Unmanned Mission Impossible - 4 Steps to Conquering the UAV Human Machine Interface

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The pace of change within the field of Unmanned Aerial Systems is simply staggering. From relative obscurity in the 1990’s, there are now over 260 UAV variants flying or in development from over 50 countries. Whole new classes of aircraft have emerged: SUAS, TUAS, MALE, HALE, LEMV and UCAS, and capabilities stretch to 7 days airborne, 70,000+ feet and 3,000+ lbs of weapons. Global investment is estimated at US $6 Billion this year, rising to US $55 Billion by 2020.

But these statistics, whilst impressive, do not reveal the true marvel on our doorstep: that is the pace of technological change feeding these aeronautical systems. Proponents of Moore’s Law (of Integrated Circuits) suggest a doubling of computer capabilities every 18 months to 2 years: this is a logarithmic increase in what systems should be able to perform.

This paradigm shift will occur within ‘present to near-future’ timescales and we need to be actively planning to take advantage of these leaps in capability.

According to Keven Gambold, Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force (RAF), “Computers will have the same processing power as the human brain by 2020. That is a fact, not science fiction. To my mind, we are not prepared for what is coming."

Join webinar leader, Keven Gambold as he challenges the “accepted wisdom” within today’s UAV fields. Participants will learn:

• What future UAV designs will need to look like and what they will be capable of, including larger unmanned (Boeing 737) operations
• Exclusive ‘out of the box’ design considerations from a UAV pilot and expert in Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
• What key issues of UAV regulation and licensing regulating agencies should address (i.e., Commercial Pilot’s License)
• As well as:
  • What's in a name - and what are industry leaders talking about Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) instead of UAVS?
  • What will happen in the post-Afghanistan climate when unmanned systems take on other missions?

Register yourself—and a team of key people—today!

Presenter:

Keven Gambold Squadron Leader RAF (Retired)

Keven Gambold, Squadron Leader RAF (Retired), recently completed 21 years of active duty service with the Royal Air Force as a front-line combat pilot. Having logged 1500 hours in Tornado GR4 fast-jets, including active participation in all recent multi-national conflicts, Gambold joined a Combined Predator Task Force logging over 1500 hours combat flying and two deployments to Launch-Recovery Elements. He completed his tour as the senior Standards Evaluator and the project officer for both Multi-Aircraft Control (MAC) and Advanced UAV Cockpit programs. With a Masters in Aeronautical Operations and a Commercial Pilots License, he holds the position of Operations Director at Unmanned Experts.

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Report Abuse   lmunar 05/26/2011 1:20:16 PM EDT Very interesting. I want to ask some question to Mr. Gambold. What is your opinion about the UAV ( now in civil use ) as ORTOKOPTER for example. Thanks a lot Replies (0) Post a reply Sign in or Sign up to post a comment

Report Abuse   rjpg 11/10/2010 8:21:01 AM EST where is the link to see the weinar ? Replies (1)   Report Abuse   Natalie 11/10/2010 8:26:28 AM EST The link is emailed to you before the webinar begins in 35 mins. Sign in with your membership info to register and get the email. Any problems let me know otherwise enjoy the performance Post a reply Sign in or Sign up to post a comment

Report Abuse   linda1.butler 11/08/2010 1:23:38 PM EST Will this be re-broadcast after the initial broadcast date? Replies (1)   Report Abuse   Robert Densmore 11/09/2010 3:15:19 AM EST Thanks for getting in touch. Yes, it should be available on demand (whenever you choose to listen) after the date of release. Hope this helps. Post a reply Sign in or Sign up to post a comment

Report Abuse   MikeWilson 10/12/2010 9:58:08 AM EDT As the Regional UAS Program Manager in the Southern Region for the FAA, I am interested to hear of your opinion regarding regulatory and licensing requirements, and how you are handling any OPA (Optionally Piloted Aircraft) certificates. Replies (1)   Report Abuse   Robert Densmore 10/12/2010 10:06:49 AM EDT Hi Mike, This is an excellent point. When initially speaking with Keven about this webinar, I was very glad to hear that he had clear ideas on this and clear recommendations on how regulation would move forward. I encouraged him to include this as a large component of the webinar and I am glad to see he plans to do just that. We are considering seeking accreditation for this webinar. Do you know who I might speak with at the FAA regarding potential certification of this webinar? Do you know if it would meet specific requirements? - the Editor Post a reply Sign in or Sign up to post a comment