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Strategic Plan – Initiative Work Plan FY2015

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Initiative Name: Center for Unmanned Systems and Human Capital Development

Date: May 31, 2014

Goal # 4 Goal Chair(s) Dr. Richard B. Williams

Initiative # 5 Initiative Chair(s) Dr. Michael Chambers Thesis Statement: The Center promotes unmanned systems technologies and the development of the required human capital in support of their use. The center creates an environment of education, training and research to support many of societies’ continuing needs in areas such as homeland security, civil authorities, first responders, agriculture, and other civilian applications.

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1. Introduction/Background – What?

The Center for Unmanned Systems and Human Capital Development supports human capital

development for the 21st century in the use of unmanned systems in the areas of homeland security,

civil authorities, and commercial enterprises. The Center’s focus is on providing the skills necessary

to operate, maintain, and support the vehicles, communications networks, computer systems, and

other infrastructure elements of unmanned systems. Our methods emphasize the education and

training of the human operators who use unmanned systems technologies to address some of

societies’ challenges.

2. Proposal/Purpose/Justification – Why?

As we enter the third year of this initiative, the Center is fully established to support the growing

need for human capital and technology research in the dynamic field of unmanned systems and

robotics. Our overall goals continue to include the development of students fully involved in

education, training, and research in the use of unmanned systems in agriculture and first responder

technologies. The objectives for ISU students remain as follows:

Gain the ability to understand and conduct mission planning

Determine appropriate mission requirements

Define effective sensor solutions for specific business problems

Conduct effective vehicle and sensor operations

Students obtain real‐world experience through working with industry partners in exercises and actual

situations. This past year, several students received internships and job offers in this new field. The

events include working with emergency management first responders, US military experts,


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commercial developers, and agricultural users. Students operate sensors and platforms of unmanned

air and ground systems in a learning environment unequaled by any other university. This past year,

several students received internships and job offers in this new field.

Our project’s critical success factors are community engagement and experiential learning. These

two factors provide educational development to our students with practical experiences to be

successful in tomorrow’s world. Our initiative relies heavily upon collaboration with both internal

and external organizations. Students learn to apply classroom theory and knowledge to real‐world

situations with local, regional, and national level problems. They explore actual issues with real‐

world decision‐makers and problem solvers in the community through simulations and interfacing.

Student roles and activities include conducting risk and capabilities assessments, strategy

development, planning, identification of resources gaps, training, and operational exercises.

As unmanned systems and applications continue to evolve, the requirements in technical skills and

standards continue to increase. These changes compel us to embrace and offer associated skilled

education and degree programs. Our project focuses on simulators and education of the human

element in the system rather than trying to obtain the latest vehicle technology hardware because of

the need for diverse training and the limited resources in today’s environment. We are using our

resources to develop benefit for farmers, agricultural companies, law enforcement, fire departments,

and researchers supporting homeland security.

Our major objectives for this project remain as follows:

1. Establish partnerships with internal and external organizations to include government, military, and commercial.

2. Create and establish effective education and training programs to include internships, certificate programs, contract agreements with military, government, and private organizations and a four year BS degree program for pilot and non‐pilot tracks.

3. Establish ISU Aviation Technology as the Safety of Flight Assessment Manager for the State of Indiana’s restricted airspace at Camp Atterbury and Jefferson Proving Grounds.

4. Establish research that makes a difference including pursuit of grants for homeland security and for agriculture.

3. Discussion of Past Years Results – Benchmark Successes?

Objective 1 Results:

During the past year, the Center team worked to strengthen our collaborative partnerships with

external organizations. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indiana National Guard

(INNG), Camp Atterbury, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, and the 181st Intelligence Wing of the

Air National Guard to provide access to airspace and exercise areas for student learning and research;

the National Center for Complex Operations, Naval Surface Warfare Center‐Crane, and the State of


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Ohio as teaming members seeking the Federal Aviation Administration’s selection as an Unmanned

Aerial System Test Site for Indiana and Ohio; and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security

(IDHS), IDHS Task Force 7, and local law enforcement agencies for research and experiential learning

in first responder activities, and Oliver Winery, Ceres Solutions, and Precision Hawk for agricultural

research. The team also reached out to new partners to work in unmanned systems: the Indiana

Office of Defense Development, Indiana Department of Public Service, Indiana Department of

Agriculture, and the Terre Haute International Airport.

Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann has reemphasized her support for ISU’s Center to be the lead

in unmanned systems activities for the State of Indiana. Lt.Gov. Ellspermann has been vocal about

her support for our program and our opportunity to have a large impact on the growth of precision

agriculture and the support of first responders. She also supports our involvement with the National

Center for Complex Operations and the Indiana Office of Defense Development (IODD). The IODD is

granting $50,000 to our project for a contractual commitment to facilitate unmanned systems

activities and begin working on economic development for the State of Indiana.

