UAS Excellence at CSU Channel Islands Jason E. Miller, Ph.D. Senior Research Officer for the International Drone Expo 2015 11 December 2015
UAS Excellence at CSU Channel Islands
Jason E. Miller, Ph.D. Senior Research Officer
for the International Drone Expo 2015 11 December 2015
• CSU Channel Islands • our UAS-related experience • our UAS challenges • our UAS goals
Outline
About Channel Islands
Universities in the CSU are productive research institutions, collectively bringing in over $500,000,000 in external funding for faculty research, scholarship, and creative
activity each year
Universities in the CSU are productive research institutions, collectively bringing in over $500,000,000 in external funding for faculty research, scholarship, and creative
activity each year
You may not have known that because the CSU hasn’t been good at self-promotion
CSU Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
• Newest campus in the CSU (about 12 years young)
• fastest growing University in the U.S. • about 5,000 students; will grow to
20,000 • Hispanic Serving Institution • honors and celebrates its Chumash
heritage • strong academic programs • interdisciplinary learning part of Mission
CSU Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
• sits at the base of the Santa Monica mountains • sits on the edge of the Oxnard plain, a
productive agricultural region • near Naval Base Ventura County, home to
three Naval commands with federal research labs
• partner with the Channel Islands National Park through out Santa Rosa Island Research Station
• member of NOAA’s Collaborative Center for Unmanned Systems
CSU Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
UAS Experience
UAS-related Expertise• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura
County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
• Developed unmanned systems (terrestrial, marine, and aerial) to support faculty research
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Test Site (2013)
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
• Developed unmanned systems (terrestrial, marine, and aerial) to support faculty research
• Signed Educational Partnership Agreements with the commands at Naval Base Ventura County to support STEM innovation and education
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• Partnered with stakeholders throughout Ventura County to become an official FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (2014)
• Supported the Ventura County Office of Education’s creation of a UAS Academy for high school students
• Developed unmanned systems (terrestrial, marine, and aerial) to support faculty research
• Signed Educational Partnership Agreements with the commands at Naval Base Ventura County to support STEM innovation and education
• Joined NOAA’s Collaborative Center for Unmanned Technologies
UAS-related Expertise
UAS-related Expertise
• In 2013, campus crafted and passed a Policy on the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems on campus
• Also, established a governance system for use of UAS - the Unmanned Systems Board
• In 2015, the CSU used the Channel Islands governance system as a model for all other campuses in the CSU
UAS-related Expertise
UAS Challenges
• the FAA• Memo 7/3/14: clarification of ‘research using
UAS’ • Memo 7/3/24: education not a governmental
function • Pilot in Command requirements, Delta airspace
• the CSU Chancellor’s Office• Memo 12/17/14: No UAS without FAA permission
(i.e., COA) • Memo 2/25/15: CSU Office of General Consul
and letter of public declaration • (“Section 333 not viable option”)
UAS-related Challenges
UAS Goals
• file COA application for environmental research, application for Section 333 exemption for education & training (December 2015)
• begin teaching UAS courses, fly indoors (Spring 2016)
• research with Navy, using their Section 333; the Port of Hueneme
• develop infrastructure for AUVSI student chapter • support AMP SoCal’s efforts to grow the UAS
industry in Southern California • develop public-private partnerships to support
UAS programming
UAS-related Goals
• We are happy to share what we learn, and eager to learn from others.
Jason Miller, Ph.D. 805-437-8898 [email protected]
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