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Published by: SMI Publishing, Ltd
Published: Nov. 18, 2008
Table of Contents
- DAY 1
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Professor Ian Poll, Aerospace Engineering and Technical Director, Cranfield Aerospace, UK.
- 9.10 UAS Programmes in the US Air Combat Command - Lessons Learned
- Top Considerations learnt
- Current technology
- Challenges ahead
- Future roadmap
- Colonel Bruce Emig, Chief, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and U-2 Division, Air Combat Command, US.
- 9.45 The Watchkeeper Programme - The Future for UAV Intelligence, Surveillance, Target, Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Capabilities
- Timescale for delivery and development
- Advantages the Watchkeeper will offer the British Army
- Critical Design Review
- Future direction and implementation
- Major Mark Whittle, Watchkeeper Implementation Team, Headquarter Director Royal Artillery, British Army.
- 10.20 Morning Coffee
- 10.40 UAV Prospects Based on Lessons Learned in the French Military
- Qualities and constraints of UAVs
- Efficiency vs cost evaluation
- Sociological, physiological and legal implications
- What will be realistic in the future?
- Colonel Jean-Luc Fourdrinier, Project Officer, Joint C.D & E. Centre, Ministry of Defence, France.
- 11.15 UK Reaper - Acquisition to Operations
- Update of activities
- Future Direction
- Recent successes
- Sqadron Leader Richard Sanderson, SO2 RPA, Ministry of Defence, UK.
- 11.50 Current and Future UAV Developments in the US Army
- US Armies current capabilities
- What can current UAV systems really achieve?
- How far can they be pushed?
- What are the most advanced UAV systems and what are they capable of?
- What does the future hold?
- Colonel Jeff Kappenman, Director of Requirement, Concept of Operations and Tactics Techniques and Procedures, Unmanned Areal Systems, US Army.
- 12.25 Networking Lunch
- 1.45 What is UAV Mission Planning?
- Mission planning - functions
- Pre mission analysis
- Mission upload
- Mission planning
- Post mission analysis
- Isil Kolagasioglu, Project Manager, STM Defence Technologies Engineering Inc..
- 2.20 Insect Like Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles
- Motivation and background
- Why insect like flight
- Fundamental technical issues
- Current status of technology
- Future outlook
- Dr Rafal Zbikowski, Principal Research Officer, Department of Aerospace, Power & Sensors, Cranfield University.
- 2.55 Afternoon Tea
- 3.15 Flight Ranges: Selection and Requirements
- The need for a range cataloguing system
- The catalogue and content
- A sample of an actual flight test criteria
- Saving time and money during the selection process
- Avoiding costly show stoppers for flight evaluations
- Major Robert Kendall, International Training Programs, Directorate of Air Contracted Force Generation , Canadian Forces.
- 3.50 Total Autonomy?
- Terms levels and categories of autonomy
- Autonomy development
- Autonomous system capabilities
- Human requirements for, and interfaces to,
- autonomous systems
- Dr Tony Pipe, Reader in Robotics & Autonomous Systems, Deputy Director, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab, UK.
- 4.25 Transportable Autonomous Patrol Systems for Land Border Surveillance
- Border security Introduction
- STM UAV capabilities:
- Command and control
- Mission Planning
- Image processing
- TALOS introduction
- STM’s part in TALOS
- Nursen Ayaydin Aslan, Project Manager, STM Defence Technologies Engineering Inc..
- 5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
- Professor Ian Poll, Aerospace Engineering and Technical Director, Cranfield Aerospace, UK.
- DAY 2
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Professor Ian Poll, Aerospace Engineering and Technical Director, Cranfield Aerospace, UK.
- 9.10 NATO’s Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Update on current developments
- Integration and Interoperability
- Bandwidth - How do we see it and how important is it?
- Obstacles and challenges
- Future roadmap for NATO UAS capabilities
- Lieutenant Colonel Jens Fehler, C4ISTAR Branch, NATO Joint Airpower Competence Centre.
- 9.40 The UK Army’s Operational Implementation of UAVs in Iraq and Afghanistan
- The UK Army UAV operational update
- Army UAV missions and operational experiences - How have UAVs been used to aid success?
- How does a military commander take full advantage of UAV technology?
- How do we increase operational effectiveness?
- Future potential for UK military operations
- Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas McRobb, Commanding Officer, 32nd Regiment, Royal Artillery, Ministry of Defence, UK.
- 10.10 Italian Air Force - An Operational Perspective
- Where and how are UAVs being used?
- Challenges encountered and overcome
- Current and future information, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities
- Adapting to operational environments
- Successes, challenges and future insights
- Colonel Vincenzo Sicuso, Predator Squadron Commander, Italian Air Staff.
- 10.40 Morning Coffee
- 11.00 The use of Micro Air Vehicles to Support Operational Tactics in Modern Warfare
- Practical MAV applications used to support troops on the battlefield. The asymmetric component
- MAV collision avoidance capability in an urban environment. Required capabilities characteristics
- Selection/implementation of MAV capabilities
- New design and potential for emerging missions (ISR, CBRNE sensing at hazardous locations, etc)
- Economics and logistics
- Lessons learned. Challenges and new criteria for the systems concept. Further development needs.
- What does the future hold?