Figure 1: Lt. Governor Ellspermann gets instruction from Dr. Baker

Figure 2: Lt. Governor Ellspermann shares a laugh after landing the remote control UAV

The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Indiana National Guard (INNG) and Indiana

State University (ISU) regarding use of restricted airspace and access to Camp Atterbury and

Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) is still in place. The MOA and has proven very beneficial

to ISU’s program. Intended to facilitate access to ISU's resources, expertise, and research capabilities

and access to Camp Atterbury and MUTC, the MOA provides ISU and the INNG a means of mutual


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cooperation and research opportunities, education programs, and a training environment benefiting

both state and national interests.

The INNG has offered ISU an opportunity to establish a satellite office at Camp Atterbury. The

building being offered (Figure 3) for use is adjacent to the Visitor Center and directly across the street

from the Camp’s entrance.

Figure 3: ISU Center for Unmanned Systems Satellite building

The building will provide a facility where ISU can meet and collaborate with other universities,

government agencies, and private industry on unmanned systems issues and research.

In FY14, we established an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Naval Surface Warfare

Center (NSWC) Crane for the purposes of collaboration, research, and promotion of student

education and interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This document

is to aid in the educational experience of ISU students by providing a mechanism by which the

students can benefit from the staff expertise, unique facilities and equipment related to academic

disciplines of ISU. NSWC Crane’s contributions to this partnership include the donation of the

DraganRunner Unmanned and the Nabco Mobile Manipulator Containment System (MMCS) ground

vehicles. The DraganRunner is valued at $300,000 and the MMCS is valued at $1.5 million. These

two gifts‐in‐kind were part of the FY13 activities. For FY14, we received a direct request for resume’s

and applications for employment for ISU students. At least 12 students from multiple disciplines

across campus submitted their paperwork.

December 2013 brought recognition to the Center when the Terre Haute International Airport Board

of Directors requested us to collaborate on a Certificate of Authorization (COA) to fly one of our ISU

platforms at the Terre Haute International Airport (THIA) in Class D airspace. This will be one of the


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first non‐DoD COAs to be granted in Class D airspace. To obtain this approval, the Center is working

with THIA Authority, the 181st Intelligence Wing, and the FAA. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

stating how we plan to work in the airspace over THIA and the communications plan to notify all

involved for safety of flight purposes between the Airport Authority, the 181st Intelligence Wing, and

ISU is already in place. We are now working with the FAA to create the necessary document to be

used as a process guideline with them. The FAA effectively recognizes the Center as one of less than

12 universities in the United States with our abilities.

Mr. Matt Konkler, Executive Director of the

National Center for Complex Operations, has

given another gift‐in‐kind to our project. The

Northrop Grumman Bat is a catapult launched

UAV with a wing‐span of 12 feet and has a Hirth

engine with 5‐blade propeller for low acoustic

signature. The value of the vehicle system

without launcher is over $100, 000 (we are

waiting for the paperwork). This version does not

have a launcher, but the Bat uses the same

launcher that the RQ‐7 Shadow uses at Camp

Atterbury.

Figure 4: Northrop Grumman Bat UAV


In FY14, we revised and strengthened the Minor in Unmanned Systems by adding more courses

directly related to the applications and abilities of the technology, still focusing on civilian

applications. The FY14 goal for enrollment in new certificate/degree programs or professional

development courses was 24. We had 45 students enrolled in the new Minor for Unmanned

Systems in FY13 and 101 more in FY14. The new Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Systems is going

through the university review. Our goal is to forward it to the Indiana Commission for Higher

Education in the Fall 2014.

Since the offering of the first classes, much coverage by the local news, our lab is open for students to

view our facilities, and presentations at multiple classes to identify who we are, students have joined

the program from Criminology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Communications and Marketing,

and Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. Our Graduate Assistant for FY14 worked very

successfully for our program and is completing his Master’s degree from the Department of

Criminology and Criminal Justice.


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During September 2013, the Center sponsored a second field trip for students to Camp Atterbury to

spend the day with the INNG and observe a fully functional Unmanned Aerial System, the RQ‐7

Shadow. Thirty undergraduates and one graduate student participated. The event offered an

unequalled experience and outstanding learning opportunity for the students.

Figure 5: ISU Students on the runway at Camp Atterbury

Our students have benefited greatly from the education and training program. ISU students learn to

operate sensors and platforms of unmanned air, land, and marine systems. In turn, they have found

summer internships and job offers available where there were none before. The ISU student who

was asked by Rose‐Hulman Institute of Technology’s Design‐Build‐Fly team to fly their 2013 entry in

an international competition in Arizona was asked to fly their 2014 entry at Wichita, KS. Two

students were offered summer internships with Precision Hawk to become trained and train

customers in the operation and application of unmanned aerial systems in agriculture. Precision

Hawk has promised to hire two more interns as soon as their major funding comes in mid‐June 2014.

