Rick SpinradVice President for ResearchOregon State UniversityOregon Lead for PPUASTS

Pan-Pacific UAS Test Site and

OSU-Sponsored Flight Activity

FAA UAS TEST SITE

Screening Information Request

1 “Site” = N “Ranges”

STRONG POLITICAL SUPPORT

Congress directed FAA to integrate UAS into the NAS by 2015

“… we strongly encourage you to include proposals for multi-state and

multi-site test site designations.” FEB 7, 2013

“…we have not placed restrictions, other than safety, on the quantity or locations of applicant team members or

test ranges…”Michael Huerta

FAA AdministratorApril 10, 2013

Governor Kitzhaber includes $2.5M UAS proposal in FY13-15 budget

Shaped components of solicitation – noncontiguous test ranges

FAA Solicitation issued 02/14/13

Strong emphasis on:UAS experiencePiloted aircraft experienceExisting infrastructureExisting procedures

Seven proposal volumes with multiple submission dates

Six proposal volumes submitted to dateLast volume due May 6, 2013Privacy Policy to be established in June –

Comments due by 23 AprilContracting via ‘Other Transaction Agreement’,essentially a MOA between Parties, targeted forend of December.

SIR Application Process

HIGHLY COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

50 primary teams representing 37 statesrequested FAA portal access for submission

of proposals

Pan Pacific UAS Test Range Complex

•Alaska to lead multi-state team• Oregon & Hawaii are key members• Noncontiguous Test Ranges span widest diversity of geography, climate and flight operations (high and low altitude, conventional and high speed, conventional and unconventional takeoff and landing, etc.)

STRATEGIC APPROACH

Total of 14 Test Ranges

Experience dating to 20017 Test RangesExtensive collaboration

with state DOT, aviation, National Guard, industry & federal organizations

Offers singular UAS operations test areas

Partners with Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which operates the largest U.S. land and ocean air test range

ALASKA

OREGON

4 Test RangesOperational experience

since last quarter 2012Commercial capabilityContributes 17 team

members, bringing substantial UAS industry and premier research organizations to PPUTRC

Test ranges vary from coastal to desert

HAWAII 3 Test Ranges

DoD connectivityContributes 4 team members, including academia, state government, economic developmentTest ranges vary from coastal to tropical

PPUTRC includes 58 Team Members:Academic research centers with active R&D

programs and directly-related experience UAS industry spanning all aspects of UAS, UAV,

command & control, engineering support and critical infrastructure

Key sensor suppliers SMEs Government aviation agencies and National Guard

components, some with UAS platoons Tribes Trade AssociationsPLUS3 participating countries – Norway, Iceland, Canada

Oregon State University UAS

interests

College Interest (examples)Agricultural Sciences Precision agriculture, wildlife

trackingEarth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Coastal currents, marine debris, whale tracking, hydrology

Engineering Platform design (performance), signal processing

Forestry Precision forestryScience Platform design (materials,

microfluidics)

Project Site Platform Sensor Partners

Forest Canopy and Structure

McDonald Forest

Prioria Maveric EO n-Link

Search and Rescue

McDonald Forest

Aerospace Vapor VTOL EO/IR n-Link

Xmas Tree Research

OSU North Willamette

Mikrokopter VTOL EO OSU Extension, n-Link

Potato Research

HAREC Lockheed Martin/Procerus Unicorn

EO/IR Boeing, n-Link, USDA

Potato Research

HAREC Tetracam HawkEye EO/IR Boeing, n-Link, USDA

Large Scale Potato Research

Boardman Lockheed Martin/Procerus Unicorn

EO/IR Boeing, n-Link, USDA

Large Scale Potato Research

Boardman Tetracam HawkEye EO/IR Boeing, n-Link, USDA

Flight Research Olympia Tetracam HawkEye Boeing, n-Link

Oregon State University activities in 2012-2013

Oregon State University UAS

activities

• AUVSI Corporate Member• Cascades Chapter

• AUVSI Student Chapter• Dr. Michael Wing - In development

• Unmanned Systems Industry Consortium• UUV, UAV, USV, etc. - In development

• AIAA Student Branch – Region VI• Dr. Roberto Albertani

*SUMMARY

• 3- states well coordinated• Strong

industry/academic/government coalition

• Multiple, diverse flight environments

FAA SIR - Pan Pacific UAS Test

Site• Active research portfolio across

colleges• Student programs through

professional societies• University-Industry partnering

OSU UAS investmen

ts and plans

Thank You