EMBRAER • HARRIS CORP • LOCKHEED MARTIN • NORTHROP GRUMMAN • ROCKWELL COLLINS • SPACEX • GENERAL DYNAMICS • HONEYWELL
A n O pportunity to L aunch A N ew E ra of E conomic G rowth
I n 2015 the FAA granted hundreds of exemptions for companies to operate drones and unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) in the U.S., signaling the launch of an economic sector with rapid growth potential. In 2016, according to Business Insider Intelligence, drone sales totaled $8.5 billion and are projected to reach $12 billion by 2021. The Association for UnmannedVehicle Systems International (AUVSI), projects that the total U.S. economic impact for UAS integration will exceed $82 billion by 2025, with Florida accounting for $3.8 billion of that total. By partnering with Embry-Riddle to construct and equip a UAS testing facility, the State of Florida has a unique opportunity to capitalize on this rapidly emerging economic sector early in its growth curve. As the world’s leader in aviation and aerospace education and a leader in applied research, Embry-Riddle is uniquely qualified to address the challenges—and leverage the opportunities—that the UAS sector presents. Embry-Riddle is: •A founding member of ASSURE, the FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS. Embry-Riddle is technical lead in air-traffic integration and co-lead in pilot and crew training. Embry-Riddle’s research projects will play a central role in developing regulatory policies for UAS national airspace integration. •One of the first universities in the country to offer a suite of undergraduate and graduate degrees in UAS, including Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science, Unmanned Systems Applications, Unmanned Systems, and Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Engineering. •Home to leading UAS research. The university, through a spin-off company, Heurobotics (which arose out of research from the Eagle Flight Research Center) has developed a highly intelligent, stable, and maneuverable unmanned aircraft for a variety of applications. Heurobotics recently received a Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership grant . •Developer of the first-ever comprehensive consumer guide for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
SERVING THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY
The creation of [the Unmanned Autonomous Systems Test Facility at Embry Riddle’s Research Park] in east Central Florida will undoubtedly provide highly needed training opportunities for specialized law enforcement professionals. The Volusia County Sheriff ’s Office considers Embry-Riddle as a leading university in UAS research and education. We believe the capabilities you are developing in support of law enforcement’s needs will greatly benefit our communities through improved search and rescue operations, protecting officer and citizen safety, accident and crime scene investigations, disaster management and assessment, active pursuit support, and even Fire/ EMS activities. —Michael Chitwood Sheriff Volusia County Sheriff ’s Office At Censys, we’re excited to hear about ERAU’s consideration of a soccer-field-sized drone cage for use by both academia and industry. Such a facility will enable for testing of multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the same confined airspace for traffic management and Detect-And-Avoid technologies. These collaborative testing efforts could lead to the creation of test data that can be supplied to the FAA in support of the broader UAV integration effort ongoing for U.S. airspace. We find that a drone cage facility at Embry-Riddle would support this fast-growing drone sector of the aerospace industry.
— Trevor W. Perrott Chief Executive Officer Censys Technologies Corporation
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