Session: Up, Up and Away: Unmanned Aerial Systems Research and Operations (2013 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 4, 2013: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM

213 A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)

Chair:

David Bridges, PhD, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University -- Corpus Christi

Description: This session will provide an overview of operations and applications of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Characteristics and operations of UAS will be discussed, as will the regulations under which they are operated. A variety of current uses for UAS will be presented, and specific applications of UAS will be addressed.

Sponsored by: by Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

10:15 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:20 AM

TAMU-CC UAS Characteristics, Operations, and Regulations
David Bridges, PhD , Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering , Texas A&M University -- Corpus Christi

10:40 AM

The Relevance of UAS for RDT&E, Education, and Routine Operations
Steven Hottman, MS , Director , New Mexico State University

11:00 AM

UAS Redundancy and Health Monitoring
Roger Lopez, BS , Manager, Autonomous Systems and Controls , Southwest Research Institute

11:20 AM

Small Unmanned Aerial Systems for Chemical and Radiological Events
Robin Murphy, PhD , Raytheon Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and Director, Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue Texas A&M University , Texas A&M University -- College Station

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