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StandardOperatingProceduresforUASatCSUChannelIslands
WARNING:ThisdocumentcontainsproprietarymaterialsofOryxUnmannedSystemsandshouldnotbecirculated.
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Table of Contents
OPERATINGUASONCAMPUSREQUIRESPRIORAPPROVAL.................................................................3
CREWTRAININGREQUIREMENTS........................................................................................................3CREWMEMBERPOSITIONS.............................................................................................................................3
Observer(OBS).....................................................................................................................................3MissionCommander(MC)...................................................................................................................3AirVehicleOperator(AVO)..................................................................................................................3PilotinCommand(PIC)........................................................................................................................4GroundCrew........................................................................................................................................4GroundCrewChief...............................................................................................................................4
VISUALOBSERVERS..............................................................................................................................5CIPARKOBSERVERRESPONSIBILITIES:.............................................................................................................5
LAUNCHANDRECOVERY......................................................................................................................6TAKEOFF:....................................................................................................................................................6AFTERENGINESTART:...................................................................................................................................6RECOVERY:.................................................................................................................................................6
LOSTCOMMUNICATIONPROCEDURES.................................................................................................8
LOSTLINK/MISSIONPROCEDURES......................................................................................................9MISSIONPROCEDURES:.................................................................................................................................9
CIPark:.................................................................................................................................................9
SYSTEMDESCRIPTION–AIRCRAFTDESCRIPTION...............................................................................113DROBOTICSIRIS+....................................................................................................................................11
Specifications:....................................................................................................................................11
SYSTEMDESCRIPTION–COMMUNICATIONSYSTEM..........................................................................14
SYSTEMDESCRIPTION–CONTROLSTATION.......................................................................................15CONTROLLERFUNCTIONS:...........................................................................................................................15
CIPARKOPERATINGAREA:................................................................................................................17
CIPARKIRIS+STANDARDOPERATINGPROCEDURES..........................................................................18SITESAFETY..............................................................................................................................................18LAUNCHANDLANDINGPROCEDURES.............................................................................................................18FLIGHTOPERATIONS...................................................................................................................................18OBSERVERRESPONSIBILITIES........................................................................................................................19MCRESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................................................................................194. EMERGENCYPROCEDURES....................................................................................................................19IMPORTANTCONTACTINFO.........................................................................................................................20
SYSTEMDESCRIPTION–CERTIFIEDTSOCOMPONENTS......................................................................21
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OperatingUASonCampusRequiresPriorApprovalPursuanttoUniversityPolicyonUnmannedSystems(AA.01.005),anyindividualorgroupwantingtoflyUASonthepropertyofCSUChannelIslandsmustobtainpriorwrittenapprovalfromtheUniversity’sUASBoard.
InformationforapplyingforpermissiontoflyUASoncampuspropertycanbefoundonlineathttp://www.csuci.edu/rsp/uas/.
ThisdocumentdoesnotdescribethisapplicationprocessorlimitationsthattheUASBoardhasputonUASoperationsoncampus.Rather,thisdocumentdescribesthestandardoperatingproceduresthatemployeesandstudentsareexpectedtofollowwhenoperatingUASoncampusorasrepresentativesoftheUniversity.
CrewTrainingRequirements
Crewmember Posit ions
Observer (OBS) InitialqualificationoftheOBSwillbeginwiththesuccessfulcompletionofFAAAviationGroundSchool.Thestudentwillthenneedtocomplete30minutesofflighttimeinanOBSroll.Afterthecompletionofthemandatory30minutesofflighttime,acheckridemaybeadministeredbyaqualifiedinstructor.Thecheckridewillconsistofafullpreflight,launchandrecoveryandwillevaluatethestudent’sknowledgeofproceduresandresponsibilitiesaswellastheirabilitytoperformtheOBSduties.OnceastudentOBShaspassedtheircheckride,theymaybedesignatedasanOBSbytheCSUCIUnmannedSystemsBoard.
