Sinclair Community CollegeUAS Roundtable Update - December 14, 2015

Dr. Andrew ShepherdDirector, Unmanned Aerial SystemsWorkforce Development & Corporate Services

Today’s Agenda

• Sinclair’s UAS Vision• Partnership Approach• Access to Airspace• Curriculum and Custom Training• Modeling and Simulation• Data Analytics• Thought Leadership• Summary

Sinclair’s UAS Vision

Sinclair’s UAS Vision• Create a National Center for UAS Training and

Certification at Sinclair Community College- Establish a national leadership position in Workforce

Development and Training to support the growing UAS market- Align with the state/region’s UAS strategy being driven by the

Dayton Development Coalition, the State of Ohio, and WPAFB- A partnership approach with leaders in the UAS market,

including - Industry- Government- Academia

$5M UAS Capital Project Completion

Sinclair UAS Center Capabilities• Designed to leverage synergies between manned

aviation and unmanned systems programs• New capabilities include:

- Wind Tunnel- Metrology- Maintenance - Engine Testing - Avionics and Sensors- Indoor Training and Flight Testing- Manned and Unmanned Simulation - Advanced and Additive Manufacturing

Media Coverage Highlights• AUVSI eBrief: Brian Wynne, AUVSI President

- “Wilber Wright, of the famous brothers from Dayton who invented manned aviation, said to be successful, begin life in Ohio…Today, Ohio and Dayton are again at the center of a new generation of aviation, unmanned aircraft systems, thanks to the National UAS Training and Certification Center at Sinclair College. Sinclair is providing Ohioans with access to innovative instruction and research to help them launch fulfilling careers in the burgeoning field of UAS, which according to an AUVSI report is forecast to create thousands of jobs across Ohio and the nation during the next several years.”

• AUVSI’s publications have a worldwide readership of 40,000 people in 55 countries

Media Coverage Highlights• NPR - Marketplace• PBS – Our Ohio• WHIO Reports • UAS Magazine• Dayton B2B• Robotics Tomorrow• Dayton Magazine

UAS Indoor Flying Pavilion

Partnership Approach

Indiana State University

Airborne Law Enforcement Association

National Center for Complex Operations

Ohio National Guard

University of North Dakota

Access to Airspace

Access to Airspace Milestones

• Expanded Sinclair’s UAS fleet to over 150• Increased the number of public COAs to 11

and added two new approved locations• Added two UAS types to Sinclair’s Section

333 Exemption

• Over 150 aircraft ranging from small electric systems to large reciprocating and turbo-prop aircraft

Sinclair’s UAS Fleet

Expanded Airspace Access

• Current COAs– 3 COAs at Wilmington Air Park in Class D airspace (Indago,

Nova Block III, and Vireo)– 3 COAs at Springfield Airpark in Class G airspace (Indago,

Nova Block III, and Vireo)– 4 COAs at The Ohio State University Don Scott Airport (Indago,

Spear, Nova Block III, and Vireo)– 1 COA National Center for Medical Readiness (Indago)

• Section 333 Exemption– First two-year college to receive a Section 333 Exemption (Nova

Block III)– Two additional UAS types approved under Section 333

Exemption (Vireo and Indago)

Airspace Access

OSU Don Scott Airport COAs NCMR COA

• Expanding UAS Indoor Flight Range Uses– University and Industry Partners – Research

• Leica Geospatial

– Policy Makers and Community Leaders• Montgomery County Commissioners

– Current Academic Students• UAS Operations Course

– Public Access• Introductory and Intermediate UAS Indoor Flight Labs• RC Hobbyist and Section 333 Exemption holder training

– Clubs and Organizations• Dayton Drone Club• Air Camp• Miami Valley Communication Council

UAS Indoor Flight Range

MVCC UAS Media Demo

Access to Airspace Efforts In Progress• COA Currently Under FAA Review

– 1 COA Miami University Airport (Nova Block III)

• Section 333 Exemption Amendments – Pursuing additional amendments including

• Altavian R8400• Aerotronics X100• UST Pelican II• Horizon Hobby Chroma

Submitted KOXD COA

Miami-Oxford Airport COA KOXD Mode C Transponder Veil

Planned UAS Fleet Acquisitions

• Aerotronic X100 VTOL– Adding a helicopter VTOL– Manufactured in

Indianapolis, IN

• UST Pelican II– Building on existing MOU– Adding a long-endurance

fixed-wing UAS – Manufactured in

Centerville, OH

Curriculum and Custom Training

OEM Training Partnerships

Authorized training partner for the Altavian and Sentera families

of UAS and sensor products

Curriculum Academic Programs

Two-Year Degree

62 Credits

One-Year Certificate33 Credits

UAS First Responders

16 Credits

UAS Precision Agriculture 16 Credits

UAS GeospatialInformation16 Credits

Workforce Training

• UAS Crew Training– Trained 9 students funded through a Walmart Brighter Futures

