R/VFalkorUAVScience

SchmidtOceanIns9tuteStrategicAreasofStrategicFocus

1.  Commitmenttoexcellenceinoceanographicresearchopera9ons

2.  Infrastructure,plaDormandtechnologydevelopmentformarinesciences

3.  Collabora9vescien9ficresearchaboardFalkor4.  Communica9ons,educa9onandoutreach5.  Opensharingofinforma9on,dataandresearch

outcomes6.  (Suppor9ngprojectsdeemedhighriskbyother

ins9tu9onsandfundingagencies)

SCHMIDTOCEANINSTITUTE2016UAVUSE

FalkorFlightDeck

HQ-60

HQ-60

HQ-60Payload

HQ-60Assembly

HQ-60Landing

SCHMIDTOCEANINSTITUTEUPCOMINGUAVUSE

2018UAVCruises–Tasso•  FK180528•  Ship-basesIntegratedNetworkedVehicleSystems(SINVS)•  Samplingphysical,chemicalandbiologicalfeatures

•  NetOSdevelopmentandhighdegreeofautonomyandinter-assetcommunica9on

Tasso(cont.)

•  AUVs,ASVsandUAVs•  TwotypesoffixedwingUAVs(sixintotal,120”flight)•  Twotypesofmul9-copterVTOLUAVs(90”flight)•  TwoWavegliders•  Sevensmall(onepersonportable)AUVs•  OnelargerAUV•  AeriallydeployedDri`ers

Wingspan 212 cm Length 60 cm Weight Starting at 1.5 up to 3.5 Kg Endurance Up to 60 min Maximum Altitude 600 m Wind tolerance Mean 14 Kts | Max 18 Kts Camera HD 720p on-board recording and streaming / IR Communication Wi-Fi 2.4Ghz

BasedontheX8RCmodelairframehcp://www.lsts.pt/vehicles/x8fullyintegratedwiththeLSTSso`waretoolchainhcp://www.lsts.pt/toolchain

Tasso(cont.)UAVs

CruiserMini•  18m/scruisespeed•  9kgMTOW•  Catapultlaunch•  Bellyornetlanding•  Electric,1-2hr

endurance•  Flexiblepayloadbay•  1-2kgpayload

capacity•  Flexibleavionicsand

payloadsystemintegra9onwithArduPilotopensourceautopilotandmissionplanningSW

•  Telemetryon433MHzor5.8GHzradio

•  BLOS>20km

Tasso(cont.)

2019UAVCruiseProposals

•  2019proposalsares9llintheevalua9onstage•  Twoproposalsinreviewreques9ngUAVuse

2019UAVProposedProject#1

•  Project1:•  Instrumenta9onrequirementssimilarinscopeto2016UAVcruise

•  Missionscopesimilarto2016project• WouldstronglyconsiderusingLa9tudeHQ-60Bagain

2019UAVProposedProject#2

•  Project2:•  UseoftwosmallVTOLUAVstodetectderelictfishinggear

SchmidtOceanIns9tute–TheFuture•  Con9nuingtoexpanduponareasofstrategicfocus(5-10year9meframe)

•  Technologydevelopmentforresearchingmarinescience•  Interestinexploringthetransi9onfromshipbasedresearchtoinforma9ongatheringusingautonomousvehicles

•  UAVsmayplayanimportantroleindatamovementandatmosphericandseasurfaceanddatacollec9on