During the annual conference of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International,

Gretchen West, Executive Vice President, called a meeting of the leading universities to discuss a

collaborative approach to define certificate and training requirements for UAS operators. During the

meeting, she repeatedly stated that ISU brought the idea forward and became the catalyst for action.

Other universities invited were: University of North Dakota, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University,

Purdue, Liberty, Georgia Tech, Middle Tennessee State, Kansas State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina

State, Mississippi State, Wichita State, Alaska, Montana, Drexel, Duke, Oklahoma State, Oregon State,


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and the Air Force Research Laboratory. In addition, the Center has been asked by IDHS, INNG, and

IDPS to create certificate programs for unmanned aerial systems to support their training needs.


In 2012‐2013, the Center led the Indiana part of the joint Indiana and Ohio bid to win one of the

FAA’s approved testing sites for unmanned aerial systems. Two members of the Center were

appointed to Lt. Governor Skillman’s (now Lt. Governor Ellspermann’s) Indiana contingent of the joint

team. Soon after inauguration, Lt.Gov. Ellspermann appointed ISU as the lead for unmanned systems

activities in Indiana.

Although the bid for the test site was unsuccessful, the activities of the Center have not slowed down.

We have been asked by two other teams to be part of their 2014‐2015 bid for the FAA Unmanned

Aerial Systems Center of Excellence.


The Center members conducted research and presented papers at three major conferences about

unmanned systems and civilian applications. One conference was the international (Association of

Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) and the other two were national conferences: the Mid

America Defense Conference and the Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Systems Conference. ISU is

continuing to gain a reputation in the area of unmanned systems and research through the Center’s

work.

Our efforts with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) on a grant proposal for

autonomous systems continues. The research is to create a combined ISU and UDRI test center for

autonomous systems for the FAA and other organizations. This test site is specifically for unmanned

systems that work in an autonomous mode with little or no input from humans. A combined ISU and

UDRI team met with Senate and Congressional delegates from both states prior to budget

submissions. Our proposal seeks $21 million over three years with Indiana State University to receive

$3 million per year. The monies passed by the Senate and the House have reduced the total to $15

million, but we are still working to bring the grant to fruition.

We are working in collaboration with the University of Louisville in research to support first

responders with unmanned aerial systems. The Department of Computer Engineering at the

university contacted us and asked for our assistance in generating some scenarios, lending assistance

in flight operations at Jefferson Proving Grounds, and as a full member of the research team.

The 2013 goal for external grants and contracts received was set at 1. We submitted a proposal to

create a Primer for Unmanned Aerial Systems at Airports for the National Academy of Sciences for

$150,000. We were unsuccessful in the bid for the primer, but the winner of the contract contacted

us for assistance with defining the next set of primers for Unmanned Aerial Systems. This should help

us have an advantage when the bid process is announced on the next volumes.


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Papers/Creative Works Presented had two proposal papers between Dr. Baker and Mr. Hauser. The

first was a proposal submitted to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for ISU

to host the NASA Centennial Challenge for UAS in Indiana during 2013. This proposal was

supplemented by the Indiana‐Ohio UAS Test Site Team and was selected by NASA. The actual

competition will take place in the Fall of 2014 and Fall of 2015 at Camp Atterbury. The second

proposal was our submission to AUVSI to create a collaborative effort by the leading universities

toward defining a standard set of training criteria for UAS operators. This was ultimately embraced

and brought about the first meeting at AUVSI 2014 in Orlando, FL.

The number of Invited Presentations/Performances is hard to track because of the frequency. We

are consistently asked to speak at meetings such as the 2014 Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo, the

Indianapolis Service Club, the Indiana Chapter of the Association for Unmanned Systems

International, the National Defense Industry Association, the National Aerospace Defense Council,

the Association for Unmanned Systems International Conference, the Indiana Council on World

Affairs, the Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering Conference, the

National Center for Complex Operations, the Mid‐America Defense Conference, the staff of Lt.

Governor Ellspermann, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, boards of directors meetings

at multiple airports, and the Dayton Development Coalition (on behalf the Lt. Governor of Ohio).

Publications/Creative Works included papers published in journals, conferences, and textbook

contributions.

