Overview of the Unmanned Systems Industry Tom McMahon Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
About AUVSI • AUVSI’s mission is to advance the unmanned systems and robotics community through advocacy, education and market growth • Since 1972, AUVSI is the world’s largest association for unmanned systems and robotics • Air, ground and maritime • Commercial, civil and defense • Represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia • AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets • More than 30 chapters across the U.S ., and others in Israel, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom • XPONENTIAL 2019 , industry’s largest trade show, Chicago, April 29 to May 3 • Unmanned Systems Defense, Protection and Security , Washington, D.C., TBA • Automated Vehicle Symposium, Orlando, July 2019
Unmanned Systems Applications Search & Rescue Border Security Utility Inspection Firefighting Filmmaking Farming News Coverage Real Estate Wildlife Tracking Environmental Monitoring Surveying Storm Research Disaster Assessment Construction
Unmanned Systems Applications
UAS Economic Potential • AUVSI report says the economic impact of US airspace integration will total over $82.1 billion • PwC says the addressable market value of drone-powered solutions is over $127 billion • Goldman Sachs forecasts a $100 billion market opportunity for drones by 2020, helped by growing demand from the commercial and civil government sectors • Teal Group predicts worldwide military UAV production of $90 billion over the next decade • AUVSI says more than 100,000 jobs are forecast in first 10 years • FAA says 1,000,000 total UAS registered; figure includes 878,000 hobbyists • FAA forecasts non-model sUAS sector will be over 450,000 in 2022; today about 122,000
Part 107/sUAS Rule • Mandated by 2012 FAA Reauthorization Act UAS Registrations • Took effect on Aug. 29, 2016 • First clear regulatory framework on civil and commercial UAS operations 6,696 122,000 • Established a flexible, risk-based approach to regulating UAS • Requires knowledge test, background check • Approved operations: - Only during daylight hours - One aircraft, one pilot - Within visual line of sight, <400 feet 878,000 • Certain operations allowed by waivers • Remote Pilot Certificates - Total Certificates Issued: 85,910 - Total Knowledge Exam Passed: 59,391Exam Online Commercial Paper Online Hobby - Training Course (ALC-451) – 26,519
Part 107/sUAS Rule Waiver Types Granted to Operators 1800 1800 1600 Applicant Types 1400 • Service-Based Companies (1,069) • First Responders (194) 1200 • Government Entities (34) • Academics (25) 1000 • Platform manufacturers (23) 800 • Not Identified (483) 600 400 97 200 28 23 13 41 13 5 0 Nighttime Operation in Multiple UAS Operating BLOS Over People Visual Observer Moving Vehicle Certain Airspace Limitations Operations or Aircraft
FAA Reauthorization Act
FAA Airspace Jurisdiction
Remote Identification/Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM)
UAS Mitigation Authority
Building the Regulatory Framework Source: FAA
UAS Integration Pilot Program " To promote continued technological innovation and to ensure the global leadership of the United States in this emerging industry, the regulatory framework for UAS operations must be sufficiently flexible to keep pace with the advancement of UAS technology .” -- -- Presi sident Don Donald J. . Trump • Three-year pilot programs with s tate, local, and tribal governments to test UAS integration into the airspace up to 400 feet. • The Transportation Secretary or FAA Administrator will choose at least ten proposals and work with the selected governments to establish a final program. • The Secretary and Administrator will use information gained from the program to develop a UTM system, and increase national security by working with the relevant and law enforcement and security agencies. • Selected communities and FAA to enter into Memorandum of Agreement by May 7, 2018
UAS Integration Pilot Programs Memphis-Shelby County Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Airport Authority, Tennessee Mobile ground-based detect & Autonomous operations to avoid radars, advanced weather support airport operations, infrastructure perimeter security surveillance City of San Diego North Carolina Department of ID & tracking systems Transportation, Raleigh for UAS airspace integration ADS-B, detect & avoid technologies, UTM & radar Innovation and Entrepreneur- technologies ship Investment Authority, North Dakota Department of Herndon, Virginia Transportation, Bismarck Detect & avoid, ID & tracking, Diverse operations that radar systems, and mapping tools incorporate advanced technologies to expand nighttime and Beyond Visual Line of Sight Kansas Department of Trans- operations portation, Topeka, Kansas Detect & avoid, ADS-B, sat- City of Reno, Nevada ellite communications and geo- Radar & weather data to expand fencing UAS capability University of Alaska-Fairbanks Lee County Mosquito Control C ollision avoidance, detect & avoid District, Ft. Myers, Florida day & night, ADS-B, differential GPS, Ground-based detect &avoid satellite services, infrared imaging, radar systems w/ADS-B, and UTM infrared imaging & satellite technology
Policy to Support UAS Expansion • Recognize FAA’s jurisdiction of the airspace • Keep UAS-related laws at the state level • Apply existing penalties and statute to unlawful acts committed by UAS • Encourage use by public safety agencies • Develop future workforce through STEM education programs
UAS Safety Education Education campaign to teach prospective UAS users how to fly responsibly Partnered with Academy of Model Aeronautics and the FAA knowbeforeyoufly.org provides recreational, commercial, and public entities with information and guidance to fly safely and responsibly Working with manufacturers and distributors to include pamphlets in UAS product packaging and at the point of sale
Thanks for your time! Questions? Tom McMahon Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
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