Mission Commander (MC) OnlyqualifiedObserverswillbeallowedtobeginMCtraining.ThestudentwillthenneedtocompleteafamiliarizationflightandaseparateevaluationflightperformingthedutiesofanMCwhileunderinstructionbeforeheorshemaybedesignatedasaMCbytheCSUCIUnmannedSystemsBoard.
Air Vehicle Operator (AVO) InitialAVOqualificationtrainingwillbeconductedbyaninstructordesignatedbytheCSUCIUnmannedSystemsBoard.StudentAVO’smustsuccessfullycompleteacertifiedFAAAviationGroundSchoolbeforethefirstflightofanunmannedaircraft(doesnotincludesimulators).Aminimumof10simulatorhoursand30minutesofflighttimewillberequiredforeachAVO.Atleast5hoursofsimulatortimemustbecompletedbeforetakingthecontrolsonaflightevent.Aftersatisfyingtheminimumrequirementsundertheguidanceofaqualifiedinstructoranddeemedreadytoprogressbythatinstructor,astudentwillberequiredtopassacheckride.Thecheckridewillconsistofafullpreflight,
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launchandrecoverywhileundertheevaluationofaqualifiedinstructor.Studentswillbeevaluatedontheirknowledgeof:
• theunmannedaircraftsystem• preflightprocedures• sitesafetyprocedures• emergencyproceduresandprotocols• crewresourcemanagement
Studentsshouldbeabletodemonstratepositivecontroloftheaircraftandbeabletotakeoffandlandwithinaspecifiedspace.FinaldesignationasanAVOwillbeatthediscretionoftheCSUCIUnmannedSystemsBoard.
Pilot in Command (PIC) ThePICmustbeasufficientlyexperiencedAVOthatisqualifiedintheaircraftheorsheissigningfor.ThePICmustbedesignatedinwritingbytheCUSCIUnmannedSystemsBoardpriortosigningforanyaircraft.
Ground Crew • GroundCrewpersonnelshallattendaMaintenanceTrainingcoursetaughtbyaCSUCIqualified
instructor.Thecoursewillcover:• Systemsetup• CompassCalibration• ComputerInterface• Replacementparts• PropellerSafety• ShopSafety• SoftwareUpdates• RecordsManagement
Oncethecourseiscomplete,apracticaldemonstrationofthetopicslistedaboveshallbecompletedunderthesupervisionofaqualifiedinstructor.FinaldesignationasaGroundCrewmemberwillbeatthediscretionoftheCSUCIUnmannedSystemsBoard.
Ground Crew Chief TheGroundCrewChiefmustbeasufficientlyexperiencedGroundCrewmemberexperiencedintheaircraftsystemtobeworkedon.GroundCrewChiefdesignationswillbegivenatthediscretionoftheCSUCIUnmannedSystemsBoard.
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VisualObserversSummary:ThisdescribesthevisualsurveillanceplanusedfortheIris+UAS.
Description:Forthepurposeofsee-and-avoid,visualobserversmustbeutilizedatalltimes.TheAirVehicleOperator(AVO)andObserverwillensurethereisasafeoperatingdistancebetweenmannedandunmannedaircraftatalltimes.Sinceallflightswilloccurbelow320’AGL,itisunlikelythatairtrafficwillbesharingthesameairspace.TheObserverwillmaintainvisualline-of-sightcontactwiththeaircrafttoensuretheareaisclear.
CI Park Observer Responsibi l it ies: • TheObservershallensuretherequiredsitesafetyequipmentisreadilyaccessiblepriorto
startingengines.• TheObservershallbestationednexttotheAVOandassistinclearingthehazardareaofany
personnelpriortostartingengines.• Duringflight,theObservershallassisttheAVObyadvisingofanypersonnelontheground,any
airtraffic,andclearoutanypersonnelintheeventofanemergency.
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LaunchandRecoverySummary:The3DRoboticsIris+usesaverticaltakeoffandlandingsystemcontrolledbyeitheranRCcontrollerorautonomouslyusingautopilotandGPS.
