JUSC2 FY 04 ACTD Candidate Briefing

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Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD)
FY04 Candidate
Joint Unmanned Systems Common Control (JUSC2)
Briefing to Mr. Eugene Cliff Hudson Joint
Robotics Program Coordinator Office of the
Secretary of Defense (AT)
19 June 2003
Helmut H Portmann NAVSEA Panama
City (850)-234-4056 portmannhh_at_ncsc.navy.mil
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JUSC2 Background - Unmanned Systems Vision
Unmanned Systems Today
Systems Approach
(News Herald Photo Terry Barner
Vision
Common Control of Unmanned Systems
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Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules
Developed Separately - But Fully Integrated into
LCS

• Unmanned Systems
• Successive Generations
• Constantly Upgraded

Special Ops Module
Maritime Interdiction Ops Module
Mine Warfare Mission Module
Main Areas of CSS Contributions are in Red
Littoral Anti-Submarine Mission Module
Small Boat Defense Mission Module

• Standard Interfaces
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Software
• Open Architecture Non-Proprietary

Mission Modules to Counter Assymetric Threats
Platform ("Sea Frame" - Designed in 2005)

• Mines
• Swarming Small Fast Boats
• Diesel Submarines

Enablers
Common Services Support
Common Launch Recovery
Common Deck Handling
Common Command Control
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Common Control
Joint Unmanned Systems Common Control (JUSC2) ACTD
Warfighting Need

• Unmanned systems are now recognized as critical
  components
• of all aspects of modern warfare cross DoD
• However, unmanned systems today are largely
  stovepiped with
• their own unique control systems ... which are
  not interoperable
• across the services
• Every new unmanned system comes with its own
  control
• system ... too expensive to acquire, operate,
  and sustain in large
• numbers

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Joint Unmanned Systems Common Control (JUSC2)
ACTD Utility / Warfighter Benefits

• Integrate the Best Components of Current UAV,
  UGV, USV, and UUV Control Systems
• and Joint Standards into an Open Architecture
  Common Control System

• One control system for air/sea/land unmanned
  systems (lower acquisition )
• Optimized (minimized) manning to control large
  numbers (reduce manning)
• Joint Interoperability via Open Architecture
  Interface Standards
• Reduced training cost via Joint Service
  Operator Control Interface Toolkit

Take Advantage of Unique Opportunity Provided by
Navy's Significant Plans for Unmanned Systems
with High Speed Vessel and Littoral Combat Ship
- by extending OSDs Standards Initiatives
Across Navy Unmanned Systems
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Joint / Combined Operations
JUSC2 ACTD Provides OSD a Lever to Reduce
Duplication and Significantly Increase Unmanned
Systems Interoperability Across the Services and
Coalitions

• Show that UAV Standards (NATO STANAGS) and UGV
  Standards (JAUS)
• can be Integrated and Extended into a Coherent
  set of OSD Standards
• across all Unmanned Systems Categories /
  Families
• Eliminate the "Ptolemy" view of every unmanned
  systems developer
• that their control system should be the
  "center" that common control is
• built around
• Deliver and demonstrate a set of open
  architecture interface standards
• that enable true Joint interoperability of
  unmanned systems across
• all DoD services and coalition partners

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Basic Concept Overview
Joint Unmanned Systems Common Control (JUSC2)
A Common Control Architecture for All DoD
Unmanned Systems
Warfighter Benefits
The Machine Interface
The Comms
The Processing
The Human Interface
STANAGs JAUS
Real Time Functions
Non-Real Time Functions
RF WAN
Mission Application 1
Reduce Materiel Footprint, Manning, Cost, and
Training for Unmanned Systems
H C I T O O L K I T
USAF
U N I V E R S A L
Integrated Warfare Systems Open Architecture
Legacy, Emergent, and Future Unmanned Systems
Mission Application 2
NAVY
Common Radio Set
...
Mission Application N
ARMY
Homeland Defense
C4I Application
C4I
Provide Interoperability of UAVs, USVs, UGVs, and
UUVs Across all Services and Potentially
Coalitions
Build on Naval Open Architecture Framework
Incorporate Best Features of Navy Unmanned
Systems Control
Build on HLD/CT US Management Human Computer
Interface
Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) and FORCENet
Compliant

• Tactical Control System (TCS) for UAVs
• AN/WLD-1 Control System for USVs
• AN/ BLQ-11 Mission Planning System for UUVs
• Integrated Combat Weapon System (ICWS) for HSV

NATO STANAGS Joint Architecture for Unmanned
Systems (JAUS)
A Common Service-Configurable Unmanned
Systems Management Human Computer
Interface (HCI) for DoD Wide Use
A Common RF Communications Wide Area Network
(WAN) that can Accommodate Large Numbers
of Unmanned Systems
Joint Interface Standards that Allow Common
Control of all DoD Unmanned Systems
A Processing Architecture that can Concurrently
Manage Large Numbers of Unmanned Systems and the
Data that they Generate
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Joint Unmanned Systems Common Control (JUSC2)
Building Blocks / Foundation for ACTD
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Joint USAF and Navy Common Control Demo (Feb 03)

