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USACE UAS posture and applications for same JAX POST

USACE UAS posture and applications for same JAX POST. INFORMATION BRIEF. Victor Wilhelm, P.E ., P.S.M. 21 August 2019. Purpose/Topics. Purpose: USACE uses UAS for a variety of purposes as a force multiplier to accomplish its mission. Topics: Introduction UAS Background UAS Applications

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USACE UAS posture and applications for same JAX POST

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  1. USACE UAS posture and applications for same JAX POST INFORMATION BRIEF Victor Wilhelm, P.E., P.S.M. 21 August 2019

  2. Purpose/Topics Purpose: USACE uses UAS for a variety of purposes as a force multiplier to accomplish its mission. Topics: • Introduction • UAS Background • UAS Applications • Summary

  3. Bottom Line Up Front • USACE uses UAS as a force multiplier for various mission sets. • USACE is reorganizing its UAS formations into an Enterprise Aviation program • USACE UAS operators will be focused on operations while regulatory burdens are handled at the highest echelon

  4. UAS BACKGROUND

  5. UAS Groups From DOD 2011 UAS Airspace Integration Plan D-3

  6. Access Profile From DOD 2011 UAS Airspace Integration, table 1.

  7. Regulation Challenges • USACE is a Direct Reporting Unit within the Army • Covered by DOD and Army Regulations • Primarily a “civilian” mission; however, warfighter support is a high(est) priority.

  8. Regulation, Policy, and Guidance 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

  9. WIIN ACT Section 1124 ...designate an individual, within the headquarters office of the Corps of Engineers, who shall serve as the coordinator and principal approving official for developing the process and procedures by which the Corps of Engineers ...shall be exempt from regulations of the Department of Defense, including the Department of the Army, governing such system. Implementation guidance forthcoming...

  10. Ban of djiuas then suspension of commercial of the shelf uas

  11. CURRENT STATUS: • Current DOD COTS UAS Waiver expires 31 March 2019 • Expect to get another waiver • Scope and duration unknown • Undefined technical requirements for COTS • WRDA 2016 authority for civil operations an option

  12. UAS APPLICATIONS

  13. Applications • Pre/active/post construction monitoring • Asset/infrastructure management • Environmental restoration/compliance • Invasive species surveillance and reconnaissance • Digital Surface Models

  14. Emergency Response Case Study For Tropical Storm Joaquin Columbia Canal 201504 -Google Earth Columbia Canal 20151011 -SAJ Mosaic

  15. Case Study for Emergency Response -Columbia Canal 20161012 ~1000 -Columbia Canal 20151011 ~1600 -Mosaic creation completed ~3 hours after data acquisition -Absolute spatial accuracy > ~3 meters with no ground control

  16. Post Storm Dam Assessment -Debris remnants from Katherine Dam overtopping -Construction at Beaver Dam

  17. Detailed Construction Monitoring Construction surveillance and documentation

  18. Detailed Construction Monitoring Geological foundation mapping for culvert replacement

  19. SAFER HABITAT MAPPING Soo Locks, Sault St. Marie, Michigan, December 2016 Remote habitat mapping reduces risk exposure for personnel

  20. Watch Your Step… SJ1 Upland Disposal Area, St. Augustine, Florida • ~1.2 meter washout • Rapid assessment of road/levee conditions

  21. Point Clouds with RGB values • RGB point clouds can be used to create three dimensional visualizations • BE model can segregate storm debris for volume estimates

  22. Species Identification/Classification • Fisheating bay native and invasive delineation

  23. Species Identification • Resolution sufficient to identify structural properties of plants Purple is Cogon Grass Orange is Brazilian Pepper

  24. Species Identification/Classification Species delineation near Lake Placid Florida, ~2014 • Maximum Likelihood Classification based on spectral properties of RGB mosaic.

  25. BIOCONTROL RELEASES

  26. Biocontrol Release GEN 1 DESIGN

  27. Biocontrol Release GEN 1 DESIGN • BIOCONTROL RELEASE GEN 1 • Phantom Vision 2+ • Independent transceiver/servo (bus powered) • Separate Spektrum Controller for payload trigger • Custom designed 3D printed box

  28. Biocontrol Release GEN 1 Testing

  29. Biocontrol Release GEN 1 RELEASE

  30. Biocontrol Release for ISM

  31. Biocontrol Release GEN 2 SPECS • BIOCONTROL RELEASE GEN 2 • Phantom Vision 4 or 4+ • Adruino payload control custom programmed to actuate from AV navigation light • Navigation lights triggered from OEM RC • Arduino and servos powered from AV bus • Two bay payload design with sequential actuation. • Payload bays, Arduino housing, support brackets, etc. custom designed and 3D printed

  32. Biocontrol Release for ISM

  33. Biocontrol Release for ISM

  34. USACE UAS Future

  35. USACE UAS Use Exploding • In the past three years, the number of districts using UAS has doubled each year. • Source: Aviation Engineering Directorate and OPORD-15-12-16

  36. USACE is Many Commands • 39 Districts • 6 Labs • Each unique • A few more things... MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN MVN AWR MVN MVN AWR MVN MVN AWR MVN MVN AWR District District AWR AWR AWR LABS • Each District is a Command with an O5/O6 • Districts operate independently from each other

  37. One Door to the Corps • One Corps • One Process • One AWR per system USACE • Establishing an Enterprise Framework • UAS users can focus on operations vs. red-tape AWR

  38. CURRENT STATUS: • LTG Semonite approved Enterprise Aviation as “above the line” summer 2018 EGM. • Office HQ USACE Aviation office stood up with ~$3 million budget • Funded as part of ULA bill as published in the USACE Command Guidance

  39. Parting Thoughts... • THANK YOU for listening. • Flying UAVs is fun value added • Let’s “move some dirt...”

  40. Let’s Talk More Victor Wilhelm Jr. VLW149@GMAIL.COM 904-318-7208 Consider signing up for the SAJ UAS Newsletter

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