uas excellence at csu channel islands
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UAS Excellence at CSU Channel Islands
Jason E. Miller, Ph.D. Senior Research Officer
for the International Drone Expo 2015 11 December 2015
• CSU Channel Islands • our UAS-related experience • our UAS challenges • our UAS goals
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About Channel Islands
Universities in the CSU are productive research institutions, collectively bringing in over $500,000,000 in external funding for faculty research, scholarship, and creative
activity each year
Universities in the CSU are productive research institutions, collectively bringing in over $500,000,000 in external funding for faculty research, scholarship, and creative
activity each year
You may not have known that because the CSU hasn’t been good at self-promotion
CSU Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
• Newest campus in the CSU (about 12 years young)
• fastest growing University in the U.S. • about 5,000 students; will grow to
20,000 • Hispanic Serving Institution • honors and celebrates its Chumash
heritage • strong academic programs • interdisciplinary learning part of Mission
CSU Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
• sits at the base of the Santa Monica mountains • sits on the edge of the Oxnard plain, a
productive agricultural region • near Naval Base Ventura County, home to
three Naval commands with federal research labs
• partner with the Channel Islands National Park through out Santa Rosa Island Research Station
• member of NOAA’s Collaborative Center for Unmanned Systems
CSU Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
UAS Experience
UAS-related Expertise• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura
County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
• Developed unmanned systems (terrestrial, marine, and aerial) to support faculty research
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
• Developed unmanned systems (terrestrial, marine, and aerial) to support faculty research
• Signed Educational Partnership Agreements with the commands at Naval Base Ventura County to support STEM innovation and education
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
• Developed unmanned systems (terrestrial, marine, and aerial) to support faculty research
• Signed Educational Partnership Agreements with the commands at Naval Base Ventura County to support STEM innovation and education
• Joined NOAA’s Collaborative Center for Unmanned Technologies
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• In 2013, campus crafted and passed a Policy on the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems on campus
• Also, established a governance system for use of UAS - the Unmanned Systems Board
• In 2015, the CSU used the Channel Islands governance system as a model for all other campuses in the CSU
UAS-related Expertise
UAS Challenges
• the FAA• Memo 7/3/14: clarification of ‘research using
UAS’ • Memo 7/3/24: education not a governmental
function • Pilot in Command requirements, Delta airspace
• the CSU Chancellor’s Office• Memo 12/17/14: No UAS without FAA permission
(i.e., COA) • Memo 2/25/15: CSU Office of General Consul
and letter of public declaration • (“Section 333 not viable option”)
UAS-related Challenges
UAS Goals
• file COA application for environmental research, application for Section 333 exemption for education & training (December 2015)
• begin teaching UAS courses, fly indoors (Spring 2016)
• research with Navy, using their Section 333; the Port of Hueneme
• develop infrastructure for AUVSI student chapter • support AMP SoCal’s efforts to grow the UAS
industry in Southern California • develop public-private partnerships to support
UAS programming
UAS-related Goals
• We are happy to share what we learn, and eager to learn from others.
Jason Miller, Ph.D. 805-437-8898 [email protected]
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