• Common Control of 3 USAF and 5 Navy Unmanned
  Systems
• Significant step towards expanding JAUS
  standards
• Established foundation for Unmanned Systems
  "Management" paradigm

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Navy Experimentation with High Speed Vessel
HSV-X2 (FY 03)

• Control unmanned systems with Integrated Combat
  Weapons System (ICWS)
• Initial focus on Mine Warfare lay foundation
  for ACTD to build on

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Building Block
Joint USAF and Navy Common Control Demo (Feb 03)
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US Air Force (AFRL Tyndall) and US Navy (NAVSEA
Panama City)

• High-Level Concurrent Management of Large
  Number of
• Unmanned Systems (5 Navy 3 Air Force
  Unmanned Systems)
• Incorporates Human Factors Engineering
  Principles
• Designed to Allow Optimum (Minimum) Number of
  Operators to
• Concurrently "Manage" and Assimilate Data from
  Large Numbers
• of Unmanned Systems
• Scaleable and Expandable to Joint Service
  Missions and Applications

Incident Command Console
Common Unmanned Systems Management Console
Network
Network Control
JAUS Compliant Operator Control Units (OCUs)
ROV OCU
RF Link C2 Data 900 MHz Video 1.8GHz
Wireless Ethernet Network 802.11b JAUS Compliant
Tether from USV to ROV
Networked Sensors
EEL
ASH
ARTS
TIGER
MAV
Crawler
REMUS
Navy ROV
Navy USV
Navy UGV
Navy UGV
Air Force UAV
Air Force UGV
Air Force UGV
Navy UUV
Converted to JAUS
Converted to JAUS
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Building Block
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Navy Experimentation with High Speed Vessel
HSV-X2 (FY 03)
Integrated Combat Weapons System (ICWS)
Lisa Tindell Email Tindelllc_at_ncsc.navy.mil Phone
[phone]
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Integrated Combat Weapons System (ICWS)
New - High Speed Vessel (HSV)
Unmanned Vehicle Command and Control
Ship Command and Control
Open Architecture Interface Standards
UAV
UGV
UUV
USV
Tactical Situation
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Integrated Combat Weapons System (ICWS)
HSV System Architecture
High Availability Sun Servers RAID
NT Server
Video Output to Remote Monitors
Camera Video
Multi-Function Common Workstations
Unclassified LAN
Router
Ethernet Network
Router
RMS DTS
SCC
UVCC
IT-21
Fiber Optic
GPS
Navigation Radar
Comms
Gyro
Speed Log
GCCS-M
Echo Sounder
Anemometer
Ethernet Network
MEDAL 7.X
Comms
Milvan
Milvan
WLD-1
External to ICWS
BPAUV
11 m RHIB USV (1)
REMUS
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Integrated Combat Weapons System (ICWS)
Path Forward to LCS
FY 07
FY 03
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 02
ICWS
ICWS
Future Experimentation
HSV X2 Delivery
PMS 490 Acquisition Program RMS
totally integrated into ICWS
MIW Mission Module for LCS
JUSC2 ACTD
UV Common Control for LCS
LCS Flight 0 Ship 1 Delivery
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Basic Technologies
Open Architecture Ethernet LAN in JUSC2 Testbed
Interface / Translator or Software Adaptation
Interface / Translator or Software Adaptation
Interface / Translator or Software Adaptation
Interface / Translator or Software Adaptation
Open Architecture Interface Standards
ASW
MIW
SBD
....
TCS UAV Planner / Control / Data Software
JRP UGV Planner / Control / Data Software
AN/BLQ-11 UUV Mission Planner / Data Software
AN/WLD-1 USV Planner / Control / Data Software
Mission Specific Functional Software Components
Common Operational Picture Unmanned
Systems Management
Standards
Standards
Standards
Standards
Apply Standards to as Many LCS Unmanned Systems
as Practical
RF Wide Area Network
Standards
Standards
Standards
Standards
Legend
Open Architecture Interface Standards
Adapt Existing/Planned HW / SW
JUSC2 Development Goal
Provided by HSV FY03 Experimentation
USV
UUV
Mission Components
UAV
UGV
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Joint Unmanned Systems Common Control (JUSC2)
Application of Standards Emerging as Key Element
Challenge - Help OSD Determine the Way Ahead
in Combining JAUS Standards and STANAGS into
one Coherent Set of Standards Across DoD and
Coalition Partners
Emergent - ICOG / NATO 5 Powers Agreement
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Some Ongoing Initiatives Towards Unmanned Systems
Standards
UAV Roadmap 2002-2027
UAV Interoperability Working Group
USD (ATL)
NATO STANAGS
Co-Chairs
Mr. Dyke Weatherington

