NATO Lecture Series. THIS IS NOT PART OF UNMANNEDCANADA

Unmanned Air Systems: Technological Challenges,
Concepts of Operations, and Regulatory Issues

Restrictions. The NATO lecture is open to NATO nationals, Sweden, Australia, and Finland.
All attendees must enroll via the STO Events website https://events.sto.nato.int/

Speakers.
Ming Hou, Senior Defence Scientist, Department of National Defence, Canada
Edgar Reuber, Senior Military Expert, Eurocontrol, Belgium
Robert Smith, Research Scientist, Air Force Research Labs, USA

The objectives of the Lecture Series are: i) to provide an overview on the design of Unmanned Air Systems including multidisciplinary aspects such as aerodynamics, propulsion, composite airframes, instrumentation and flight control systems; (ii) to assess the technological challenges and regulatory issues related to the integration and operation into existing air space; and (iii) to understand the human-system interface for operation of UAS.
Topics to be covered:
• Unified Vision: From doctrine to capabilities
• UAS Basic Principles, Types and Roles, Components & Systems, Concepts of Operations
• Payload and Sensors
• Assessment on unmanned air/maritime/ground systems – today and tomorrow
• Airspace Regulations
• Interoperability across unmanned systems domains (air, space, maritime and ground)
• Autonomy and Sense-and-Avoid Technology, Multi Vehicles Cooperative Flight
• Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS operations.
• Status and projection of multi-mission capabilities for USV and UUV systems
• Technology and policy implications to UAS autonomy
• Research and development: Strategic priorities and initiatives
• UAS Training: Manpower limitations to operations

Day 1 Agenda.
8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening Ceremony & STO Overview
9:15 UAS: A Historical Perspective
9:30 UAS in the US Air Force: Changing how we Fly
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Air Traffic Management: ATM and RPAS operations
12:00 Lunch Break
13:30 Human Systems Integration and its Guidance for UAS GCS Certification
14:30 The need for Regulation and Harmonisation of RPAS operations
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Context-based and Interaction-Centered Design for UAS GCS
17:00 End of day 1

Day 2 Agenda.
8:30 UAS in the US Air Force: Changing how we Fight
9:30 Training Needs Analysis for UAS Operators
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Air Platforms Design, Optimization, Propulsion and Flight Control Systems
12:00 Lunch Break
13:30 Flight Operations: The key technology of Sense and Avoid as opposed to the need for see and avoid, Certification, (Airworthiness?) ]
14:30 UAS in the US Air Force: Changing how we Win [SMITH]
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Flight Operations: Special Flight Operations Certificate. Procedures and Ground Control Station Design. Maritime Operations
17:00 Round Table Discussion. Closing Remarks
17:15 End of Day 2