Thank you for joining AUVSI New England at the UAS Summit by providing your leadership and helping to define the new UAS ecosystem and industry.
The Robotica UAS Summit 2021 facilitated discussion of policy, enablers, counter-UAS, and next-generation transportation around Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The program recordings below provide a compelling and diverse selection of industry and government leaders, helping to make this industry a reality.
| ROBOTICASM UAS Summit Program | |
| Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | Virtual | |
| Welcome and Opening RemarksDr. Waseem Naqvi President, AUVSI New England Chief Technology Officer, Raytheon Unmanned Vehicle Systems Dr. Jeffrey DeCarlo Administrator, MassDOT Aeronautics Division https://www.youtube.com/embed/wid9pCZYGkI | |
| Keynote Session How the U.S. AF Can Help the UAM Industry With Its ORBs Requirement Col Nathan Diller Director, U.S. Air Force AFWERX https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cq2lgBeqMY0 | |
| Commercial BreakSponsored by Raytheon Technologies https://www.youtube.com/embed/AXcrL2Xim9k | |
| Session One: Federal/State/Local Government Collaboration in UAS/AAMFinding a Path Through Overlapping Regulatory Authority Moderator: Rodolfo Cuevas Counter-UAS (C-UAS) Program Lead, MassDOT Aeronautics Division https://www.youtube.com/embed/jhBHR-63YGI | |
| This panel will explore how different federal, state, and local jurisdictions can collaborate to fund, support, and grow emerging technologies and industries and how they must define new roles and responsibilities where uncertainty in authorities exist. The session will focus on the cross-jurisdictional legal and regulatory environment for a counter-UAS response, the management of low-altitude airspace to enable new UAS operations, and building public acceptance of advanced air mobility operations.ENABLING UAS What is the State’s Role in Helping to Shape Low-Altitude Airspace for Expanded UAS Operations? Peter Sachs, UTM Implementation Program Manager, FAA UAS Integration Office Dr. Scott A. Uebelhart, Chief Scientist, MassDOT Drone ProgramADVANCED AIR MOBILITY How Do We Organize Stakeholders to Create a Strong Mobility Ecosystem that Nurtures Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Services? Paige Scott Reed, Partner, Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Practice, Prince Lobel Tye LLP Geoffrey Douglass, Shoreline AviationAIR DOMAIN AWARENESS How Do We Enable Air Domain Awareness for Protection of State and Local Critical Infrastructure? Jarret Wright, Deputy Director for Corporate Security and Emergency Preparedness, Massport Elizabeth Soltys, FAA’s UAS Security Program Advisor to the Deputy Associate Administrator for Security and Hazardous (ASH) Materials Safety, FAA Security and Materials Safety | |
| Commercial BreakSponsored by Boston Engineering https://www.youtube.com/embed/PEcnXbBaq7k | |
| Session Two: Market OperationalizationWhen Will the Market Develop and What Are the Catalysts? Moderator: Dr. Waseem Naqvi President, AUVSI New England, and Chief Technology Officer, Raytheon Unmanned Vehicle Systems https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bup0mrcKRRI | |
| With so many new aircraft types entering civil airspace, many organizations are predicting a significant market expansion. Some organizations are investing now to develop this market, and others are poised to enter, waiting on demand signals to appear. This panel will discuss this potential new market, any issues or roadblocks surrounding it, and catalysts to accelerate the industry. Presentations about successful collaborations between industry, academia, and the government will illustrate how some barriers are already diminishing. MARKET DEVELOPMENT Advanced Air Mobility – Market Development Andrew Jetton, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Collins Aerospace (a Raytheon Technologies company) Charlie Hipwood, President and Chief Executive Officer, MassVenturesACHIEVING AN INTEGRATED AIRSPACE Advanced Air Mobility – How Do We Get to an Integrated Airspace? Dr. Heather Arneson, Urban Air Mobility Airspace Services Technical Lead, NASA Air Traffic Management-X Dr. Waseem Naqvi, President, AUVSI New England and Chief Technology Officer, Raytheon Unmanned Vehicle SystemsEXPANDING TO ADJACENT OPPORTUNITIES Shall We Pivot to a New Market? Billy Thalheimer, Aviation Consultant Jacob Ruytenbeek, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SailPlan | |
