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Local ATC center for operation of mixed manned-unmanned teams in dynamic environments is of great interest for missions by the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and various law enforcement agencies. ON-DEMAND will also find applications in maritime surveillance, fire management, search and rescue, and disaster relief missions.","description":"NASA Unmanned Traffic Management Program (UTM) and its early builds focus on requirements for fixed geofencing and low-altitude UAS without interaction with manned flights. However, later builds will require functionality for operation in dynamic missions employing multiple collaborating UAS in mixed manned-unmanned teams, and in environments where pre-specified geofencing, flight planning, and separation rules are not applicable. To address this challenge, SSCI proposes to develop, implement and test an innovative ON-DEMAND (Operations in Dynamic Environments with Manned And Unmanned Aircraft Deconfliction) system, a portable ATC center, whose role will be to monitor the environment, predict the environmental changes, and approve new geofencing boundaries, new manned-unmanned vehicle separation boundaries, and new flight plans in real-time while avoiding conflicts and assuring overall system safety. Specific system functions will include: (i) Prediction and adjustment of the geofence boundaries based on user requests or environmental changes; (ii) Prediction of the effects of user commands which may generate potential conflicts between manned and unmanned aircraft; and (iii) Dynamic mission re-planning, requiring real-time generation of new flight-plans under separation assurance guidelines. The main project objective is to develop requirements for the design and implementation of a local ATC for dynamically varying environments. We plan to propose an effective mission and flight plan re-planning approach, and effective conflict monitoring and resolution procedures which will enable smooth mission operation while assuring overall system safety. Under the project SSCI will leverage its state-of-the-art flight path prediction routines, collision detection and avoidance system, and system-level safety evaluation approach. Phase I will also include simulation testing and flight data collection with our partners at Olin College of Engineering.","startYear":2017,"startMonth":6,"endYear":2017,"endMonth":12,"statusDescription":"Completed","principalInvestigators":[{"contactId":246243,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Joseph","lastName":"Jackson","fullName":"Joseph Jackson","fullNameInverted":"Jackson, Joseph","primaryEmail":"Joseph.Jackson@Ssci.Com","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"programDirectors":[{"contactId":206378,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Jason","lastName":"Kessler","fullName":"Jason L Kessler","fullNameInverted":"Kessler, Jason L","middleInitial":"L","primaryEmail":"jason.l.kessler@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"programExecutives":[{"contactId":215154,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Jennifer","lastName":"Gustetic","fullName":"Jennifer L Gustetic","fullNameInverted":"Gustetic, Jennifer L","middleInitial":"L","primaryEmail":"jennifer.l.gustetic@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"programManagers":[{"contactId":62051,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Carlos","lastName":"Torrez","fullName":"Carlos Torrez","fullNameInverted":"Torrez, Carlos","primaryEmail":"carlos.torrez@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"projectManagers":[{"contactId":444572,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Stephen","lastName":"Jacklin","fullName":"Stephen A Jacklin","fullNameInverted":"Jacklin, Stephen A","middleInitial":"A","primaryEmail":"stephen.a.jacklin@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false},{"contactId":461333,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Theresa","lastName":"Stanley","fullName":"Theresa M Stanley","fullNameInverted":"Stanley, Theresa M","middleInitial":"M","primaryEmail":"theresa.m.stanley@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"website":"","libraryItems":[{"file":{"fileExtension":"pdf","fileId":295532,"fileName":"SBIR_2017_1_BC_A3.02-8935","fileSize":1409893,"objectId":292059,"objectType":{"lkuCodeId":889,"code":"LIBRARY_ITEMS","description":"Library Items","lkuCodeTypeId":182,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"OBJECT_TYPE","description":"Object Type"}},"objectTypeId":889,"fileSizeString":"1.3 MB"},"files":[{"fileExtension":"pdf","fileId":295532,"fileName":"SBIR_2017_1_BC_A3.02-8935","fileSize":1409893,"objectId":292059,"objectType":{"lkuCodeId":889,"code":"LIBRARY_ITEMS","description":"Library Items","lkuCodeTypeId":182,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"OBJECT_TYPE","description":"Object Type"}},"objectTypeId":889,"fileSizeString":"1.3 MB"}],"id":292059,"title":"Briefing Chart","description":"ON-DEMAND: Operations in Dynamic Environments with Manned And Unmanned Aircraft Deconfliction, Phase I Briefing Chart","libraryItemTypeId":1222,"projectId":93684,"primary":false,"publishedDateString":"","contentType":{"lkuCodeId":1222,"code":"DOCUMENT","description":"Document","lkuCodeTypeId":341,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"LIBRARY_ITEM_TYPE","description":"Library Item Type"}}},{"caption":"ON-DEMAND: Operations in Dynamic Environments with Manned And Unmanned Aircraft Deconfliction, Phase I Briefing Chart Image","file":{"fileExtension":"png","fileId":302671,"fileName":"SBIR_2017_1_BC_A3.02-8935","fileSize":1712440,"objectId":299216,"objectType":{"lkuCodeId":889,"code":"LIBRARY_ITEMS","description":"Library Items","lkuCodeTypeId":182,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"OBJECT_TYPE","description":"Object Type"}},"objectTypeId":889,"fileSizeString":"1.6 MB"},"files":[{"fileExtension":"png","fileId":302671,"fileName":"SBIR_2017_1_BC_A3.02-8935","fileSize":1712440,"objectId":299216,"objectType":{"lkuCodeId":889,"code":"LIBRARY_ITEMS","description":"Library Items","lkuCodeTypeId":182,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"OBJECT_TYPE","description":"Object Type"}},"objectTypeId":889,"fileSizeString":"1.6 MB"}],"id":299216,"title":"Briefing Chart Image","description":"ON-DEMAND: Operations in Dynamic Environments with Manned And Unmanned Aircraft Deconfliction, Phase I Briefing Chart Image","libraryItemTypeId":1095,"projectId":93684,"primary":true,"publishedDateString":"","contentType":{"lkuCodeId":1095,"code":"IMAGE","description":"Image","lkuCodeTypeId":341,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"LIBRARY_ITEM_TYPE","description":"Library Item Type"}}}],"transitions":[],"primaryImage":{"file":{"fileExtension":"png","fileId":302671,"fileSizeString":"0 Byte"},"id":299216,"description":"ON-DEMAND: Operations in Dynamic Environments with Manned And Unmanned Aircraft Deconfliction, Phase I Briefing Chart Image","projectId":93684,"publishedDateString":""},"responsibleMd":{"acronym":"STMD","canUserEdit":false,"city":"","external":false,"linkCount":0,"organizationId":4875,"organizationName":"Space Technology Mission Directorate","organizationType":"NASA_Mission_Directorate","naorganization":false,"organizationTypePretty":"NASA Mission Directorate"},"program":{"acronym":"SBIR/STTR","active":true,"description":"
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