynamics Workshop– Precision Agriculture, Forest Service, Coastal Regions, etc– July 26th & 27th – Monterey, CA

• Capabilities Assessment web-site:– http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/research/civuav/index.html– Link to the data from this workshop

Closing Remarks

• Special thanks to ….- Merv Leavitt- Plenary Speakers: Lisa Veitch,

Nuke Newcombe

- Reception coordination: Joe Shaw

- Facilitators of breakout sessions:Joe ShawBruce LichtmanJohn Riordan

Thanks to all the attendees!!!!