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Rockwell CollinsSAE ACGSC Meeting 102General Committee Briefing

October 15, 2008Damien Jourdan, Ph.D, Control Technologies

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Agenda

• Acquisition of Athena • Strategy behind acquisition• What Rockwell Collins brings to UAS market – new capabilities

and complete solutions• Sample customer programs• Convergence of manned & unmanned aviation

• Automated flight management– Sense and avoid solutions– TCAS/ADS-B/collision avoidance and 4D Nav

• High reliability aircraft control systems– Redundancy systems– Engine controls– Damage Tolerance

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About Rockwell Collins

• A global company operating from more than 60 locations in 27 countries

• 20,000 employees on our team• A uniquely balanced business across markets we serve

— Government – 50% of sales— Commercial – 50% of sales

• $4.42 billion in sales (2007)

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Why Rockwell Collins and Athena• Expanded Integrated Solutions capabilities for the UAS market

– Rockwell Collins core competencies• Communications• Navigation• Sensors

– Athena core competencies• Athena Family of versatile, compact and cost-effective flight control

systems

– End to end life cycle support– Additional synergies emerging

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Total solutions for the UAS market

• Thales/Elbit Systems Watchkeeper– UK Watchkeeper program

• Redundant INS/GPS system with Athena 411

• AAI Corporation’s Shadow– US Army

• Controlled by Athena 211e • More than 300,000 flight hours in Iraq

• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Sky Warrior

– Joint US Army/Air Force program• Athena 511 INS/GPS and air data sensor suite• Dual back-up navigation capabilities

• Alenia Aeronautica Sky X– First UCAV configuration to fly in Europe

• Athena 311 provides entire flight control and mission management system

• CEI Corporation BQM-167A Target– Air Force Subscale Aerial Target

• Athena 111

• Aurora Flight Sciences GoldenEye80– Developed under DARPA OAV-II program

• Flight control and navigation with Athena 111m• Autonomous obstacle avoidance through dynamic

rerouting

Sky Warrior

Shadow

Watchkeeper

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Solutions for Manned and Unmanned Aviation

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Automated Air Traffic

Management within the ROI

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Damage Tolerance Flight 2 – 60% Wing Loss

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Damage Tolerance

• Military Manned and Unmanned Aircraft– Reduce loss of UAVs and manned aircraft in combat– Security of US intellectual property– Facilitates greater use of UAVs– Combined with flight control redundancy; improves

reliability exponentially• Civilian Manned and Unmanned Aviation

– Fault tolerance– Upset recovery – Panic button autoland– With Rockwell Collins solutions, facilitates the convergence

of manned and unmanned aviation in commercial airspace

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