Number of external organizations who the Center is directly involved in work efforts of some type is

over 30. These include:

1. The Indiana National Guard 2. Muscatatuck Urban Training Center 3. 181st Intelligence Wing 4. Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development 5. Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) 6. National Center for Complex Operations 7. Federal Aviation Administration 8. Office of the Governor of Indiana 9. Office of the Lt. Governor of Indiana 10. Office of the Lt. Governor of Ohio 11. Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) 12. Indiana Department of Public Safety 13. Indiana Department of Agriculture 14. Indiana Office of Defense Development 15. IDHS District 7 16. Naval Surface Warfare Center‐ Crane (NSWC‐Crane) 17. Oliver Winery 18. Terre Haute International Airport


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19. The city and airport of North Vernon, IN 20. Brush Creek Airport 21. Rose‐Hulman Institute of Technology 22. Purdue University 23. Kansas State University 24. University of North Dakota 25. University of Dayton Research Institute 26. Embry‐Riddle Aeronautical University 27. Ceres Solutions 28. Precision Hawk 29. Technology Services Corporation (TSC) 30. PNI Sensor Corporation 31. Silicis Technologies 32. AGI Graphics

The number of external organizations served is over 20.

1. The Indiana National Guard 2. Muscatatuck Urban Training Center 3. 181st Intelligence Wing 4. Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development 5. Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) 6. National Center for Complex Operations 7. Office of the Lt. Governor of Indiana 8. Office of the Lt. Governor of Ohio 9. Indiana Department of Homeland Security 10. Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) 11. Indiana Department of Public Safety 12. Indiana Department of Agriculture 13. Indiana Office of Defense Development 14. NSWC Crane 15. The Sagamore Institute 16. University of Louisville 17. University of Michigan 18. Terre Haute International Airport 19. The city and airport of North Vernon, IN 20. The city of Rushville, IN 21. Oliver Winery 22. Ceres Solutions 23. Precision Hawk 24. British Aerospace Enterprise Systems


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The number of external persons served is unknown simply because one organization may have one or

many people who were served. If we serve one per organization, we met our goals.

Number of news stories was six or more and was difficult to keep track. Locally, we were interviewed

by WTWO and WTHI three times each. We were also covered by the Terre Haute Tribune Star

multiple other times. We are keeping ISU’s name in the news.

4. Work Plan, Next Fiscal Year – Action Steps – Process – How?

The unmanned systems project will continue to execute the defined plan with four major and integrated objectives. For 2015, our efforts will concentrate in the following areas:

1. Maintaining and expanding our partnerships with government, military, and commercial organizations.

2. Create and establish an effective education and training program to include

Internship programs

Certificate programs multiple government agencies

Contract agreements with military, government, and private organizations

A four year BS degree program for pilot and non‐pilot tracks.

3. Continued leadership in support of Indiana’s restricted airspace at Camp Atterbury and Jefferson Proving Grounds.

4. Establish research that makes a difference for agriculture and first responders. This will require major work to develop and obtain grants. We are expanding this area to include logistics and safety for unmanned systems.

Objective 1 Plan: The Center will continue to establish essential partnerships with government, military, and

commercial organizations. Our current relationships have been very beneficial in terms of access to

airspace, resources, unmanned vehicles, and collaboration. For FY2015, we will refresh our exercise

and airspace partnerships with the Indiana National Guard, Camp Atterbury, Muscatatuck Urban

Training Center (MUTC), Jefferson Proving Grounds, and components of the Indiana Department of

Homeland Security (IDHS). Jeff Hauser met briefly with Mr. John Hill, Director of the Indiana

Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) in February 2014, to reaffirm our interests and our

availability of the MMCS robot. Mr. Hill is interested in using ISU’s Center for Unmanned Systems in

IDHS exercises. The interest in agricultural research is increasing; and our relationship with Precision

Hawk is proving valuable in student experiential learning, internships, and research materials.

The Center is holding an exposition on July 10 and 11, 2014, with the theme of “Unmanned Systems

in Support of First Responders.” The conference will be held at the Terre Haute International Airport

and is jointly hosted by the 181st Intelligence Wing. The two‐day event should bring over 600 visitors

and registration fee is $25. Our goal is to keep the fee as low as possible to allow many of the first


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responder community to attend. The cost to ISU will be offset by the registration fees and the

available networking with many organizations.

ISU will pursue vehicles through relationships to support the student experiential learning and

research. Our aerial fleet is in excellent condition; so, in FY2015, our focus will be small to medium

sized ground vehicles. Our current large ground systems, with NSWC Crane’s help, are in good shape

as well. The greatest increase in use of unmanned systems is expected to be in agriculture and

supporting first responders. For compliance with FAA regulations and for safety, students and faculty

will require access to a controlled environment (lab) where the vehicles can be safely contained and

not accidentally escape into the environment. Our use of restricted airspace at Camp Atterbury and

Jefferson Proving Grounds is quite adequate to meet our needs; however, these sites do require

travel expenses for rental cars and fuel. We will continue to work on COAs at the Terre Haute

International Airport to help alleviate the need to travel as far.

