{"id":20521,"date":"2021-04-27T14:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T19:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=20521"},"modified":"2021-05-26T16:54:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T21:54:22","slug":"second-to-none-und-and-the-northern-plains-uas-test-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2021\/04\/second-to-none-und-and-the-northern-plains-uas-test-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Second to none: UND and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research legacy, successful partnerships build strong relationship between UND, Northern Plains UAS Test Site\"\"<\/h4>\n

Given that the Northern Plains UAS Test Site has its fingers on the pulse of a $100 billion industry, Executive Director Nicholas Flom feels lucky to have friends only five keypad digits away.<\/p>\n

From his office at the UND Tech Accelerator, Flom presides over one of the nation\u2019s seven unmanned aircraft systems test sites<\/a> supporting the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s charge to integrate drones into the national airspace system.<\/p>\n

So, when a new task or initiative lands on the Test Site\u2019s doorstep, it\u2019s meaningful that experts at the University of North Dakota can be there at moment\u2019s notice, whether by a five-digit phone number or a brisk walk across the parking lot.<\/p>\n

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Nicholas Flom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIn my four-plus years at this position, and having been with the Test Site since its inception, one of my strategies has been making sure we have a great relationship with the University,\u201d Flom said. \u201cI\u2019m always looking at what I need to do to make that connection stronger. The two of us together are so much better, and that helps both of us achieve our respective missions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last 18 to 24 months, we\u2019re hitting our stride like we never have before,\u201d he added. \u201cWhat we\u2019re working on now is going to set us up for more significant partnerships, and it makes sense to do it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is no arguing about the spike in drone industry growth, or the industry\u2019s potential, according to publications such as Business Insider<\/em>. In February, the publication reported that UAS will soon represent an industry worth hundreds of billions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to current numbers from the FAA<\/a>, close to 900,000 drones have been registered in the United States since 2015. While more than half of those currently registered maintain \u201crecreational\u201d status and fall under Part 107 regulations<\/a>, the share of \u201ccommercial\u201d drones is primed for a surge in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect the drone services market to grow from $4.4 billion in 2018 to $63.6 billion by 2025,\u201d wrote Divya Joshi on behalf of Business Insider<\/em><\/a>, referring to the sector where UAS are used in both public and private service models (i.e. agriculture, law enforcement, disaster recovery, filmmaking, etc.).<\/p>\n

Such a surge will be helped along by advancements in the regulatory landscape, which is where the Test Site comes in. In turn, UND has played a key role in helping North Dakota remain on the forefront of UAS commercialization and integration.<\/p>\n

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UND and the Test Site, along with its industry partner in L3 Harris, launched the nation’s first beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight network near Hillsboro, N.D., in late 2018. UND archival image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Success through complimentary partnership<\/h4>\n

\u201cFrom a Test Site standpoint, UND was the driver behind a lot of our first projects in the UAS space,\u201d said Flom. Before that, UND was a key sponsor in the statewide effort to stand up the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in 2013.<\/p>\n

A November article in UND Today<\/em> summarized UND\u2019s 15-plus years of \u201ctrail blazing\u201d in researching UAS and autonomy<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a story of generating expertise through fundamental research and then expanding discovery through focusing on a new set of challenges,\u201d the story reported about the iterations of UND\u2019s efforts with unmanned systems development.<\/p>\n

The Research ND Grant Program was one of the earliest avenues by which UND interfaced with the newly established Test Site. The program provides a path for private industry to match state dollars for university-based research.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have taken on some of its biggest projects together,\u201d Flom remarked. He listed command-and-control radio research with what is now Collins Aerospace, damage assessment flight test missions for Xcel Energy, as well as perhaps the biggest highlight: coming together with L3 Harris to develop an industry-first beyond-visual-line-of-sight network first launched in Hillsboro, N.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Notably, L3 Harris\u2019 technology is now a key component of the Test Site\u2019s Vantis Network<\/a> \u2013 a first-of-its-kind statewide BVLOS network, which was announced late last year and is now being put in place. Important components of that technology came as a result of UND-generated patents in detect-and-avoid systems.<\/p>\n

