PITVANT
R&D Project on Unmanned Air Vehicles
ANTEX-UAV
Do
Data
ALFA-UAV
Operation in GPS-restricted environments
Plan
Sense & avoid
Interoperability with third-party systems
ALFA (Ext)-UAV
Geographic features tracking
Advanced training
MULTIPLE VEHICLES, MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Projeto de Investigação e Tecnologia
em Veículos Aéreos Não-Tripulados
(PITVANT)
LT Colonel José Morgado (PO Air Force)
Objectives
80%
Objectives
• Development of technologies
– Design, construction and testing of small and medium sized platforms
(Level 0-2)
– Mixed initiative control of teamed vehicles
– Interoperability
– Advanced vision systems
– Data fusion
– Navigation systems
to be integrated in RPAS.
• Development of new CONOPS for small and medium sized RPAS
(Level 0-2) – application to military scenarios, and validation in an
operational environment
• Testing of systems and technologies in a wide range of military and civilian
mission scenarios
• Training of personnel: requirements definition, operation and maintenance.
Methodology
Aeronautical Project
Platforms Manufacturing
Software Enginnering
Operations
RPAS
Decision and Control
Systems
Certification
Maintenance and Reliability
Communications
Vision and Image
Processing
Navigation Systems
and Data Fusion
Capacities
Capacidades
Development of Capacities
Multiple
vehicles
&&
operators
Múltiplos
veículos
operadores
Interoperability
Inter-operabilidade
Advanced navigation systems
Sistemas avançados navegação
Optimização
plataformas
Platform
optimization
Galileo/INS/GNSS
Galileo/INS/GNSS
Composite
Materiaismaterials
compósitos
Multispectral
imaging
Visão multi-espectral
Mixed iniciative
cooperative
control
Controlo
cooperativo
com iniciativa
mista
Advanceddevision
Sistemas
visãosystems
avançados
Endurance
Endurance
Technology
Transferênciatransfer
tecnologias
Autonomous
flight
Voo autónomo
C4ISR
Sistemas
C4ISR
Technology transfer
Autonomous flight
C4ISR
2009
2010
2012
2015
Anos
900 flights 500 hours
…
1st phase
2nd phase
3th phase
…
Extension of the Continental Shelf
Red line: proposed delimitation
Workshop: Ocean's challenges and technological developments. July 06 - 07, 2009 - APDL, Leça da Palmeira, Cortesy Manuel Pinto de Abreu
Platforms
• Level 0
– Flying Wing
– Tactical mini-RPAS
• MTOW: 2-3 kg
• Payload: 1-2 kg
• Endurance: 1 h
• Level 1
– Alfa
• Level 2
– Antex
– Alfa (Ex)
• MTOW: 12-30 kg
• Payload: 4-8 kg
• Endurance: 5 h – 15 h
• MTOW: 150 kg
• Payload: 35 kg
• Endurance: 6 h - 8 h
Permanent Test Site – Air Force Base
(CFMTFA-Ota)
Permanent Test Site – Air Force Base
(CFMTFA-Ota)
Permanent Test Site – Air Force Base
(CFMTFA-Ota)
Permanent Test Site – Air Force Base
(CFMTFA-Ota)
Capacities
Capacidades
Development of Capacities
Multiple
vehicles
&&
operators
Múltiplos
veículos
operadores
Interoperability
Inter-operabilidade
Advanced navigation systems
Sistemas avançados navegação
Optimização
plataformas
Platform
optimization
Galileo/INS/GNSS
Galileo/INS/GNSS
Composite
Materiaismaterials
compósitos
Multispectral
imaging
Visão multi-espectral
Mixed iniciative
cooperative
control
Controlo
cooperativo
com iniciativa
mista
Advanceddevision
Sistemas
visãosystems
avançados
Endurance
Endurance
Technology
Transferênciatransfer
tecnologias
Autonomous
flight
Voo autónomo
C4ISR
Sistemas
C4ISR
Technology transfer
Autonomous flight
C4ISR
2009
2010
2012
2015
Anos
900 flights 500 hours
…
1st phase
2nd phase
3th phase
…
Preliminary Tests
(Mar 2012)
• Testing communication links