Grant on the Nova Block III, Vireo, and Indago– Trained 15 students funded through a Walmart Brighter Futures

Grant on the 3DR Iris+– All students were offered consulting, part, or fulltime positions

with local industry partners upon training completion

• Partnered with AFRL on Mission Essential Competencies (MEC) needs analysis for UAS

Curriculum Efforts In Progress

• Expanding National Business model

• Expanding articulation and transfer agreements• Developing additional UAS course topics and

online offerings

Existing Collaborations and Ongoing DiscussionsSanta Fe College (FL) Kirkwood College (IA) Wilmington College (OH) St. Petersburg College (FL) Johnson County Community College (KS) Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GA) Mohawk Valley Community College (NY) Anne Arundel College (MD)Parkland College (IL)

Modeling and Simulation

L3 Simulation and AFRL EPA

Sensor Operator View Pilot Operator View

UAS Simulation Lab L3 Crew Station

AEgis Vampire

• Addition of an instructor and 5 student workstations including new Toughbook PCs and ground control stations

• Includes scenario development and student assessment capabilities

Simlat Impact

• Addition of an instructor and 5 student workstations leveraging existing L3 station hardware

• Ability to connect to existing Sinclair UAS ground control stations

• Incorporates a Synthetic Aperture Radar simulation module

Modeling and Simulation Efforts In Progress• Continuing collaboration with AFRL to enhance

program capabilities• Exploring Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC)

applied research and training opportunities with partners including Cubic Global Defense, Simlat, AEgis, and AFRL

Data Analytics

Data Analytics Milestones

• Submitted a National Science Foundation grant to support UAS related data analysis competency-based training development

• Expanded use of Sinclair’s Network Operations Center resources to support UAS data analytics to host UAS collected raw and processed data

• Added processed imagery and functionality to the Sinclair Google Maps Data Portal for public access

Sinclair Google Maps Data Portal

Data Analytics Efforts In Progress• Collaborating with the NASA Glenn Research

Center to research the application of sUAS to address the freshwater toxic algae threat – A NASA designed hyperspectral sensor is being integrated

into Sinclair’s Nova Block III– Sinclair crew will conduct the flights in collaboration with

NASA scientists and the RocketU program– Research flights are planned for Summer, 2016 at multiple

locations, including Lake Erie

Thought Leadership

FAA UAS Center of Excellence

• The only community college invited to be a member of the ASSURE team

• Public announcement targeted for January/February 2016

Center for UAS (C-UAS)

• The C-UAS is National Science Foundation (NFS) sponsored

• Sinclair is the only community college

• The August, 2016 Industry Board meeting is tentatively planned to be hosted at Sinclair

AUVSI Israel 2015 – Tel Aviv

• Sinclair delivered two presentations

• The Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance and Sinclair’s relationship with Simlat were highlighted

Unmanned Systems Academic Summit

• Inaugural Unmanned Systems Academic Summit co-hosted by Sinclair and The Ohio State University at Sinclair’s Dayton Campus

• Over 80 attendees representing institutions from 8 states

• 16 speakers highlighting the latest advances in UAS training and education, R&D, technology transfer, and commercialization

The Journal of UAS

• The Sinclair founded and sponsored Journal of Unmanned Aerial Systems is currently accepting submissions for the second publication planned for early 2016

• The Journal also continues to be distributed through the ASA Reader App to reach a broader aviation audience

Now Available: Volume 1, Issue 1

National and International Speaking Engagements • Airborne Law Enforcement Association Expo: Houston,

TX

• Ohio State Bar Association - Law and Media Conference: Columbus, OH

• Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit - National Academy of Science: Washington, DC

• AUVSI Israel UVID Conference: Tel Aviv, Israel

In Summary• Sinclair’s National UAS Training and Certification

Center continues to be a national leader • Our strategic partnerships and national

prominence draw distinction to the Dayton region and Ohio

• Sinclair is well positioned to enable the integration of UAS into the National Airspace System