Objective 2 Plan:

We will continue to create an effective education and training program. The Minor in Unmanned

Systems has been modified and strengthened for the student’s education. Each course is infused

with experiential learning and provides unique opportunities. For FY2015, Center members will

concentrate on bringing the Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Systems, a multidiscipline major, to

fruition. The proposal is waiting for final University reviews and then review by the Indiana

Commission of Higher Education. The BS degree will be only the fourth such program in the US. The

program will provide the necessary expertise for graduates to seek employment as pilots/operators,

observers, sensor operators and operations administrators of unmanned systems as demonstrated by

this year’s outreach from companies seeking our students. The BS degree will provide background in

several applications areas, including hazardous operations, surveillance and data collection, secure

operations, long duration operations, highly‐repetitive operations and autonomous operations. In

addition, graduates will be knowledgeable of the regulatory restrictions governing their operations.

To increase our visibility on the campus and to extend our program in other disciplines, we will

continue to seek Graduate Assistants from other related disciplines. Our GA for FY15 will come from

the Criminology Department. The Grad Assistant will also help to address some of the resource

issues we reported in the Annual Report Out and were identified by Dr. Lori Wingate.

The Center will continue to obtain and promote partnerships with system vendors such as Precision

Hawk that include internships and job opportunities for students. While working on the job, the

students also develop and strengthen their skills in mission planning, operations, vehicle support, and

crisis management activities.

Objective 3 Plan:

The ISU Center is established as Safety of Flight Manager for Indiana restricted airspace at ATT and

JPG. As part of the partnership with the Indiana National Guard, Camp Atterbury, and MUTC, ISU will


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conduct assessments on civilian vehicles requesting access to restricted airspace. As part of the

partnership with the Indiana National Guard, ISU conducts the review and writes a findings letter for

safety compliance. The civilian company or university is assessed a fee by ISU for review, escort to

the ranges, safety officer, and observers (if needed). Each use of Indiana airspace by civilian UAS will

require travel expenses for occasional hotels, rental cars, and fuel which will be offset by the fees. In

addition, ISU will set training fees for local and regional first responders for unmanned systems

support.

Objective 4 Plan:

We will continue to create research partnerships and begin research efforts with internal and

external organizations. To date, we have research efforts with:

Oliver Winery in south‐central Indiana for bird damage mitigation

Ceres Solutions, a farm cooperative of over 5,000 farmers and 2.5 million acres on the

western side of Indiana

the University of Louisville, Computer Engineering Department, for UAS in support of first

responders

the University of Dayton Research Institute for trusted autonomous systems

For FY15, we plan to continue these efforts and explore possibilities with the Department of Earth

and Environmental Sciences for remote sensing and geographical information systems in support of

agricultural research in field drainage, crop disease, crop yield, and/or blight. In accordance with our

agreement with the Lt. Governor, we plan to pursue opportunities with:

Ball State University – Geology Department, geological mapping

Purdue University – Agronomy Department, precision agriculture

University of Michigan – Mechanical Engineering Department, solar power for UAVs

Air Force Research Laboratory – Human Factors, Human‐Machine Interfaces, and Safety

The Center will require travel expenses to the research sites, replacement parts for vehicle wear‐and‐

tear, and motion and light sensors.

5. Reporting and Deliverable Schedule – When?

For FY15 as for FY14, many of our deliverables are based on activities outside the control of the

Center’s schedule. Therefore, we propose a bi‐monthly update to Dr. Chambers that includes our

benchmarks and the activities completed that period. Dr. Baker also meets weekly or bi‐weekly with

Dr. English to provide feedback on activities with the Center.


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6. Budget – How Much, a General Discussion of Funds Use?

As stated in our initial and FY14 budget requests, success for the Center relies heavily upon the ability

to acquire the equipment and associated supplies to create the necessary learning environment. The

equipment purchased to date includes hardware and software that will last for several years. Most

simulators are software based requiring the initial hardware purchase one‐time and such is the case

with our Corsair Engineering unmanned system simulators. Our Center is in good condition and

needs only a few items in the area of capital equipment: one additional Lancaster and one Husky

A200 industrial level ground vehicle, both to support agriculture primarily.

Rapid change is happening in unmanned systems simulators and vehicles; but, currently it is mostly

process and interfaces. As the focus of unmanned systems moves from military/defense to

applications in the civilian world, the market is slowing the technology change. The civilian market,

whether companies or farmers, will not purchase products that continually change with large costs.

Our partners in agriculture and Precision Solutions continue to agree with this premise.