| Keynote Session FAA UAM Update Steve Bradford Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, NextGen – Federal Aviation Administration https://www.youtube.com/embed/VMJqnkfT8uY | |
| PitchFestModerator: Apoorva Bajaj Innovation Manager, CASA Engineering Research Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst The following small and large companies, academia, and government organizations presented their services, research, and innovations at the Virtual PitchFest. Click on the links below to connect with this year’s pitch presenters. https://www.youtube.com/embed/17qHJv1P_0Y | |
| Target Arm, Inc.Autonomous Launch and Recovery of DronesSafeFlight CorporationA Standardized Platform for UAS Enforcement and ReportingAutonodyneIncreasing Autonomy of Aerial VehiclesHuman DynamicsApplied Robotics, Safer WorkplacesARE CorporationThe Intelligence You Need to Make Informed DecisionsUMass AmherstFlyNet: ‘On-the-Fly’ Workflow Management Architecture for AAM ServicesMassDOTUtilizing sUAS for Airport Obstruction AnalysisMassRoboticsWorld’s Largest Shared Innovation Center for Robotics Start-ups | |
| Day 1: Recap and Closing Remarks | |
| Thursday, January 14, 2021 | Virtual | |
| Welcome and Opening RemarksDr. Waseem Naqvi President, AUVSI New England Chief Technology Officer, Raytheon Unmanned Vehicle Systems Dr. Jeffrey DeCarlo Administrator, MassDOT Aeronautics Division https://www.youtube.com/embed/bIv4iq6ZnhI | |
| Keynote Session NASA Advanced Air Mobility Mission Davis Hackenberg Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Mission Integration Manager, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) https://www.youtube.com/embed/VqcESd2Dyi8 | |
| Commercial BreakSponsored by Kostas Research Institute at Northeastern University https://www.youtube.com/embed/chx2v47RKtE | |
| Session Three: Advanced TechnologyIdentifying Next Generation Technologies and SolutionsModerator: Peter Boynton CEO, Kostas Research Institute at Northeastern University https://www.youtube.com/embed/AWZIljbit_M | |
| Partnerships with academia serve a critical role in bringing new technologies and capabilities to the forefront for both industry and government. Typically academia focuses on cutting-edge research that may not hit the marketplace for several years. With the correct partnership models, these discoveries can quickly transition from academic labs to product lines, significantly reducing that timeline. The UAS/UAM industry boom is still in its infancy, with many advancements on its horizon. Academic research and development will play a crucial role here – and multi-sector partnerships will determine how and when products can go to market. In this session, we will discuss case studies on alliances between academia and industry related to UAS technologies and how those partnerships have helped or will help bring new products, systems, and services into the marketplace. UTM/UAM SURVEILLANCE AND WEATHER NEEDS CASA – UMass Amherst/Raytheon Radar Concept Through Production Apoorva Bajaj, Innovation Manager, CASA Engineering Research Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Ralph Stoffler, Senior Solutions Architect, RaytheonVEHICLE AND PAYLOAD COLLABORATION Enabling the Future of Autonomous Navigation Through Research Partnerships for Rapid Innovation Thomas Vaneck, Vice President and Managing Director, AeroVironment Innovation Center – New England Hanumant Singh, Professor, Kostas Research Institute at Northeastern University Matthew Kling, ECUAS Lab Director, and Senior Research Scientist, Kostas Research Institute at Northeastern UniversityAI/ML UAS Realizing AI/ML in UAS via the Air Force AI Accelerator at MIT Victor “Salsa” Lopez, Captain, U.S. Air Force | Chief of Artificial Intelligence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology AI Accelerator Sertac Karaman, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Commercial BreakSponsored by Real-Time Innovations, Inc. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ADQ40E8nALQ | |
