I/UCRC: Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Phase II Site

无人机系统中心(C-UAS)致力于解决无人机系统(UAS)行业普遍存在的问题，这些问题限制了无人机系统在国家安全、科学、民用和商业领域的广泛应用。UAS行业内的研究既受到特定高价值应用存在的技术差距的推动，也受到将UAS纳入国家空域所需的目前不发达的监管框架的推动。无人驾驶飞机系统的全部价值，特别是在广泛的科学和民用应用方面，如果没有像这里建议的那样的重大多学科研究努力，就不可能实现。为了实现这一目标，C-UAS研究和开发无人机系统的新算法、体系结构和操作程序。该中心通过其在中心大学的研究和在支持无人机进步的领域培训研究生，为推进无人机的最先进技术做出了贡献。C-UAS开展的研究可能适用于各种大小的无人机。然而，研究活动的主要焦点是小型无人机系统(SUA)，该系统的特点是翼展在1英尺到8英尺范围内的飞机。C-UAS大学网站以其在这些较小平台上的实验飞行测试演示而脱颖而出。工业界在无人机领域的研究兴趣和需求与该中心大学参与者的技能、知识和背景很好地吻合。杨百翰大学网站的研究重点领域可以从(1)技术领域和(2)应用领域两方面进行描述。杨百翰大学特别擅长和感兴趣的技术主题领域包括：(I)近距离多个螺旋桨的无人机的空气动力学和动力学，(Ii)从机载图像中检测异常，(Iii)利用视觉特征和动态模型的目标跟踪算法，(Iv)不同类型车辆团队的合作控制，(V)感知驱动的自主代理的概率编程，以及(Vi)在GPS间歇或退化的杂乱环境中导航。杨百翰大学特别擅长和感兴趣的应用主题领域包括：(I)小型无人机的自动驾驶创新，(Ii)基于雷达的探测和避免其他飞机，(Iii)强大的地面目标跟踪，以及(Iv)监测大型基础设施和地震后损失评估。杨百翰大学教职员工在这些技术和应用领域提出的具体研究项目每年由行业咨询委员会(IAB)挑选。

The Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) addresses the issues common to the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) industry that limit widespread application across national security, scientific, civil, and commercial domains. Research within the UAS industry is driven by both technical gaps existing for specific high-value applications and the current under-developed regulatory framework that is needed for integration of UAS into the national airspace. The full value of unmanned aircraft systems, especially for a broad range of scientific and civil applications, cannot be realized without significant multidisciplinary research efforts such as those proposed here. Toward that goal, C-UAS investigates and develops new algorithms, architectures, and operational procedures for unmanned aircraft systems. The center contributes to the advancement of the state of the art for UAS through its research at the center's universities and by training graduate students in areas supporting the advancement of UAS. The research pursued in C-UAS has potential application to unmanned aircraft of all sizes. The primary focus of research activities, however, is on small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS), which feature aircraft with wingspans in the 1 ft to 8 ft range. C-UAS university sites have distinguished themselves with their experimental flight test demonstrations on these smaller platforms. The research interests and needs of industry in the area of UAS align well with the skills, knowledge, and background of the university participants in the center. Research focus areas for the Brigham Young University site can be described in terms of (1) technical areas and (2) application areas. Technical topic areas in which the Brigham Young University has particular strength and interest include: (i) Aerodynamics and dynamics of UAS with multiple propellers in close proximity, (ii) Anomaly detection from airborne imagery, (iii) Target tracking algorithms utilizing visual features and dynamic models, (iv) Cooperative control for teams of heterogeneous vehicles, (v) Probabilistic programming for perceptually driven autonomous agents, and (vi) Navigation in cluttered environments with intermittent or degraded GPS. Application topic areas in which the Brigham Young University has particular strength and interest include: (i) Autopilot innovation for small UAS, (ii) Radar-based detection and avoidance of other aircraft, (iii) Robust tracking of ground targets, and (iv) Monitoring of large-scale infrastructure and post-earthquake damage assessment. Specific research projects proposed by Brigham Young University faculty members in these technical and application areas are selected annually by the Industry Advisory Board (IAB).