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Mark Askelson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mark Askelson, professor and executive director of UND\u2019s Research Institute for Autonomous Systems, said that cooperative research successes with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site have been in part due to UND\u2019s ability to complement the Test Site\u2019s strengths. Both UND and the Test Site have what it takes to \u201cplug in\u201d throughout a project, depending on what\u2019s required, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Test Site is great at moving through the process of building safety cases \u2013 running the test flights and evaluating the systems in question \u2013 and they understand the regulators very well,\u201d Askelson said. \u201cBut sometimes it might be easier for UND to get into the detailed data analysis, for example. UND can also help people move through the earlier stages of developing an autonomous system \u2013 creating designs, producing algorithms and building prototypes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Essentially, the Test Site still needs the \u201croots\u201d of research in many things they do, said Chris Theisen, director of research and development at the Test Site. Without many researchers on staff, Flom and Theisen look to UND and RIAS for subject-matter expertise when necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we\u2019re getting projects from funding agencies such as NASA, the Department of Homeland Security or the FAA, oftentimes our goals and objectives require data collection, processing, manned flights and UAS pilots,\u201d Theisen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t have the staff to offer those functions internally, we\u2019re looking to UND for opportunities to partner and support us. There are many experts there whom we\u2019re able to leverage, and our close integration with UND provides a lot of synergies and activities for collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UND and the Test Site have consistently partnered in expanding BVLOS flight capabilities, including field testing for a state-of-the-art command and control radio system in 2019. Click the image to see UND Today<\/em>‘s coverage of the development. UND archival image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Capabilities “second to none”<\/h4>\n

The \u201cvice versa\u201d nature of the relationship is one noticed by all. \u201cIt\u2019s a two-way relationship, a beneficial back-and-forth, that helps each of us meet our goals and objectives in our research activities,\u201d Theisen said.<\/p>\n

UND\u2019s work in the FAA\u2019s Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence \u2013 a consortium of 24 universities also aiming to help along UAS integration \u2013 often involves the Test Site as a subcontractor, for instance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen there are requirements for flight activities, or expertise in regulation and standards, we have been able to provide those resources to the University in their ASSURE work,\u201d Theisen said.<\/p>\n

As good as the partnerships have been over the years, Askelson recognized a key factor that keeps the Northern Plains UAS Test Site and UND\u2019s efforts aligned and involving of one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can have two entities that often need each other and they don\u2019t get along, so they won\u2019t work well together, right? Any effective partnership is driven by people,\u201d Askelson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to give the folks at the Test Site a lot of credit for their professionalism. Ultimately, they see this work the same way we do: they\u2019re trying to solve problems for their customers as effectively, safely and cost-effectively as they can to provide the best answers possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to have the complementary capabilities, and an alignment of needs, but it\u2019s really the people behind it that make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chris Theisen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UND\u2019s history of activity in the UAS research space is what has brought such relationships to the fore. Before the Northern Plains UAS Test Site existed, Theisen worked under Askelson as a researcher at UND, tackling some of those early detect-and-avoid projects. For a time after the Test Site designation, Theisen\u2019s time was split between his UND research and establishing the Test Site\u2019s research-and-development capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cChris had a perfect dual role during that time,\u201d Flom said, \u201cand we were able to get involved in projects early on because of the ways Test Site personnel were connected. Chris in particular really helped bridge the gap and formed what collaborations would look like going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

The formation of RIAS years later helped maintain the nature of those early connections, which Theisen credited for the Test Site\u2019s continued ability to easily refer to UND\u2019s experts on a number of questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes there are a lot of quick-turn projects that need information for proposals,\u201d Theisen said. \u201cRIAS has given me point persons to ask, \u2018Hey, does UND have this capability?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has made it easy to find the right people to support a research project, and it\u2019s one of the many things I like about the relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Since the creation of RIAS in 2017, the Northern Plains UAS Test Site has had better connections than ever to UND’s subject-matter experts in UAS and autonomous systems. UND archival image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Mihelich, vice president for research and economic development at UND, remarked that the Test Site will continue to be a key partner as UND pursues projects in the national security arena, and in autonomous systems research in particular.<\/p>\n

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John Mihelich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWorking together, we also hope to be a research-and-development core for developing the industry in the state of North Dakota,\u201d Mihelich said. \u201cThe Test Site and UND research, coupled with other state assets, the Department of Commerce and strong state and industry support, will make North Dakota the<\/em> place to test, evaluate and develop UAS and autonomous technology, as well as surrounding commercial activity. Second to none.\u201d<\/p>\n

From his own administrative perspective, Flom said that the \u201cclosely connected but not the same\u201d status of UND and the Test Site provides flexibilities for both parties, whether through the aforementioned access to experts and resources or project timelines that otherwise wouldn\u2019t work in an academic context.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when it comes to support services, our IT support is coming from the University, which has helped us out in being able to take on some of our bigger initiatives,\u201d said Flom. \u201cAnd we\u2019ve been able to maintain these capabilities along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

That capability became apparent this month as the Test Site and UND began working on a marquee federal project testing Air Domain Awareness technologies. At the last minute, the Test Site was asked to set up a local network for the sensors undergoing testing, which wasn\u2019t part of their tasking. Instead of having to tell their sponsors \u201cno,\u201d the Test Site was able to call up their partners at UND and find the support they needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of the resources that the University has, we have been able to tell these major partners that we can handle what they need for their projects, and that will continue to be a really big deal for the Test Site,” Flom declared.<\/p>\n

“As I said, those moments are literally a five-digit phone call away for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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