- Lieutenant Colonel Mircea Boscoianu, Military Technical Academy, Ministry of Defence, Romania.
- 11.30 Integration of UAV’s into Non-Segregated Civil Airspace
- ICAO approach to unmanned aircraft system
- Developing a regulatory framework
- Sense and avoid issues
- Integrating UAVs into non segregated civil airspace
- Accommodating UAV into non-segregated airspace
- Accommodating UAS at aerodromes
- Safety and public perception implications
- The way forward
- Leslie Cary, Technical Officer, Air Traffic Management, International Civil Aviation Organisation.
- 12.00 Networking Lunch
- 1.15 Air Traffic Management and UAVs in Europe
- European ATM context
- Integration Challenges
- EUROCONTROL activities
- European and international collaboration
- How UAV integration might evolve
- Michael Strong, Directorate Civil Military ATM Cooperation , EUROCONTROL.
- 1.45 ASTRAEA Programme Update - UAV Airspace Access
- Defining the requirements of UAVs to fly in commercial airspace
- Effort to incorporate high-altitude, long endurance aircraft into the national airspace
- National and multi national regulatory difficulties
- Challenges faced
- Future direction
- Nick Miller, Vice Chairman, ASTREA, UK.
- 2.15 UAS Systems Research from the Czech Republic
- Helicopter UAS - HEROS
- Fix wing UAS - RoboStar
- General concepts of our systems
- Martin Drsticka, Construction Leader, TrackSystem.
- Lubor Kult, CTO, Project Leader, TrackSystem.
- 2.45 Afternoon Tea
- 3.05 The Operational Advantages of Civil UAVs
- Why use UAVs in the public sector?
- What is being done now to aid success?
- Difficulties encountered and overcome
- Operational experiencesWhat will be possible in the future?
- Vijith Randeniya, Deputy Cheif Fire Officer, West Midlands Fire Brigade.
- Patrick Mika, Watch Commander, Research and Development, Operations Support, West Midlands Fire Service.
- 3.35 Future UAV Integration in a Network Centric Environment
- Future UAV interoperability with advance ATM system
- How UAV will share the airspace with civil manned aviation?
- UAS interoperability requirements in a network centric environment
- Security issues associated to the UAS integration on the future SWIM (System Wide Information Management)
- Future interagency applications
- Carlos Montes, Advanced Air Traffic Management Engineer, New Programmes and Safety Group, Boeing Research & Technology Europe.
- David Esteban, Aerospace System R&D Engineer, New Programs and Safety Group, Boeing Research & Technology Europe.
- 4.05 Aerial Surveillance - UAV & Connected Technology
- Crime Surveillance & hostage location
- Traffic monitoring and surveillance
- Engineering R&D
- Border & coast patrol - Search and rescue
- Pietro Amati, Managing Director, ASM Europe Ltd.
- 4.35 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
- Professor Ian Poll, Aerospace Engineering and Technical Director, Cranfield Aerospace, UK.
AbstractThe Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 2008 conference is a crucial networking event for UAV professionals.
Attend and be updated on one of the most dynamic growth sectors in the global aerospace industry. Discuss how you can best approach the rapidly developing and increasingly important field of unmanned aviation. Listen to important issues that will provide you with the tools to meet your organisational requirements.
Attend this conference to:
- Assess the lessons learned from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Hear updates and developments on the latest UAV programmes
- Analyse why we are integrating UAVs into the civil sector
- Discuss if we are we ready for total autonomy
- Understand what the potential is for future UAV applications
An excellent line-up of guest speakers includes:
- Colonel Bruce Emig, Chief Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and U-2 Division, Air Combat Command, USA
- Colonel Jeff Kappenman, Director of Requirement, Concept of Operations and Tactics Techniques and Procedures, Unmanned Areal Systems, US Army
- Colonel Jean-luc Fourdrinier, Project Officer, Joint C.D.&E. Centre, Ministry of Defence, France
- Colonel Sicuso Vincenzo, Predator Squadron Commander, Italian Air Staff
- Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas McRobb, Commanding Officer, 32nd Regiment, Royal Artillery, UK
- Lieutenant Colonel Jens Fehler, C4ISTAR Branch, NATO Joint Airpower Competence Centre
- Lieutenant Colonel Mircea Boscoianu, Military Technical Academy, Ministry of Defence, Romania
- Squadron Leader Richard Sanderson, Royal Air Force, UK
- Major Mark Whittle, WATCHKEEPER Implementation Team, Headquarter Director, Royal Artillery, UK
- Major Robert Kendall, International Training Programmes, Directorate of Air Contracted Force Generation, Canadian Forces
- Leslie Cary, Technical Officer, Air Traffic Management, International Civil Aviation Organisation
- Michael Strong, Directorate Civil Military ATM Coordination, EUROCONTROL
- Nick Miller, Vice Chairman, ASTRAEA Project, UK
- Carlos Montes, Advance Air Traffic Management Engineer, New Programmes and Safety Group, Boeing Research and Technology Europe
Network with an exciting mixture of confirmed delegates Including:
- Royal Netherland Army Command
- BAE SYSTEMS
- Lockheed Martin
- EADS
- Thales
- SAAB
- NAVSEA
- MBDA
- Mission Technologies
- ONERA
- Cranfield University
- Greater Manchester Police
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