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Proposed Arctic Research Center

John Hedengren Chemical Engineering john_hedengren@byu.edu (801) 422‐2590

Research and Development Challenges:

• Composite materials to reduce riser weight and efficiency
• High‐performance computing and advancements in

software and analytics to find oil and gas

• Better imaging to find resources in deepwater
• Better understanding of environmental impacts
• Greater reliability of subsea equipment

Conrad Monson Research Development conrad_monson@byu.edu (801) 422‐2674

John Hedengren and Conrad Monson Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology Brigham Young University 26 August 2013

• Estimate 13% of the worlds

undiscovered oil and 30% of its undiscovered natural gas1

• Chulkchi Sea holds 15 billion

barrels of recoverable oil and about 76 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas2

1Unger, David. “White House Arctic strategy: What's next for oil, gas drilling?” Christian Science Monitor,

May 13, 2013

“We seek an Arctic region that is stable and free of

conflict, where nations act responsibly in a spirit of trust and cooperation, and where economic and energy resources are developed in a sustainable manner that also respects the fragile environment and the interests and cultures of indigenous peoples (National Strategy for the Arctic Region, May 2013)”

• Statoil - tripled its Arctic

research budget to $43.9 million in 2013 from some $14 million last year

• ConocoPhillips - proposed

to drill up to six exploration wells beginning in the summer of 2014

• Shell Oil - last year started

exploratory drilling efforts

• Statoil - despite spending $2M for

leases, the company is delaying and may abandon plans to drill

• ConocoPhillips - deferred drilling

until at least 2015; needs to address safety and other concerns raised by the Federal Government

• Shell Oil – last year’s exploratory

drilling efforts were plagued with technical problems and environmental and safety violations; shell has to provide a plan to address concerns before it can drill again

The damaged Royal Shell Dutch drilling barge Kulluk is loaded onto the transport ship XRK in Unalaska,

• Alaska. Unruly seas and severe storms plagued

exploratory oil and gas drilling in the Arctic last summer (Jim Paulin/AP/File)

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Better oil spill preparedness

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Emergency preparedness cooperation among multiple operators that minimizes environmental impacts

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Length of time to get oil market after it is discovered (a decade or more)

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Potential environmental impacts to drilling

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Impacts from ice flow and overall freezing temperatures

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Short drilling season (July to October) in Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

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Strict government and tribal regulations

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Maintain infrastructure such as roads for drilling rigs

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

 Composite materials to reduce

riser weight and efficiency

 High-performance computing

and advancements in software and analytics to find oil and gas

 Better imaging to find resources

in deepwater

 Better understanding of

environmental impacts

 Greater reliability of subsea

equipment

ScanEagle UAV

 Math and Statistics  Model/simulate operations in harsh conditions  Calculate probability of ice occurrence  Chemistry  Research pollutants  Develop enhanced measurement techniques for cold

environments

 Geology  Map and research the drilling impact of boulders and other sea

floor features

 Mechanical engineering  Analyze the behavior of structures (containment covers, tow

lines, oil rigs, etc.) challenged by the harsh environment

1from Shell report

 Chemical Engineering  Model vessels and/or oil rig usage  Do research to help oil companies avoid permit

violations

 Find better ways to provide propulsive power for oil

and gas development with lower pollutions loads

 Business  Address resource (including human) management

issues

 Civil Engineering  Measure salinity, temperature, etc. in the arctic ocean

cold water column

 Anthropology  Determine how to better work with the native tribes

Center for Unmanned Aircraft System

Industry/University Cooperative Research Center

Tim McLain Mechanical Engineering mclain@byu.edu (801) 422‐6537

Program Objectives:

• Bring together university and industry researchers to

collaborate on research having industrial significance

• Explore new IR&D directions for industry
• Solve problems of importance to industry
• Provide training for next generation of industry leaders

Randy Beard Electrical and Computer Engineering beard@ee.byu.edu (801) 422‐8392

A National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center Tim McLain Randy Beard

Brigham Young University

• BYU UAS Research Overview
• Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Overview

Presentation Outline

UAS Research at BYU

Autonomous Vehicles Path Planning Trajectory Generation

• Cooperative timing problems
• Cooperative persistent imaging
• Cooperative fire monitoring
• Consensus seeking
• 3D Waypoint path planning
• Wind compensation
• Collision avoidance
• Optic flow sensor
• Laser ranger
• EO cameras
• Image stabilization
• Geo‐location
• Vision‐aided tracking & engagement
• Autopilot design for small UAVs
• Attitude estimation
• Adaptive control
• Tailsitter guidance & control

Cooperative Control Image Directed Control

Autonomous Flight For SUAS with SWPC Constraints

Kestrel Autopilot

• Auto take‐off, land
• Waypoint NAV
• GPS guided

2004 2012 Technology Transition Path Following

• Robust to wind
• Computationally

efficient Applications

• Precision Navigation
• Target tracking
• Target geo‐location

Sensor Based Flight

• Optic Flow
• Laser range finder
• EO/IR

Applications

• Canyon following
• Collision avoidance
• GPS denied navigation

Develop enhanced autonomous capabilities for small autonomous aircraft

Guiding Objective

Develop and utilize:

• Novel custom sensors
• COTS sensors
• Autonomy algorithms appropriate

for computational resources

Goal: Approximate large UAS capabilities with low‐cost, small UAS

small light low cost

• I/UCRC: Industry‐University Cooperative

Research Centers Program

• Objective: Bring together university and

industry researchers to collaborate on research having industrial significance

– Explore new IR&D directions for industry – Solve problems of importance to industry – Provide training for next generation of industry leaders

NSF I/UCRC Program Overview

• Established in 1980
• 56 centers, 156 sites currently
• 754 industry memberships
• Average of 18 industry members per center
• Average of 4 universities per center
• Average of 15 faculty scientists per center
• Largest ‐ $12M, Mean ‐ $1.7M, Smallest ‐ $120K

NSF I/UCRC Program Highlights

Well established, proven, highly successful program

• AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate
• AFRL Munitions Directorate
• AAI‐Textron
• BP
• Boeing
• Insitu
• L‐3 Communications
• NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Northrop Grumman
• United Technologies Research Center
• Utopia Compression
• Strong interest from: USBR, USACE, Lockheed Martin

Industrial Advisory Board Members

Several others being actively recruited and close to joining