Performing UAV Mission Planning, Design, & Optimization Russ Magazzu UAV Product Manager Pg 1 of 30
Agenda Unmanned aerial systems application areas capabilities STK 8 Aircraft Mission Modeler Pg 2 of 30
UAV System Application Areas RFP prep Proposal evaluation System design Testing & evaluation Mission planning Operations Post-flight analysis Pg 3 of 30
Software Capabilities Platform route Sensor modeling Communications Navigation accuracy Threat analysis Trade studies 4-D visualization Pg 4 of 30
Route Analysis Re-routing capability Model UAV performance Import routes Route optimization Pg 5 of 30
Evaluate Sensor Coverage Dynamic analysis of coverage Sensor coverage over time Adjusted flight path Pg 6 of 30
Evaluate Sensor Coverage Dynamic analysis of coverage Evaluate coverage for custom sensor footprints Over defined areas of interest Pg 7 of 30
Evaluate Sensor Coverage Dynamic analysis of coverage Evaluate coverage for custom sensor footprints Over defined areas of interest Complex constraint modeling Terrain Urban canyons Pg 8 of 30
Evaluate Sensor Coverage Dynamic analysis of coverage Evaluate coverage for custom sensor footprints Over defined areas of interest Complex constraint modeling Terrain Urban canyons Platform body masking Vehicle attitude Pg 9 of 30
Evaluate Sensor Coverage Dynamic analysis of coverage Evaluate coverage for custom sensor footprints Over defined areas of interest Complex constraint modeling Terrain Urban canyons Platform body masking Vehicle attitude Weather Time Lighting conditions Graze angle Pg 10 of 30
Evaluate Sensor Coverage Dynamic analysis of coverage Evaluate coverage for custom sensor footprints Over defined areas of interest Complex constraint modeling Terrain Urban canyons Platform body masking Vehicle attitude Weather Time Lighting conditions Graze angle Quality of coverage Pg 11 of 30
Communications Multi-asset network Dynamic comm-link analysis and modeling Weather modeling Customizable RF modeling Interference analysis Pg 12 of 30
Navigation Model GPS-dependent equipment in complex environments Near-real-time updates Pg 13 of 30
Navigation Model GPS-dependent equipment in complex environments Near-real-time updates Model jamming environments and interference effects Pg 14 of 30
Operations Ingest RT feeds for situational awareness Visual cues Vectors Color-coded models Compare planned vs. actual Dynamic re-planning Pg 15 of 30
Threat Analysis Enemy threat ranges Region avoidance Radar analysis Alerts Pg 16 of 30
Post-Flight Analysis Collection assessment Export mission in 3D Evaluate plan Validate models Pg 17 of 30
Trade Studies Payload planning Monte Carlo and Parametric analysis Sensor coverage analysis Pg 18 of 30
4-D Visualization Terrain and imagery Aircraft 3-D models GIS interface 3-D object editing Visual cues Pg 19 of 30
UAV System Application Areas Concepts evaluation System design Testing & evaluation Mission design Operations Post-mission analysis Platform route Sensor modeling Communications Navigation accuracy Threat analysis Trade studies 4D visualization Pg 20 of 30
STK 8 New for AMM Aircraft Mission Modeler VTOL V/STOL Pg 21 of 30
AMM For STK 8 New procedures Vertical takeoff/landing Hover Pg 22 of 30
AMM For STK 8 New procedures Transition to hover Transition to forward flight Pg 23 of 30
AMM For STK 8 New procedures Hover translate Pg 24 of 30
AMM For STK 8 New performance model VTOL characteristics Pg 25 of 30
AMM For STK 8 New performance model VTOL characteristics Configuration Pg 26 of 30
Aircraft Attitude Zero AOA Pg 27 of 30
Aircraft Attitude Helicopter mode Pg 28 of 30
Summary Improve your mission throughout the life cycle capabilities VTOL, V/STOL Pg 29 of 30
Thank you Pg 30 of 30