• Transponder on-board
• Interaction with Lisbon military air
traffic controllers
Flights over Sea
(Santa-Cruz Airfield – Apr 2012)
Ground
Station-B
Ground
Station-A
Take-off direction
Flights over Sea
(Santa-Cruz Airfield – Apr 2012)
Flights over Sea
(Santa-Cruz Airfield – Apr 2012)
Flights over Sea
(Santa-Cruz Airfield – Apr 2012)
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-12)
(Santa-Cruz Airfield – Jul 2012)
AIS Lanes
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-12)
(Santa-Cruz Airfield – Jul 2012)
Argus Ship
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-12)
(Santa-Cruz Airfield – Jul 2012)
Search and Track Algorithms
Flights over Sea
(Portimão Airfield – Jul 2013)
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-13)
(Portimão Airfield – Jul 2013)
Oil Spill Monitoring
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-13)
(Portimão Airfield – Jul 2013)
Oil Spill Monitoring
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-13)
(Portimão Airfield – Jul 2013)
Oil Spill Monitoring
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-13)
(Portimão Airfield – Jul 2013)
AIS Lane
Flights over Sea
Rapid Environmental Picture (REP-13)
(Portimão Airfield – Jul 2013)
Maritime Police
PERSEUS - Exercise 3
Flights over Sea
PERSEUS – Exercise 3
(Portimão Airfield – Sept 2013)
RCC
LCC
Flights over Sea
PERSEUS – Exercise 3
(Portimão Airfield – Sept 2013)
PERSEUS - Exercise 2
Flights over Sea
PERSEUS – Exercise 2
(Porto-Santo Airfield – Oct 2013)
Ground Control
Station
250 m
Flights over Sea
PERSEUS – Exercise 2
(Porto-Santo Airfield – Oct 2013)
Capacities
Capacidades
Development of Capacities
Multiple
vehicles
&&
operators
Múltiplos
veículos
operadores
Interoperability
Inter-operabilidade
Advanced navigation systems
Sistemas avançados navegação
Optimização
plataformas
Platform
optimization
Galileo/INS/GNSS
Galileo/INS/GNSS
Composite
Materiaismaterials
compósitos
Multispectral
imaging
Visão multi-espectral
Mixed iniciative
cooperative
control
Controlo
cooperativo
com iniciativa
mista
Advanceddevision
Sistemas
visãosystems
avançados
Endurance
Endurance
Technology
Transferênciatransfer
tecnologias
Autonomous
flight
Voo autónomo
C4ISR
Sistemas
C4ISR
Technology transfer
Autonomous flight
C4ISR
2009
2010
2012
2015
Anos
900 flights 500 hours
…
1st phase
2nd phase
3th phase
…
Long range flights over sea
PORTO
SANTO
AIRFIELD
FUNCHAL AIRFIELD
ILHAS SELVAGENS
CANARY ISLANDS
New developments
Design of a new RPAS for SAR and Maritime Surveillance
missions
Testing of GNSS-Galileo System
GATE – Testing site in Berchtesgaden, Germany
Monitoring Electrical Lines using RPAS
Termografia; IR
Gestão de vegetação
Ninhos avifauna
Cadastro
Defeitos visíveis
Efeito coroa ; UV
Monitoring Electrical Lines using RPAS
Conclusions
•
PITVANT has reached the “mid-life” milestone (ends in 2015)
•
Yearly evaluations by an external pannel of experts
•
Results so far exceeded expectations
•
•
–
Portugal has RPAS capabilities and know-how
–
Portugal has extensive experience in RPAS operations
–
Integration of state-of.the-art technologies
–
Open systems for inter-operability and cooperation
–
Know-how in RPAS design, development and operations
Portugal is attracting the attention of players in the field
–
Flight data
–
RPAS flight range
–
Iintegration software and hardware
–
Concepts of operation
–
Mixed initiative control of heterogeneous vehicles over inter-operated networks
Portuguese MOD is developing an Unmanned Vehicle Systems Roadmap