• Maj. Jim McCormick (USAF)
• Mr. Stick Wellman (JFCOM)

Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS)
Joint Robotics Program
JAUS Working Group
JAUS Standards
Chair

• Mr. Robert Wade (USA)

Mr. Cliff Hudson
PEO LMW
FY02 Standards Study Team Report
UUV Standards Working Group
RDML Denny Morral
UUV Standards (Objective)
FY 02 Chair

• Mr. Chris Egan (NUWC)

PMS 403 CAPT John Lambert
Expand to Include USV Standards
UUV USV Standards (Objective)
PMS 490 CAPT Terry Briggs
TBD
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Joint Unmanned Systems Common Control (JUSC2)
Proposed Coordination Method for JUSC2 ACTD
OSD Oversight Group
Chair Ms. Sue Payton
Operational Manager CAPT Mike Kynett
Transition Manager Mr. Jim Heller
Technical Manager Mr. Helmut Portmann
Transition Team
Technical Team
CONOPS/TTP Team
ACTD Advisory / Coordination Structure
Open Architecture Processing
Human Computer Interface
RF Comms
Standard Interface
Air Warfare
UAV Interoperability IPT
UAV
UUV Standards Team PMS 403
UUV
Naval Warfare
USV Standards Team PMS 490
USV
Land Warfare
JAUS Working Group
UGV
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Demonstration Plan
CONOPS Limited Objective Demo (FY04/05)
Integration Testbed (CSS Panama City)
USAF UGV Test Range (AFRL Tyndall AFB)
UAV
Scenario HSV Conducting Ops Near Panama City
using a Number of UUVs and USVs
Controlled by Integrated
Combat Weapon System (ICWS)
JUSC2 Lab Testbed
UGV
ICWS

• Demonstrate Control Handoff of UUVs and USVs
• from ICWS on HSV to JUSC2 at CSS
• Demonstrate Control Handoff of UGVs and UAV
• from AFRL Tyndall to JUSC2 at CSS Lab
• Demonstrate Concurrent Control of USVs, UUVs,
• UGVs, and UAV from JUSC2

USV
UUV
UUV
USV
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Players

• Lead Service Navy
• Sponsoring Commander USJFCOM
• Technical Manager (TM) NAVSEA NSWCDD,
  Panama City Site
• Operational Manager (OM) USJFCOM
• Transition Manager (XM) PMS 501 (for
  Navy)
• Industry TBD
• DoD Agencies JRP, DTRA, OSD(AT)
• Supporting Services USAF (AFRL-Tyndall AFB)
  Army FCS
• Supporting CINCs EUCOM, SOCOM

Proposed or In Coordination / Staffing
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Investment
Navy Cash Investment 20.5M OSD Cash
Investment 9.0M
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Schedule
Pre-ACTD
ACTD Experimentation
Residual
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
Pre-ACTD / Risk Reduction
HSV Exp / UNmanned Systems Testbed DTRA HLD / CT
Experiments
JUSC2 ACTD
1 Systems Engineering Technical
Management 2 Standards Strategy Roadmap 3
RF Wide Area Network 4 Integration of Open
Architecture Control Processing Subsystems 5
Unmanned Systems Management Human Computer
Interface 6 CONOPS, Demonstrations, Reporting
, Operational Management 7 Transition
to Surface Combatants
Legacy Systems Backfit JAUS V4.0
Certification / Training
Design
Dev / Experimentation
Transition
HSV Experimentation
Demo 1
Demo 2
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Federation of Legacy Control Systems - JUSC2
Spiral 0 Option for FLC Flight 0
LCS Common Control
LCS Mission Zone
Mission Module Components
USV Control System RMFS/DTS
USV Server
Standard LCS Consoles
RMS
SPARTAN
11m RHIB
10' or 20 ISO Container
UAV Server
UAV Control System TCS
Foreign UAV (TBD)
VTUAV
10' or 20' ISO Container
UUV Server
REMUS
BPAUV
UGV Server
COMMS
UGVs (Future)
OA Standard Interface Applied to All Systems
Unmanned Systems Standard Interface (JAUS,
STANAGs, etc...) Applied to Selected Systems
UVCC Server

• BPAUV Control and REMUS Control Integrated
• into UUV Server (Cable Hookup for Comms)
• SPARTAN Control and 11m RHIB Control
• Integrated into USV Control System (DTS Van)
• LCS Common Control Built on ICWS Architecture

Common Services Server
LCS CC
Note This configuration represents one option
for LCS Flight 0 Indicative Design for Unmanned
Systems Common Control other configuration
options are also being developed
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Getting Ready (FY03)
LCS Mission Zone Testbed (High Bay and Exterior)
Building 470
Alley
371
Floor 1 High Bay
JUSC2 Common Control Testbed
ONR ISOs
Unmanned Systems SIM/STIM
Floor 2 Common Control Testbed
Floor 2 Simulation Development Laboratory
MILCON (FY04)
LCS Mission Modules / Common Control Testbed