Takeoff: Priortostartingengines:
• TheAirVehicleOperator(AVO)shallensurethattheaircrafthasbeenthoroughlyinspectedandisinagoodflyingcondition.
• TheAVOshallverifythatanaltitudelimitof320feetAboveGroundLevel(AGL)andarangelimitof980feetisloadedintotheaircraftparameters.
• TheAVOshallchecklocalweatherforhighwinds(20ktsorgreater)andstormsinthearea.Operationswillbeterminatedifweatherconditionsdonotmeetminimumrequirementsof:
• Windspeedlessthan20kts• VisualMeteorologicalConditions(VMC)• TheAVOshallensureanObserverisposted.• TheObservershallensuretherequiredsitesafetyequipmentisreadilyaccessible.• TheAVOshallensurethatpersonnelareatleast20feetawayandthatallchecklistsare
complete.• TheObservershallnotifyCamarilloTower/SantaRosaIslandNationalParkServicePersonnelof
thecommencementofUASflightactivitiesandattheconclusionofflightactivitiesaswellasprovidethetowerwithagoodcontactnumberincaseofanemergency.
After engine start: • Allpersonnelnotinvolvedinflyingshallremainatleast20ftawayfromflightpersonnelandthe
aircraft.• Oncethethrottleisengagedbeyond50%,theaircraftwillbegintoliftofftheground.• Duringflight,theobservershallassisttheAVObyadvisingofanypersonnelontheground,any
airtraffic,andclearoutanypersonnelintheeventofanemergency.
Recovery: Whenreadytoland,theAVOmaychoosetoeither:
• ActivatetheLANDswitch-Thisswitch,whenactivatedtellstheaircrafttolandatitscurrentposition.
• ActivatetheReturntoLaunch(RTL)switch-Thisswitchisprogramedtomaketheaircraftreturntothelaunchpointautomaticallyandland.
• Landtheaircraftmanuallyusingthethrottle• IfinAUTOmode,theaircraftwilllandatthepre-programmedposition
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Priortoinitiatingthelandingsequence,theAVOwillensurethatnon-flightcrewpersonnelareatleast20feetawayandthelandingareaisclearofhazards.Afterlanding,theengineswillbeshutdownbytheAVOandthebatterywillbedisconnected.
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LostCommunicationProceduresSummary:TheseproceduresoutlinetheactionstobetakenintheeventtheAirVehicleOperator(AVO)orObserverlosesradiocommunication.
• IntheeventthatVHFradiocontactislostbetweentheAVOandAirTrafficControl(ATC),theAVOwilluseacellphonetocontactCamarilloTower.IfoperatingonSantaRosaIsland,theAVOwilllandtheaircraftandarunnerwillbesentbacktotheNationalParkServiceHeadquartersbuildingtogetnewradiosandre-establishradiocommunication.Flightoperationswillceaseuntilradiocommunicationcanbere-established.
• TheAVOandObserverwillgenerallybewithinafewfeetofeachotherandinconstantvocalcommunicationthroughouttheflight.IntheeventthattheAVOandObserverareunabletocommunicatewitheachother,theflightwillbestoppedandtheaircraftwillbebroughtbacktoland.
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LostLink/MissionProceduresSummary:TheseproceduresoutlineactionstobetakenintheeventaflightcrewencountersalossoflinkbetweentheRCcontrollerandtheaircraftoralossofGPSsignal.Thecausalfactorsofeachofthesesituationswillbethoroughlyinvestigatedandremediatedpriortoanysubsequentflightattempts.EachoftheseoccurrenceswillberecordedandthedatawillbeprovidedtotheFAA.TheIris+ControllermonitorsboththeconnectionstrengthwiththeaircraftaswellasGPSsignalstrength.Shouldeitherappeartobedegraded,theaircraftwillbebroughtbacktoland,andthesituationwillbeinvestigated.
