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AREND A ircraft for R hino and EN vironmental D efense Lelanie Smith, University of Pretoria September16, 2014

AREND Global Team Industry/ University Agency Advisors Advisors AREND 2

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Many thanks to our advisors and contributors! Organization Dr. D. V. Cooper EKZN Wildlife Pretoria, SA Hennie Kieser Desert Wolf Pretoria, SA Hans Grobler University of Pretoria Pretoria, SA Prof. Wouter van Hoven Center Wildlife Management Pretoria, SA Dr. Donna Gerren University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Jason Coder NIST Boulder, Colorado Eric Schmidt Wildlife Protection Solutions Denver, Colorado Dean Paschen First RF Corp Boulder, Colorado Charlie Lambert SkySentry, LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado Phelps Lane Helios Torque Fusion, Inc. Denver, Colorado Joe Pirozzoli AMA/ Arvada Modelers Arvada, Colorado Matt Bracken (former) ProTrack anti-poaching ranger NYC, NY Dr Thorsten Lutz University of Stuttgart, IAG Stuttgart, DE Pascal Weihing University of Stuttgart, IAG Stuttgart, DE Benjamin Arnold University of Stuttgart, IAG Stuttgart, DE Brett Anderson Lockheed Martin Denver, Colorado 4

Project Objectives Find Poachers before they kill within the 20,000km 2 KNP 5

Project Objectives Find Poachers before they kill within the 20 000km 2 KNP 6 6

Project Objectives 300km 80km 7 7

Concept of Operations Warning System using Ground Sensors Search Sectors with a Reach of 30km (Diameter 60km) 8

Concept of Operations Search Footprint 3 Radio Repeater Mission Segments : 4 1. Delivery 2 Ground Landing Station 2. Arrival Delivery Waypoint 3. Search 4. Return 1 Launch Station Search Sector Command Centre 9

Systems Overview Cyber Canopy

Mission Objectives Solution with UAV system: 1) Provides large search footprint coverage 2) Provides novel sensor and processing system to identify humans through trees 3) Can be flown quickly to areas of concern 4) Can search area of concern with low noise 5) Eye in the sky to aid limited number of rangers/soldiers

Design Objectives Long Range Far Reach Quick response Vehicle Low Noise High Resolution Sensor High Data Rate Transmission (short-term) (On-board Processing - long-term) Autonomous Flight 12 12

Search Segment Search Height 13

Airframe Specifications: Mass: 18kg Search speed: 20m/s Wingspan: 4.5m Take-off: UAS Vehicle Extendable Skid Landing: Extendable skid Modular payload Custom Nose Gimbal

AREND is unique in several respects: • UAS vehicle designed around requirements for sensors/mission objectives • Implementation of input directly from anti-poaching rangers • Payload modularity for defined operations • International collaboration providing students with experience in global design and manufacturing environment 15

Possible Future Tech • Sensor craft with modularity as a feature to allow for upgrades • Over design SWaP to accommodate for future technology o Use of multiple cell phone type cameras o Hyperspectral Cameras o Synthetic Aperture Radar o Onboard sensor data processing and sensor data fusion

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