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Tuesday, May 09, 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

Securing Autonomous Systems – It’s Not Just the Radio
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4693
Communications security, be it simple point-to-point wireless or network, is still seen by many to be the only cybersecurity concern in uncrewed systems. While a significant threat, it is far from the only vulnerability an attacker could successfully use to target complex computer systems common in autonomous systems. IT and... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Hal Aldridge, PhD
CEO
Secmation
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, May 09, 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM

Challenges and Progress in Behavior-Based Adaptive Autonomy
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4833
Today’s uncrewed platforms are typically operated by humans using remote control to guide every detailed aspect of a mission. However, as missions become more complex, there are many scenarios (particularly in the marine and ground domains) in which operators are unable to communicate with these uncrewed platforms in real-time (due... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Dr. Arjuna Balasuriya
Marine Robotics - Senior Scientist
Charles River Analytics, Inc.
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, May 09, 3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

VNX+: A modular, Scalable Computing Architecture for Autonomous Vehicles
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4866
While still a work in progress, VNX+ (VITA 90) is maturing rapidly. This rugged, modular small form factor module hardware architecture is an attractive approach for autonomous vehicles regardless of their deployment environment (air, ground, or sea). VITA 90 offers significant enhancements above the earlier VITA 74 (VNX) standard, including... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Mark Littlefield
Director, System Products
Elma Electronic
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, May 09, 3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Is Detect and Avoid Possible Without Weighing Down Drones with Expensive Sensors?
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4719
True Beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) will take off when technologies that make this possible come at an acceptable size, weight, power and cost (SWAP-C). The toughest technological challenge on the way to UAV autonomy is last resort tactical airspace deconfliction by means of onboard sensing, also known as Detect and... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Vidhya Sridhar
Head of Autonomous Technology
TTP pld
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, May 09, 4:00 PM - 4:55 PM

"Smogging" Giants - Utilizing UAS and Remote Sensor Technology to Obtain Maritime Emission Measurement Data for Governments and Corporations.
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4708
This project evaluated novel technologies to detect and quantify Sulfur (S) emissions from Ocean Going Vessels (OGV). The Gerner Maersk (Gerner) OGV transitioned from a Sulfur content compliant fuel to a non-compliant fuel that exceeded the California Air Resources Board (CARB)’s California Sulfur Rule. Several sensor systems (e.g., electrochemical, NDIR... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Barry Brennan
President
Flying Lion, Inc.
Panelist
Lucie Hronek
UAV Pilot
Flying Lion, Inc.
Moderator
Alex Spataru
CEO
The Adept Group Inc
Handout(s)
  • Panel Discussion

Wednesday, May 10, 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

Cyberwarfare and Drones: Autonomous Ethical Hacking
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4762
How would you define Ethical Hacking? There are several definitions, such “Any hacking action towards the risk reduction of a situation to avoid bigger risks and challenges.” Nefarious hackers are everyday threatening companies to expose data or shut down vital operations or critical infrastructures. On the other hand, sensors are... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Laura Samso
R&D Cyber-Drones
laurasamso
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, May 10, 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM

AI for Drone Autonomy
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4701
The presentation will show the current challenges for AI in the area of safety-critical scenarios for real-time drone and robot automation. Examples like Air-risk or Ground-risk estimation enabling automated Drone operations are discussed. In Detail use cases like Precise Automated Landing for Delivery or Near-field Automotive Perception will be investigated... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Stefan Milz
CEO
Spleenlab.ai
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, May 10, 3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

Transfer of Training: How Effective is Simulation for Robotic-Vehicle Development?
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4809
Do you use simulation, or are you interested in using simulation to develop autonomy for robotic vehicles? If so, this talk will discuss some of the ways in which simulation is currently being used to advance the maturity of autonomous systems. Some of the same modeling and simulation tools that... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Christopher Johnson
Professor
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Session Speaker
Max Kassel
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, May 10, 3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Autonomous Exploration and Mapping of Unknown Environments with UAS
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4539
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technologies to enable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to autonomously explore and map unknown environments. The presentation will summarize the development of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), world modeling, and exploration-based planning algorithms to facilitate navigation in and mapping of these environments.The presentation will also... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Eric Thorn Ph.D.
Manager R&D - Robotic Autonomy Section
Southwest Research Institute
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, May 10, 4:00 PM - 4:25 PM

Autonomous Air to Air Refueling and Tethered Machine Vision Guidance
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4552
This presentation introduces A3R® a novel, autonomous, air-to-air, refueling system that reverses the roles of tanker and receiver by making the tanker the active player thereby allowing the receiver to continue its mission whilst the tanker executes the rendezvous, contact, fuel or power transfer. The presenter will describe how this... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Marinus B. (Ben) Bosma
Principal Engineer
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, May 10, 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

Open Sourcing Design and Evaluation of Autonomous Detect and Avoid
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4798
For many aviation safety studies and development of autonomous algorithms, aircraft behavior is represented using encounter models, which are statistical models of how aircraft behave during close encounters. These generative statistical models mathematically represent aircraft behavior during close or safety critical encounters, such as near midair collisions or help represent... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Adam Hendrickson
New Entrants Research Sponsor
Federal Aviation Administration
Panelist
Andy Thurling
VP, Airspace Innovation
DroneUp
Panelist
Kyle Ryker
Research Engineer
Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, MSU
Moderator
Andrew Weinert
Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Panel Discussion

Thursday, May 11, 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

A Variable Camber Piezocomposite Rotor: Aerodynamic Analysis and Design Optimization Of
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4900
Multi-rotor vehicles use complex mechanisms and/or mechanical components and varying rotor speeds to attain stability, control, and maneuverability. This research proposes that the thrust generated by a rotor can be varied by morphing its blades without the use of mechanisms, and without varying the rotor speed. This method is faster... read more...
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Onur Bilgen
Rutgers University
Handout(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, May 11, 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Assessing Risk in Autonomous Vehicles
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4901
Autonomy technology must be safe before autonomous vehicles can deploy at scale. Today, standards such as UL 4600 define best practices used by leaders in autonomous vehicles. This talk will explain how safety cases and independent assessment are being used by autonomy developers, in an effort to hasten their adoption... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Michael Wagner
CEO
Edge Case Defense
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, May 11, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Designing for Accessibility: Best Practices and Emerging Trends
  • Room: 110/112
  • Session Number:XPO23-4921
Robotic systems have the potential to transform the lives of those with differing abilities by enhancing mobility, independence, and quality of life. However, many uncrewed and autonomous systems are not designed with accessibility in mind, which can create barriers for users with disabilities. This panel will bring together experts in... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Bryan Brilhart
VP of Strategic Partnerships
RRAI
Panelist
Mira Marquez
Sr. Program Manager, Skydio For All
Skydio
Panelist
Robert Corbett
Reality Capture Professional/ Accessibility Advocate
DroneDeploy
Moderator
Stewart Mcquillan
Chairman
nv3foundation.org
  • Panel Discussion