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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

Border Security Firefighting Farming Real Estate Environmental Monitoring Storm Research Construction Search & Rescue Utility Inspection Filmmaking News Coverage Wildlife Tracking Surveying Disaster Assessment

Unmanned Systems Applications

Unmanned Systems Applications

• 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

UAS Economic Potential

• Mandated by 2012 FAA Reauthorization Act
• Took effect on Aug. 29, 2016
• First clear regulatory framework on civil and

commercial UAS operations

• 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
• Certain operations allowed by waivers
• Remote Pilot Certificates
• Total Certificates Issued: 85,910
• Total Knowledge Exam Passed: 59,391Exam
• Training Course (ALC-451) – 26,519

122,000 6,696 878,000

UAS Registrations

Online Commercial Paper Online Hobby

Part 107/sUAS Rule

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 Nighttime Operation in Certain Airspace Multiple UAS Operating Limitations BLOS Operations Over People Visual Observer Moving Vehicle

• r Aircraft

1800 97 41 28 23 13 13 5

Applicant Types

• Service-Based Companies (1,069)
• First Responders (194)
• Government Entities (34)
• Academics (25)
• Platform manufacturers (23)
• Not Identified (483)

Waiver Types Granted to Operators

Part 107/sUAS Rule

FAA Reauthorization Act

FAA Airspace Jurisdiction

Remote Identification/Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM)

UAS Mitigation Authority

Source: FAA

Building the Regulatory Framework

"To promote continued technological innovation and to ensure the global leadership of the United States in this emerging industry, the regulatory framework for UAS

• perations must be sufficiently flexible to keep pace with

the advancement of UAS technology.”

• - Presi

sident Don Donald J. . Trump

• Three-year pilot programs with state, 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 Program

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Mobile ground-based detect & avoid radars, advanced weather infrastructure City of San Diego ID & tracking systems for UAS airspace integration Innovation and Entrepreneur- ship Investment Authority, Herndon, Virginia Detect & avoid, ID & tracking, radar systems, and mapping tools Kansas Department of Trans- portation, Topeka, Kansas Detect & avoid, ADS-B, sat- ellite communications and geo- fencing Lee County Mosquito Control District, Ft. Myers, Florida Ground-based detect &avoid radar systems w/ADS-B, infrared imaging & satellite technology Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Tennessee Autonomous operations to support airport operations, perimeter security surveillance North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh ADS-B, detect & avoid technologies, UTM & radar technologies North Dakota Department of Transportation, Bismarck Diverse operations that incorporate advanced technologies to expand nighttime and Beyond Visual Line of Sight

• perations

City of Reno, Nevada Radar & weather data to expand UAS capability University of Alaska-Fairbanks Collision avoidance, detect & avoid day & night, ADS-B, differential GPS, satellite services, infrared imaging, and UTM

UAS Integration Pilot Programs

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

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

UAS Safety Education

Questions? Thanks for your time!

Tom McMahon

Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International