Our original proposal sought what appeared to be a large budget for the short term. However, the

startup monies were necessary to implement the learning environment and support the research of

the collaborators. Our philosophy of off‐the‐shelf technology versus experimental development

ensures availability of reliable equipment and is paying off. Now in place, much of the equipment will

be used many times and support the many missions over time. The simulators and vehicles are used

to support first responders, agriculture, and construction inspection. Most technological change will

occur in sensors and data acquisition used to accomplish the task.

We received almost $2 million in robot gifts from NSWC Crane and, so far, invested only a few

thousand dollars to bring them to full operation. In addition, with the help of a Lilly Grant in FY13, we

were able to purchase another Corsair Engineering Simulator and upgrade the current model.

There is still a balance of $99,678 showing in our account. Of this, we have the following expenses

that are going through purchasing or soon to be spent:

In process Precision Hawk Lancaster Hawkeye Platform and Sensors 25,440. In process Hand‐held sensors for agriculture support 10,760. In process Summer stipends approved for FY2014 (Dr. Baker and Mr. Hauser ) 16,346. In process Agriculture working costs for May‐June 2,610. In process Husky A200 ground vehicle for agriculture work 25,655. Committed Outstanding registration and travel costs for:

Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Conference and Carnegie‐Mellon National Robotics Engineering Center workshop (Dr. Baker, Mr. Hauser, registration and travel expenses) 12,920.

Committed Educational office supplies 402. TOTAL 94,133.


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DIFFERENCE (carry over) 5,545. The path forward: The major modification for FY15 is the addition of two instructors for the

Unmanned Systems program as discussed with President Bradley and Provost Williams in December

2013. To date, we have worked as full‐time faculty and run the activities of the Center as an

additional duty. While successful to this point, the current team cannot continue to carry the load of

both and asked the President and Provost for some relief. This essentially allows Dr. Baker and Mr.

Hauser to concentrate on marketing the program, developing relationships, creating research

opportunities, and building ISU’s reputation in the field. As we did in the past, we plan to use the

Department of Aviation’s administrative assistant to handle some duties such phone calls, copies, and

small tasks. We had enough in the budget for two Grad Assistants; but, utilized one outstanding GA

from Criminology. This has worked exceptionally well and we will do the same for FY15. Salary

administration includes summer stipends for Dr. Baker and Mr. Hauser to support the networking,

public speaking, and community need of the field.

As in the past, the multiple external partnerships architected for ISU with the Indiana National Guard,

the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, the National Center for Complex Operations, the 181st

Intelligence Wing, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane are critical for community

engagement. Each organization provides opportunities for research and development in the area of

first response and unmanned systems while being an avenue for student experiential learning

through exercises and internships. Students in our unmanned systems courses may train with actual

first responder teams in the field and supplement them during times of actual need. Through these

partnerships, ISU students gain valuable real‐world experience while being an important asset to

multiple communities in the civilian and government arenas. These partnerships, collaborations,

internships, conferences, and other relationships have proven invaluable in placing ISU at the

forefront of this exciting new industry. Relationships and networking are critical for the success of

our Center and for ISU’s recognition in a National sense; and, they are not possible without travel for

the Center members. Consequently, this will once again be a major item for the FY15 budget.

Our FY14 budget had approximately 31% in equipment and 29% in salaries and fringe. We are

moving from a hardware focus to the personnel focus and operating the Center. The FY15 proposal

has 82% salaries and fringe and no capital equipment.

After the ordering of the final equipment from FY14 and the outstanding commitments, we have a

left over (or carry over) amount of $5,545. Our total budget request for FY15 is $248,616. Our

actual request is to have the amount from FY14 remain in the account and add an additional

$243,071.


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7. Stakeholders and Management Plan – Who?

Dr. Baker and Mr. Hauser are ultimately responsible for the operations and investments. However,

both communicate extensively with the members of the advisory board to keep all stakeholders

informed and to be informed on areas of direct interest. Our advisory board is invited to ISU each

year for a review of the facilities, meetings with students, and to provide feedback on the Center’s

direction. This year, 2014, our meeting will be in conjunction with our planned Exposition at THIA.

We value the input from our advisory board and do not limit their participation to one annual

meeting. We are members of the Executive Board of the National Center for Complex Operations

and speak regularly (almost daily) with advisory board members Matthew Konkler and Matthew

Sweeney. We meet on a regular basis with our board members from Camp Atterbury, Raytheon,

Silicis, and NSWC Crane (at least weekly). Colonel Bonte at the 181st Intelligence Wing meets with

Mr. Hauser quite often for updates. We are members of the IDHS District 7 and meet with them at

their monthly organizational meeting. Bill Oliver is most often available to discuss recent issues with

UAS as well as how agriculture can benefit. We have students on internships with Precision Hawk

and speak with them on a weekly basis.