• LostLink–IftheaircraftlosescontactwiththeRCtransmitter,itwilllandautomatically,indicatedbyablinkingyellowstatusLED.IfitlosesRCsignalduringamission,itwillreturntothelaunchpointbeforelanding.TheAirVehicleOperator(AVO)willnotifypersonnelintheareaofthesituationandtheObserverwillensurethelandingzoneisclear.
• LossofGPS–IftheaircraftlosesGPSsignalinaflightmodethatrequiresGPS(loiter,auto,return-to-launch,guided),itwilllandautomatically,indicatedbyablinkingblueandyellowstatusLEDandahigh-high-high-lowtone.TheAVOwillnotifypersonnelintheareaofthesituationandtheObserverwillensurethelandingzoneisclear.
Mission Procedures:
CI Park: • AllflightoperationsshallremainwithinthelimitsofCamParkasdepictedinFigure1.• Operatorsshallnotintentionallyoverflypersonnel.• Flyingisnotallowedoverthebarn,parkinglot,pitareas,ortheaccessroaddepictedinFigure1.• Aircraftshallnotexceed320ftAGL.
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Figure1:CIParkOperatingArea
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SYSTEMDESCRIPTION– AircraftDescription
3D Robotics Ir is+ Description:The3DRoboticsIris+isasmallunmannedquadcopterusedforaerialimaging.Itusesanopen-sourceautopilotcapableofmanagingallphasesofflightaswellasconfiningtheaircrafttoapre-loadedgeographicalarea(geo-fencing)usingGPS.Withaweightoflessthan5lbs,thisaircraftiseasilymaneuveredandcontrolled.Themaximumflighttimeis22minutesbutvariesgreatlywithpayloadandwindconditions.
Specif ications: Autopilot: Pixhawkv2.4.5Firmware: ArduCopter3.2GPS: 3DRuBloxGPSwithCompass(LEA-6Hmodule,5Hzupdate)Telemetryradio: 3DRRadioTelemetryv2(915MHzor433MHz)Motors: 950kVFrametype: VPropellers: 9.5x4.5T-Motormultirotorself-tighteningcounterclockwise(2)
9.5x4.5T-Motormultirotorself-tighteningclockwise(2)Battery: 3S5.1Ah8ClithiumpolymerLowbatteryvoltage: 10.5VMaximumvoltage: 12.6VBatterycelllimit: 3SBatteryweight:320gWeightwithbattery: 1282gHeight: 100mmMotor-to-motor: 550mmPayloadcapacity: 400g(.8lbs)Radiorange: upto1km(.6miles)Flighttime: 16-22minutes*
*Flighttimevarieswithpayload,windconditions,elevation,temperature,humidity,flyingstyle,andpilotskill.Listedflighttimeappliestoelevationslessthan2,000ftabovesealevel.
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Figure1:Iris+FrontView
Figure2:Iris+RearView
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Figure3:ListofParts
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SYSTEMDESCRIPTION– CommunicationSystemSummary:ThisdescribesthecommunicationsystemusedbytheflightcrewtheIris+UAS.
Description :
• CrewCoordination–Theflightcrewwillcommunicateviaverbalresponses.Ifthedistancebecomestoogreatforfacetofacecommunications,thecrewwillusehandheldradios.
• CommunicationwithATC(CamPark)–CommunicationwithAirTrafficControl(ATC)willbeaccomplishedprimarilybyCellularTelephone.Priortoeachflightperiod,thecrewwillnotifyCamarilloToweroftheirintentiontoinitiateUASflightactivities,thedurationoftheflightevent,andaprimaryandsecondarycontactnumbertobereachedatintheeventofanemergency.
• CommunicationwithNationalParkService(NPS)Personnel(SantaRosaIsland)–CommunicationwithNPSpersonnelwillbeaccomplishedprimarilybyrangeradio.Priortoeachflightperiod,thecrewwillcheckoutrangeradiosattheNPSHeadquartersbuilding.Afterarrivingattheoperatingarea,thecrewwilltesttheradiosbycontactingNPSpersonnel.ThecrewwillthennotifyingthemoftheirintentiontoinitiateUASflightactivitiesandthedurationoftheflighteventincaseofanemergency.
