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Rockwell CollinsSAE ACGSC Meeting 102General Committee Briefing
October 15, 2008Damien Jourdan, Ph.D, Control Technologies
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Agenda
• Acquisition of Athena • Strategy behind acquisition• What Rockwell Collins brings to UAS market – new capabilities
and complete solutions• Sample customer programs• Convergence of manned & unmanned aviation
• Automated flight management– Sense and avoid solutions– TCAS/ADS-B/collision avoidance and 4D Nav
• High reliability aircraft control systems– Redundancy systems– Engine controls– Damage Tolerance
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About Rockwell Collins
• A global company operating from more than 60 locations in 27 countries
• 20,000 employees on our team• A uniquely balanced business across markets we serve
— Government – 50% of sales— Commercial – 50% of sales
• $4.42 billion in sales (2007)
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Why Rockwell Collins and Athena• Expanded Integrated Solutions capabilities for the UAS market
– Rockwell Collins core competencies• Communications• Navigation• Sensors
– Athena core competencies• Athena Family of versatile, compact and cost-effective flight control
systems
– End to end life cycle support– Additional synergies emerging
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Total solutions for the UAS market
• Thales/Elbit Systems Watchkeeper– UK Watchkeeper program
• Redundant INS/GPS system with Athena 411
• AAI Corporation’s Shadow– US Army
• Controlled by Athena 211e • More than 300,000 flight hours in Iraq
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Sky Warrior
– Joint US Army/Air Force program• Athena 511 INS/GPS and air data sensor suite• Dual back-up navigation capabilities
• Alenia Aeronautica Sky X– First UCAV configuration to fly in Europe
• Athena 311 provides entire flight control and mission management system
• CEI Corporation BQM-167A Target– Air Force Subscale Aerial Target
• Athena 111
• Aurora Flight Sciences GoldenEye80– Developed under DARPA OAV-II program
• Flight control and navigation with Athena 111m• Autonomous obstacle avoidance through dynamic
rerouting
Sky Warrior
Shadow
Watchkeeper
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Solutions for Manned and Unmanned Aviation
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Automated Air Traffic
Management within the ROI
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Damage Tolerance Flight 2 – 60% Wing Loss
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Damage Tolerance
• Military Manned and Unmanned Aircraft– Reduce loss of UAVs and manned aircraft in combat– Security of US intellectual property– Facilitates greater use of UAVs– Combined with flight control redundancy; improves
reliability exponentially• Civilian Manned and Unmanned Aviation
– Fault tolerance– Upset recovery – Panic button autoland– With Rockwell Collins solutions, facilitates the convergence
of manned and unmanned aviation in commercial airspace
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