In addition, we work closely with the faculty of the departments of Aviation, Built Environment, Earth

and Environmental Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Science,

and Criminology and Criminal Justice to address the development of the Bachelor of Science degree

and appropriate directions.

8. Outcome Assessment & Future Testing

Data collection will occur throughout the year and the life of the project and be input into a project database for reference.

Objective 1: Establish essential partnerships with government, military, and commercial organizations; acquire setup hardware

Measures: ‐ Maintaining the current partnerships, creating new ones, written agreements, and acquisition of hardware/technology.

‐ Outcome from hosting conference and feedback from attendees (survey)

Objective 2: Create and establish an effective education and training program that provides significant experiential learning and fosters community engagement and social well‐being

Measures: ‐ Number of student internships for experiential learning undertaken with first responder groups (FEMA and Indiana Department of Homeland Security/District 7, with the military (Camp Atterbury and MUTC) and professional organizations (i.e. Precision Hawk) – increasing numbers per year to strengthen partnerships and ensure availability


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- Survey for feedback and evaluation by partners on students involved in exercises and internships.

- Number of certificate training programs given to first responders, to students, to military members (Indiana National Guard), and to NSWC Crane

- Number of students enrolled in unmanned systems courses for a four year BS degree program; numbers enrolled in each of the pilot and non‐pilot tracks ‐‐ should have 20, 30 and 40 students per year from year 2, 3, and 4 respectively trained as leaders/pilots/operators

- Income generated from certificate and contract training

Objective 3: As part of the partnership with the Indiana National Guard, ISU’s Center acts as Safety of Flight Manager for Indiana restricted airspace

Measures: ‐ Number of airspace access requests received and ordered by INNG – should be an increasing number per year based on FAA directives to integrate UAVs into the National Airspace System; students will be fully engaged in the entire process

- Number of vehicle safety evaluations given – increasing number over life of project - Number of safety evaluation recommendations delivered to INNG – will be less

than evaluations due to some failures not pursuing the next step of the process - Number of “escort and observe” trips to accompany vehicle and sensor testers –

will be fewer than recommendations due to IN NG decision to approve or non‐approve the test

- Income to ISU for fees on evaluations, recommendations, observations

Objective 4: Research that makes a difference and further foster community engagement and social well‐being by involving students in areas of need

Measures: ‐ Number of planned research efforts – collaborated within the ISU community

Ceres has corn, wheat, and soybeans for initial research

Oliver winery has over 12 grape varietals and wishes to mitigate bird damage to crops

Support for First Responders with University of Louisville

Trusted Autonomous Systems with University of Dayton Research Institute

- Dollars and number of grants written, submitted, and awarded –one each in agriculture and one in homeland security

- Number of fields, acres, and agriculture types for data collection (imaged/ scanned) – increase each year

- Crop yield numbers from past and tracked each year – yield/acre should increase - Types of damage, disease, insects, blights with cross‐reference to fields, acres,

crops – damage per acre should decrease with actions by crop owner - Actions taken by crop owners: Annual numbers and trends to find change in crop

yield, field tile needs – improvements


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9. Line Item Budget Discussion that tracks Budget Templates

(These sections also need to be as long as is necessary to articulate each of the budget line items.)

Assumptions:

1. The Aviation Technology faculty will continue to work in concert with the faculty members of Built Environment, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Electrical and Computer Technology (ECT), and Earth and Environmental Sciences (E&ES) to address the use of unmanned systems as proposed.

2. The addition of two instructors for the Unmanned Systems program will essentially buy‐out the current faculty and allow them to address the needs of the Center full time. This will allow a better focus on research and grant pursuits.

3. Supplemental stipends for two faculty members to cover extra work during Summer period to conduct running of Center, administration, meeting with internal and external organizations, conducting Risk Manager duties at Indiana restricted airspace sites.

4 Several of our partners are providing ISU with free access to airspace and/or land area to conduct training. To use the access, however, we must transport the vehicles to the locations. This requires car rental and gasoline as reflected.

5. Some partners may be able to supply ISU with occasional vehicles that may or may not be operable (damaged or needing repair). These vehicles are still valuable for laboratory exercises and are often repaired to operational status.

6. For this new and unique environment, simulators are a critical asset and are as needed for the students as aircraft are for student pilots. Other universities (University of North Dakota, Embry‐Riddle Aeronautical University, and Kansas State University) are requiring simulator time exactly like pilots are required to have flight time. As Mike Nelson of the University of North Dakota stated, “If you can fly the simulator, you can fly the aircraft.”

Budget Narrative: The project plan for Fiscal Year 2015 includes the following expense and revenue items:

The addition of two instructors for the Unmanned Systems program will essentially buy‐out the current faculty and allow them to address the needs of the Center full time. This will allow a better focus on research and grant pursuits.