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SYSTEMDESCRIPTION– ControlStationSummary:Thissystemusesthe3DRoboticsIris+Controllertooperatetheaircraft.
Description:The3DRoboticsIris+Controlleroperatesonthe915MHzfrequencyandhasthreeflightmodesofoperations(Standard,Loiter,andAutomatic).
Control ler Functions: • Standard–ThismodeprovidestheoperatoranaltitudeholdfunctionbutdoesnotuseGPSto
maintainposition.• Loiter–ThismodeprovidestheoperatorwithbothanaltitudeholdfunctionaswellasGPS
aidedpositionhold.• Auto–ThismodeallowsGPSwaypointstobeprogrammedintotheautopilot.WhenAUTOis
selectedtheaircraftwillautomaticallyflytheseriesofwaypointsandland.• GimbalControl–ThisTILTknoballowstheoperatortocontroltheangleofthecamerainflight.• Land(CH7)–Thisswitch,whenactivatedtellstheaircrafttolandatitscurrentposition.• ReturntoLaunch(RTL)–Thisswitchisprogramedtomaketheaircraftreturntothelaunch
pointautomaticallyandland.• Geofence–Thisfunctionisprogrammedintotheautopilotpriortoflightandallowsavirtual
safetyfencetobecreated.Thissafetyfencerestrictstheaircrafttowithin980ftofthelaunchpointandunder320ftinaltitude.
ControllerData:Thecontrollerprovidestheoperatorwithavarietyofdatainflightincluding:
• GPSstatus• Connectionstrength• Altitude• Speed• Distancefromlaunchpoint• Flighttime• Currentflightmode• GPSsignalstrength• Flightbatterylevel• FlightbatterymAhconsumedsincearmed• CurrentLatitudeandLongitude• Controllerbatterylevel
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Figure1:Iris+ControllerData
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CIParkOperatingArea:
Figure1:CamParkOperatingArea
Figure2:CamParkNavChart
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CIParkIris+StandardOperatingProcedures
Site Safety 1. Anytimeaircraftarebeingoperatedatthesite,thefollowingshallbeonhandandreadily
accessible:a. Watersourceb. Fireextinguisherc. Cellphonecapableofcalling911d. Shovele. Firstaidkitf. Fireproofboxg. Protectivegloves
2. Ifafirebreaksoutonsiteanditcannotbesafelyhandledusingonsitemethods,evacuatetheareaimmediatelyandcall911.
Launch and Landing Procedures 1. Pre-launchinspectionsshallbeconductedbeforeflightandincludeagroundbasedtestofthe
antennalinkstatusforpropercommunications.Anydiscrepanciesinthelinkstatusshallbeaddressedandfixedpriortoalaunchattempt.
2. Priortostartingengines:a. ThePICshallensurethattheaircrafthasbeenthoroughlyinspectedandisinagood
flyingcondition.b. ThePICshallverifythatanaltitudelimitof400ftAboveGroundLevel(AGL)andarange
of1500ftisloadedintotheaircraftparameters.c. ThePICshallchecklocalweatherforhighwindsandstormsinthearea.d. ThePICshallensureanMC/OBSisposted.e. TheOBSshallensuretherequiredsitesafetyequipmentlistedin1.aisreadily
accessible.f. ThePICshallensurethatpersonnelareatleast10feetawayandthatallchecklistsare
complete.g. TheMCshallnotifyCamarilloTowerofthecommencementofUASflightactivitiesand
attheconclusionofflightactivitiesaswellasprovidethetowerwithagoodcontactnumberincaseofanemergency.
3. Allpersonnelnotinvolvedinflyingshallremainbehindthewhitesafetyline.
Fl ight Operations 1. AllflightoperationsshallremainwithinthelimitsofCamParkasdepictedinFigure1.