| Session FourUsing Collaboration to Develop a MA Roadmap and Drive AAM InnovationModerator: Paige Scott Reed Partner, Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Practice, Prince Lobel Tye LLP https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z90_5ZzS_xA | |
| This session will focus on making progress in the operational integration of unmanned and autonomous air systems by aligning government, industry, and academia around next-generation aviation and creating a roadmap for Massachusetts. On behalf of the State, MassDOT Aeronautics has goals that include Enabling UAS, Counter-UAS, AAM, and Test Ranges. It needs a roadmap to build support from state and local jurisdictions and the community. The industry needs to know if there will be a market, the market ground rules, and when the market will materialize. What are the critical questions we need to be asking, and what is the order in which we answer these questions? Academia will need to help us solve this puzzle. MassAutonomy will act as the glue and the grease between all these factions, facilitating the Commonwealth’s understanding of the following questions: What public action is necessary to help develop the market? What are industry regulators and public funders likely to do? What are the further unknowns that academia might need to explore, and how should they be prioritized? MASSACHUSETTS ROLE IN AAM DEVELOPMENT What Role is Massachusetts Prepared to Play in Developing AAM? Our fundamental goal is to have the most robust aviation system we can have, that always meets the needs of industry and the traveling public, that is always safe and secure, –and… To achieve those goals, we need to have a game plan for what we need to do, and when. Dr. Jeffrey DeCarlo, Administrator, MassDOT Aeronautics Division Joseph Donovan, Managing Director, Federal Strategies Team, Nelson, Mullins, Riley & ScarboroughPOTENTIAL FOR INDUSTRY INVESTMENT What Does Industry Need to “See” to Justify Investment in (and Perhaps With) Massachusetts? Will There Be a Market, What Will the Ground Rules Be, and When Will the Market Materialize? Mr. Frank J. Serna, Principal Director, Strategic Initiatives, Draper Billy Thalheimer, Aviation ConsultantCAN MASSAUTONOMY HELP UNLOCK AAM DEVELOPMENT? How Can MassAutonomy Be the Glue and the Grease to Unlock AAM Development? How Can We (All of Us) Collaboratively Lay a Foundation and Create a Roadmap to Align Efforts and Unleash the Massachusetts AAM Market? Daniel Chiofalo, Director of Business Development, MassAutonomy Richard Davey, Partner and Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group | |
| Commercial BreakSponsored by Autonodyne https://www.youtube.com/embed/vuNn7c-E2SY | |
| Keynote Session UAS Autonomy – Industry Update Scott Newbern Chief Technology Officer, AeroVironment https://www.youtube.com/embed/WV13-fHMp6o | |
| PitchFestModerator: Apoorva Bajaj Innovation Manager, CASA Engineering Research Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst The following small and large companies, academia, and government organizations presented their services, research, and innovations at the Virtual PitchFest. Click on the links below to connect with this year’s pitch presenters. https://www.youtube.com/embed/CTDfBy3lO7g | |
| RaytheonMulti Capable Mission with Eyes on the TargetNRG SystemsVertiport Wind Sensors for UAM Flight SafetyURSA Inc.Risk Management for Autonomous Vehicles Through Telemetry AnalysisAirShare SystemsWorld’s Friendliest Guided Missile for Removing Drone ThreatsVermeerAR and AI-Enabled Tool for Drone Mission PlanningUMass Transportation CenterAdvancing Interdisciplinary Collaboration with Innovative UAS TechnologiesMassDOTUtilizing sUAS for Rail Vegetation ManagementPteroDynamicsLong Range VTOL Aircraft Manufacturer for ISR and Cargo Missions | |
| Recap and Closing Remarks | |
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