Account 61000 2.a Full Time Faculty (2) 100,000. One Graduate Assistant for support of labs, equipment, repair, project operations, teaching, and research. The student will be responsible for lab operations and field work in the Summer working on‐site at Camp Atterbury and Jefferson Proving Grounds to support Risk Management activities and with agricultural operations.


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Account 62000 3.a GTA/GRA Academic year 8,150. 3.b. GTA/GRA Summer 2,100.

A small stipend of $750 per semester to Administrative Assistant for added workload.

Account 64000 1.b.2 Bi‐weekly Full Time Staff ( administrative assistant help) 1,500. The members of the Center are tenure and tenure‐track faculty members on 9‐month contracts. To keep the Center active and involved in community engagement as well as operational activities, the members must be available and working for the full year. A summer stipend for Center faculty members is requested.

Account 66000 4.b Faculty Supplement Stipends 41,100. Benefits for Administrative Assistant, Graduate Assistants, and Faculty Supplement Stipends for the entire year.

Account 67000 1.b.1&2 Bi‐weekly Full Time Staff ( administrative assistant help) 675. 2.a Full Time Faculty > $50,000 (2) 40,000. 3.a GTA/GRA Academic year 163. 3.b GTA/GRA Summer 210. 4.b Faculty Supplement Stipends 4,932.

Account 70130

70130 Consultant honorariums and fees for exposition 6,000. Travel is required for networking with the external partners (Rose‐Hulman, Camp Atterbury, Crane,

Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, ATIC, Oliver Winery, and Ceres Solutions), attendance at

appropriate international unmanned systems conferences, meetings to arrange internships, and trips

to the restricted airspace. The ability to network and collaborate with external organizations has

proven to be effective in defining a unique position for ISU in the unmanned systems community.

Travel is a requirement to allow us to continue advertising our program and participating in

community engagement. Other Transportation includes mileage. Field Trips includes registration

fees and transportation for students to experiential learning events at Camp Atterbury and

Muscatatuck.

Account 70500 70600 Airfare – Domestic 3,600. 70625 Car Rental 1,400. 70630 Gasoline – Car rental 900. 70650 Other Transportation 300.


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70675 Lodging, Per Diem (operational) 2,850. 70680 Registration (operational) 2,250. 70685 Transportation (operational) 2,800. 70850 Field Trips 900. 70875 Other Travel 2,000.

The Center will need brochures and advertising for the establishment of the Center, access to restricted airspace, the new undergraduate degree, and the exposition.

72025 Printing, internal 250. 72050 Printing, external 900. 72700 Other (includes meeting rooms, hospitality, awards, conference expenses) 7,230. To conduct the unmanned systems assessments for the restricted airspace, the Center will need evaluation protocol kits, system testing kits, and lab supplies.

73050 Educational and office supplies 1,750.

As done in the previous FY, miscellaneous other expenses include software and training for individual vehicles. Additionally, we includes some miscellaneous repair and replacement costs for vehicle parts.

We are also requesting $5,832 to cover tuition waivers for the Graduate Assistant.

Account 77300 77300 Miscellaneous 8,724. 77310 Misc General 2,000. 77540 Tuition Budgeted & Tuition Sharing 5,832.

Our largest item change from FY14 is capital equipment.

78300 Capital Equipment 0. TOTAL BUDGET/EXPENSES 248,616.

Contract, Grant Activity, Revenues and Fees

The Center is receiving a contractual grant from the Indiana Office of Defense Development. The grant should be at ISU prior to the end of FY14.

Line 70150 Consultant services for IODD 50,000. We submitted a proposal to create a Primer for Unmanned Aerial Systems at Airports for the National

Academy of Sciences for $150,000. Our proposal was unsuccessful; but, the winner is an ISU alum.

The Center is established as Safety of Flight Manager for Indiana restricted airspace. ISU has and will

conduct assessments on civilian vehicles requesting access to restricted airspace. The civilian

company or university is assessed a fee by ISU for review, escort to the ranges, safety officer, and


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observers (if needed). This fee will range between $2500 per day to $5500 per three‐day event. The

anticipated number of organizations is anticipated to be 1 per month. Since travel is the account

most affected by conducting these activities, we will show a conservative $25,000.

We have University of Michigan scheduled for June 2014 (FY14) for $4,500.

Line 70550 Safety of Flight Assessments for civilian organizations 25,000.

TOTAL BUDGET / EXPENSES 248,616. FY14 CARRY OVER 5,545. TOTAL BUDGET / EXPENSES REQUESTED FY14 243,071.

Thank you for your consideration,

The Center for Unmanned Systems and Human Capital Development

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