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2. Operatorsshallnotintentionallyoverflypersonnel.3. Flyingisnotallowedoverthebarn,parkinglot,pitareas,ortheaccessroaddepictedinFigure1.4. Aircraftshallnotexceed400ftAGL.5. Thenumberofaircraftairborneatthesametimeshallnotexceed1perPIC.
Observer Responsibi l it ies 1. TheobservershallassisttheAVOinclearingthehazardareaofanypersonnelpriortostarting
engines.2. Duringflight,theobservershallassisttheAVObyadvisingofanypersonnelontheground,any
airtraffic,andclearoutanypersonnelintheeventofanemergency.
MC Responsibi l i t ies 1. TheMCshallensureadequatecellphonecoveragepriortoflightoperations.2. Intheeventofanemergency,theMCshallnote:
a. Timeofincidentb. AircraftTailNumberc. Namesofaircrewinvolvedd. Weatherconditionse. Location
3. Foranyemergencylistedbelow,theMCshallcontactJasonMiller(660-234-5028or805-437-8898)whenitispracticabletodoso.
4. Emergency Procedures 5. LostLink–IftheaircraftlosescontactwiththeRCtransmitter,itwilllandautomatically,
indicatedbyablinkingyellowstatusLED.IfitlosesRCsignalduringamission,itwillreturntothelaunchpointbeforelanding.TheAVOwillnotifypersonnelintheareaofthesituationandtheMC/OBSwillensurethelandingzoneisclear.
6. LossofGPS–IftheaircraftlosesGPSsignalinaflightmodethatrequiresGPS(loiter,auto,return-to-launch,guided),itwilllandautomatically,indicatedbyablinkingblueandyellowstatusLEDandahigh-high-high-lowtone.TheAVOwillnotifypersonnelintheareaofthesituationandtheMC/OBSwillensurethelandingzoneisclear.
7. LowBattery–Ifthebatteryreaches25%charge,theaircraftwilllandautomatically,indicatedbyablinkingyellowstatusLEDandaquickrepeatingtone.Ifthebatteryrunslowduringamission,thedronewillreturntothelaunchpointbeforelanding.TheAVOwillnotifypersonnelintheareaofthesituationandtheMC/OBSwillensurethelandingzoneisclear.
8. EngineOut–Intheeventofanengineout,theAVOshallnotifyanypersonnelneartheaircraftatthetimeaswellascutpowertotheremainingengines.TheAVOandObserverwillthenproceedouttothecrashsitewithafireextinguisher,apairofprotectiveglovesandafireproofbox.
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Ifafirehasstarted,attempttoputoutthefirewiththefireextinguisherifitissafetodoso.Ifthefirehasspreadbeyondcontrolwithafireextinguisher,evacuatetoasafeareaimmediatelyandcall911.
Afterthefireisout,oriftherewasnofireatall,thebatteryshallbeinspectedforintegrity.Ifthebatteryisintactanditissafetodoso,theaircraftmayberemovedfromthesiteandbroughtbacktothehomebase.Ifthebatteryshowsanysignsofleakage,bulging,orsmoking,thebatteryshallbehandledwithprotectiveglovesandplacedinafireproofboxfortransportanddisposal.
9. FlyAway–Intherareeventofanuncontrolledflyaway,theAVOshouldmakeeveryattempttoregaincontroloftheaircraftwhiletheMCnotifiesCamarillotoweroftheapproximatealtitude,direction,andbatterytimeremaining.
Duringanyeventwheretheaircraftisdisplayingunusualactivity,orisinanemergencysituation,alwaysbereadytoswitchtostabilizemodeandlandtheaircraftmanuallytopreventanunsafesituation.
Important Contact Info 10. Emergency–Dial91111. CampusPolice(Non-emergency)–(805)437-844412. JasonMiller–(660)234-502813. CamarilloTower–(805)388-9730
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SYSTEMDESCRIPTION–CertifiedTSOComponentsSummary:TherearenocertifiedTSOcomponentsusedinthe3DRoboticsIris+UASbeingtestedaspartofthisCOAapplication.
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