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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 3 Many thanks to our advisors and contributors!

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AREND

Aircraft for Rhino and ENvironmental Defense

Lelanie Smith, University of Pretoria September16, 2014

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AREND

University Advisors Industry/ Agency Advisors

AREND Global Team

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Many thanks to our advisors and contributors!

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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

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Project Objectives

Find Poachers before they kill within the 20,000km2 KNP

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Project Objectives

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Find Poachers before they kill within the 20 000km2 KNP

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80km

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Project Objectives

300km

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Search Sectors with a Reach

  • f 30km

(Diameter 60km) Warning System using Ground Sensors

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Concept of Operations

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Radio Repeater Command Centre Search Sector Search Footprint Launch Station Delivery Waypoint

Landing

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Mission Segments:

  • 1. Delivery
  • 2. Arrival
  • 3. Search
  • 4. Return

Ground Station

Concept of Operations

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Systems Overview

Cyber Canopy

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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

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Design Objectives

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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

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Search Segment Search Height

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Airframe

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

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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

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Possible Future Tech

  • Sensor craft with modularity as a feature to

allow for upgrades

  • Over design SWaP to accommodate for

future technology

  • Use of multiple cell phone type cameras
  • Hyperspectral Cameras
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Onboard sensor data processing and

sensor data fusion

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THANK YOU

http://facebook.com/teamAREND http://teamAREND.com